Christy McGhee

1 month ago | parkinsonseurope.org | Christy McGhee

Parkinson’s Europe is calling for volunteers from across the Parkinson’s community to join new steering groups designed to support its 2025-2028 strategy. The opportunity to become part of a Parkinson’s Europe steering group is open to all people diagnosed with Parkinson’s. Partners, friends, family and supporters, healthcare professionals and Parkinson’s professionals (both industry and academic) are also all welcome.

1 month ago | parkinsonseurope.org | Verity Willcocks |Christy McGhee

Parkinson’s Europe member association Parkinson Italia (ONLUS) is playing a prominent supportive role in Preserving the Brain: A Call to Action. The initiative by the Prada Foundation focuses on the importance of prevention and early treatment of incurable diseases including Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, ALS, and Multiple Sclerosis, as well as Parkinson’s.

1 month ago | parkinsonseurope.org | Christy McGhee

The Parkinson’s community is filled with strong women who defy the paths predicted for them and blaze their own trail, challenges and all. Canadian artist with Parkinson’s Barbara Salsberg Mathews is one such woman, from pursuing her own diagnosis to using her considerable creative skills to show the true – and varied – nature of the Parkinson’s experience. Excitingly, her latest works are being launched just in time to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March.

2 months ago | parkinsonseurope.org | Christy McGhee

In the first of a series of articles introducing the three pillars of our new strategy, we speak to Parkinson’s Europe’s Strategic Director Amelia Hursey to find out more about our new approach to data and innovation. She tells us how we’ll be approaching such a large – and important – project, and why this pillar is so key to driving positive change for people with Parkinson’s. “Put simply, the data out there will help us build stronger arguments that we can use to create advocacy campaigns.

Jan 22, 2025 | parkinsonseurope.org | Christy McGhee

Parkinson’s Europe is thrilled to start 2025 with a brand new, multi-year strategy, and we think you should be too. Driven by our passion to support the needs of people with Parkinson’s and their families across Europe, we believe Parkinson’s Europe’s strategy is ambitious and achievable. You can read more about Parkinson’s Europe’s strategy here, but below we are excited to share our top five takeaways as we embark on this four-year journey.