PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE & TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL

TTSH SUPPORT GRP FLYER 2008 - March to October 4 NNi website

SGH support group Flyer 2008 (ppt)
TTSH SUPPORT GRP FLYER 2008 - march to oct 4 NNi website

Venue : Neuroscience Clinic Conference Room, level 1, NNI
Time : 4.00 to 5.30 PM
Light refreshment will be served
Registrations : on the day of the support group meetings
Free for Parkinson’s disease society’s members & $2.00 per person for non-members

Parkinson’s disease support groups are organised specially for patients and their caregivers. The objective of a support group is to provide educational and emotional support to patients with Parkinson’s disease and their families/ caregivers. Support group helps:

1. to promote the patients’ awareness about the challenges of living with Parkinson’s disease.
2. to provide a way for these patients and their families/ caregivers to meet others who are     able to understand the disease.
3. to give patients an opportunity to meet others in similar condition.
4. to replace patients’ negative attitudes with a more realistic understanding of the disease.

The support group meets monthly on Saturdays, with the English and Chinese group (Mandarin speaking) meeting on alternate months. This support group is managed by the Parkinson’s disease nurse clinician, Nursing Officer Lau Puay Ngoh and assisted by medical social workers and other allied health staff. The meeting starts with ice-breakers followed by the topic of the month. At times, participants break into smaller groups for discussion. Each meeting ends with a time of interaction over refreshments. Below are the meetings scheduled for 2005.

Support Group Meetings:

Venues                   : Neuroscience Clinic NNI Level 1 (Tan Tock Seng Campus)
Time                        : 9.30 AM to 11.00 AM
Registration fees : Free for members of Parkinson’s Disease Society
                                   $2.00/- per person for non-members

Please register by phone with Rina Ho at 6357 7060

A new resource library will be opened this year for all participants of the Support Group. The library will be opened 1 hour before and 1 hour after each meeting. A wide selection of books, brochures and magazines related to Parkinson’s disease are available in English and Mandarin. A one-time application fee of $10.00 is required to become a library member. Members may borrow the material available for up to 1 month at a time.

The support group meets on the first Monday of the month from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm. It is held at the Education Resource Centre, Rehabilitation Centre, block 1, level 1 (opposite specialist outpatient clinics). The co-ordinator for the support group is Nursing Office Ms Tan Siok Bee, and those who are interested may contact Ms Tan at 81253543/98024721 or e-mail: tan.siok.bee@sgh.com.sg for confirmation and further details.

SGH PARKINSON'S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP
FOR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS
VENUE: Education Resource Centre,
(Rehabilitation Centre, Blk 1 Level 1)
TIME: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM