Cathi A. Thomas MS, RN, CNRN, Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurology and Program Director of the Parkinson Disease and Movement Disorder Center received the Mary Ann Garrigan Award from the Theta at-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. The Award recognizes a Nurse for Leadership, Scholarly Contributions, and Nursing Practice. Dr. Susan LaRocco, Dean of […]
Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN, CNRN, and Raymond James, BS, RN, nurses from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus, served as faculty for the Nurse Course created by the Parkinson Foundation. This online course is a national program to help nurses better understand how to deliver care to people […]
The American Parkinson Disease Association MA Information & Referral Center, housed at Boston University Medical Campus, participated in an event to raise Parkinson’s Awareness at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday, April 11, 2019. Participants were given the opportunity to meet state-wide Parkinson’s advocates and receive information on Parkinson’s disease. Cathi A. Thomas, MS, RN, […]
APDA I&R Center staff at BUMC have introduced an eight part education and support series, designed for caregivers of individuals living with Parkinson’s disease. Content was developed by Cathi A. Thomas MS, RN, CNRN and Rosemary Owen, program coordinator of the APDA Center. You can learn more about this program and upcoming dates here.
Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC, of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at BUMC, joined Chantale Branson, MD, of Morehouse School of Medicine, at the 32nd Annual Parkinson Study Group Symposium in Phoenix, Arizona on April 6th, 2019. They presented a poster entitled “Understanding Racial Disparities Through Research.” Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, of the Movement […]
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, Assistant Professor of Neurology has been awarded a grant from the Parkinson Study Group and Michael J Fox Foundation to study diverse populations in Parkinson’s Disease.
This February, members of the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center traveled to Haiti in order to care for patients and provide training to health care professionals. Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, Movement Disorder Specialist, and Lauren Talman, MD, Movement Disorder Fellow both took the trip as part of BU’s Global Health Initiative. Dr. Bissonnette […]
Dr. Marie Saint-Hilaire will provide an “Update on Parkinson’s Research” to individuals with Parkinson’s disease living on the Cape this July. Dr. Saint-Hilaire is a Movement Disorder Specialist and Medical Director of the BUMC Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. The Parkinson Support Network/APDA Branch is a Cape-wide coordinated and comprehensive network that facilitates educational […]
Doctors Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH; Okeanis Vaou, MD; and Nurse Coordinator of the APDA I & R Center Cathi Thomas, MS, RN; all from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus; will participate in the 2019 Parkinson’s Good Start Program on Cape Cod in conjunction with specialists from Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital […]
BU Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program Medical Director Marie Saint-Hilaire, MD, FRCPC; and Alice Cronin-Golomb, PhD, Director of the Vision and Cognition Laboratory at Boston University; provided knowledge, insight, and advice about mental health in a fantastic webinar for the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA). The webinar, entitled “Healthy Minds, Addressing Your Mental Health,” […]