Santa Fe Parkinson’s Disease Action Group
Last updated on November 17, 2024.
Care Partners
Gathering
Zoom
First Wednesday of the month 2pm Mountain.
In-Person
Support Group
Starts September, 2024
Second Thursday of the month 1:30pm Mountain.
Online
Support Group
Zoom
Fourth Thursday of the month 1:30pm Mountain.
Announcements
- December 2024 Events
This December, we will not hold our usual in-person and Zoom calls. Instead we encourage everyone to attend the December 7, 2024 PD Clubhouse.
Dec7PD Clubhouse: Holiday Party and CraftsCome one, come all to the 2024 Holiday Party! Supplies will be provided to create a holiday craft.We’ll resume the regular meeting schedule in January with one modification: the Care Partners call will be held on January 8, 2024.
- New Caregiver’s Support Group Announced
The Memory Care Alliance, one of our partners in Working Together for Wellness has announced a new, bi-monthly, online Caregivers Support Group.
will guide a Zoom-based Caregiver’s Support Group on the first and third Thursday of each month. The meeting is open to caregivers and to those living alone with Parkinson’s. Please contact () for further information or assistance.
The first meeting is Thursday, November 21, 2024.
- Stress-Busting Program For Care Givers
Next session begins on January 7, 2025
The Stress-Busting Program for Family Caregivers provides education and support for family caregivers of people with chronic illness. The program teaches stress management strategies and ways to cope better with the stress of being a caregiver. The class meets on Tuesdays at 10am or 1pm, and lasts for 9 weeks, 90 minutes/week.
Registration is required. Contact .
Upcoming Events
PD Clubhouse: Holiday Party and Crafts
December 7 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm MST
Come one, come all to the 2024 Holiday Party! Supplies will be provided to create a holiday craft.
Find out more »Care Partners Gathering
January 8, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm MST
This will be a time for introductions, getting acquainted, and bringing up any topics you wish to discuss – at this meeting and/or in the future. This is your meeting; I’m only the facilitator and, as Karen St. Clair used to say, “The experts are in the room!”
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Find out more »Ask the Doctor: Maria Cristina Ospina, MD
January 23, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm MST
A conversation with Maria Cristina Ospina M.D., a Movement Disorder Specialist at the Regional Parkinson Center in Phoenix, AZ.
In response to the concerns voiced at the September meeting - primarily by newly diagnosed people with Parkinson's Disease, we have invited Dr. Maria Cristina Ospina, movement disorder neurologist and frequent program deliverer for Parkinson's Movement Disorder Alliance (PMDA), as our guest.
On February 27, movement disorder neurologist Neal Hermanowicz who practiced in Santa Fe before relocating to Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA, will present a program on Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. He will also respond to your questions.
We encourage you to save these dates and start jotting down your questions to pose to these recognized experts.
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