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PAN State Coordinator Michael Church in the News
Monday, 12 May 2008
PAN congratulates Michael Church, Florida State Coordinator, on publishing an article in his hometown Naples Daily News.  Michael writes about his experience with PD - along with that of his wife Gretchen - and advocacy on behalf of the Parkinson's community.
 
2008 Morris K. Udall Awards Dinner
Friday, 11 April 2008
The Parkinson's Action Network is pleased to announce the 15th Annual Morris K. Udall Awards Dinner.  The dinner will take place Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Washington, D.C.'s Capital Hilton Hotel.
 
PAN Congressional Coordinator Carolyn Stephenson in the News
Thursday, 10 April 2008
PAN congratulates Pennsylvania Congressional Coordinator Carolyn Stephenson on recently being the subject of a profile in the Gettysburg Evening Sun.  This news article details Carolyn's advocacy efforts with support groups and the NETRP program.
 
PAN's Carol Meenen in the News
Wednesday, 09 April 2008
The Parkinson's Action Network (PAN) congratulates Senior Advisor Carol Meenen for her recent success in the print media.  Carol recently appeared in a Huntsville Times (Ala.) article profiling her advocacy and battle with Parkinson's disease.
 
PAN Mourns the Loss of Brignal Haines
Monday, 07 April 2008
The Parkinson's Action Network mourns the loss of Brignal E. Haines, Jr., who died Thursday, April 3, 2008 after a courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.
 
PAN CEO Amy Comstock Rick to Speak at the State of Stem Cell Advocacy Conference
Thursday, 20 March 2008
Stem cell research advocates nationwide will gather at the State of Stem Cell Advocacy 2008 conference on April 12-13, 2008.  The conference is being presented by Americans for Cures Foundation at San Francisco's UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. 
 
NPF Names New President and CEO
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
The Board of Directors of the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) announced today that Joyce A.
Oberdorf has been named President and Chief Executive Officer effective April 1.
 
PD & Exercise Story on ABC News!
Thursday, 06 March 2008
A story on PD and Exercise aired Wednesday night on the ABC Nightly News with Charles Gibson.  The story is about Rock Steady, a boxing-based fitness program for people with Parkinson's, in Indianapolis, Indiana. 
 
PAN CEO Quoted on SBIR Testimony
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
PAN CEO Amy Comstock Rick testified before the House Small Business Committee on February 13, 2008.  The testimony was quoted in an article on AllBusiness.com Monday.  
 
PAN Board Member Peggy Willocks in the News
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
The Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) applauds the recent success of one of its Board Members, Peggy Willocks.  Peggy recently had a letter to the editor published in the Wall Street Journal.  Her local paper, the Johnson City Press in Johnson City, Tenn., published yesterday an article detailing Peggy’s advocacy for PAN and the greater Parkinson’s community.
 
Forum Webcast Now Available
Thursday, 31 January 2008
PAN is proud to announce that sessions from the 2008 Research & Public Policy Forum are now available online.
 
2008 PAN Forum - Register Today!
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
On February 2-4, 2008, the Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) will host its Annual Research & Public Policy Forum.  Make your reservations now - only one week left to reserve your hotel room.
 
PAN Brochure to Help with Medicare Drug Plan Decisions
Friday, 07 December 2007
PAN is pleased to make available a brochure to help you navigate the 2008 Medicare Prescription Drug Open Enrollment period that will end on December 31, 2007. 
 
Dr. Zerhouni Discusses the Need to Expand Stem Cell Research
Thursday, 18 October 2007
The following is a conversation between National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Elias Zerhouni with Medline Plus Coordinator Chrisopher Klose.  The discussion details the need to expand stem cell research.   Medline Plus is an official publication of NIH.  This conversation appears in the Summer 2007 edition of the magazine.
 
Senator Commends PAN Advocate in Public Statement!
Wednesday, 03 October 2007
Senator Domenici (R-NM) praised the advocacy efforts of PAN State Coordinator, Michael Hooffstetter today in recognition of Michael receiving the 2007 Milly Kondracke Award for Outstanding Advocacy at PAN’s annual Morris K. Udall Awards Dinner.
 
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