April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month!

Parkinson's Awareness Month
IPMDC 10th anniversary in 2025

Every year in April, organizations around the world join together to raise awareness and understanding about Parkinson’s.

This year, our Parkinson community of people living with Parkinson’s, their families, and friends, will gather on April 11, World Parkinson’s Day for our annual conference. Details at ipmdc.org/2026conference.

We’re also launching a new program every Friday called Maintain Your Brain with John Dean, MA CCC-SLP. Details at ipmdc.org/maintainbrain

We recently added Parkinson-friendly hiking outdoors thanks to our program partners, Michelle and Chris Viggiano at AIM Human Performance who are partnering with Pass to Pass.

Until there’s a cure, IPMDC will continue to provide you with up to date information through our programs. We invite you to explore ipmdc.org where you’ll find online libraries on a variety of topics, as well as information about our online and in-person exercise classes. With over 125 regular programs each month, online and in-person, educational, exercise, social and supportive . . . we’re sure there’s something for everyone to stay active and engaged!

To help support our programs so we can continue to offer them at no cost to our community, please visit ipmdc.org/donate.

Thank you so much for your generosity to transform the lives of people living with Parkinson’s!

Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC)
comprehensive Parkinson’s Center 
for the highest level of clinical care, and for every day in between.

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month

IPMDC 10th anniversary in 2025
Parkinson's Awareness Month

Every year in April, organizations around the world join together to increase awareness and understanding about Parkinson’s.

In March, Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC) held two in-person conferences:
• The first to educate health care professionals in senior living so they could understand the basics to providing a higher level of care.
• The second brought together patients, families and friends to hear the latest in Parkinson’s care, and connect with IPMDC program and community partners.

Did you know that 2025 marks IPMDC’s 10th anniversary?
Until there’s a cure, IPMDC will continue to provide you with up to date information through our programs. We invite you to explore ipmdc.org where you’ll find online libraries on topics for recently diagnosed, care partners, the Parkinson Journey, and exercise, including Zumba Gold for Parkinson’s. Also healthy eating, thinking and behavior, organizing, and more. Throughout April, we will continue to highlight our programs and resources.

To help support our programs so we can continue to offer them at no cost to attendees, please visit ipmdc.org/donate.

Thank you for helping to transform the lives of people living with Parkinson’s!

IPMDC Spring Conferences

2025 marks IPMDC’s 10th anniversary!

Join us as we celebrate our community and connect with each other.

IPMDC 10th anniversary in 2025


You’ll hear from our IPMDC team of Movement Disorders Specialists, and Parkinson experts, about the latest in treatments and programs, to help you live well with Parkinson’s and other related movement disorders.

Spring conference for families, patients and friends.

Spring conference

Saturday, March 29
9:30 am – 3:30 pm

Inova Conference Center
2nd floor
8100 Innovation Park Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22037

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
There is no cost to attend thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.


Health care professionals conference

For health care professionals, including nursing and nurse specialists, rehabilitation clinicians, social worker and long-term care professionals.

Health Care Professionals conference 2025

Friday, March 21
8:30 am – 3:30 pm

Inova Conference Center
2nd floor
8100 Innovation Park Dr.
Fairfax, VA 22037

Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
There is no cost to attend thanks to the generosity of our sponsors.


In addition, offered by Inova Neurosciences for health care providers.
9th Annual Inova National Neuroscience Review Conference
Friday, April 11
Please click here for details and to register.

We’ll keep you updated through our weekly
e-newsletter. Click here to sign up!

IPMDC 2024 Conference Follow-up


Thank you to everybody who participated in our first in-person conference!

And thank you too, for all the supportive messages you’ve sent us!
Your kindness is inspiring, and we are already planning programs based on your feedback.

As promised, we’ve posted the slide decks for you at ipmdc.org/conference2024.

If you weren’t able to connect with our community resources, please visit ipmdc.org/community-resources.

If you weren’t able to attend, we are planning to repeat the topics throughout the year. For updates about our programs please visit ipmdc.org/newsletter to subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter. We’ll also keep you up to date through our calendar at ipmdc.org/events.

While there was no cost to attend our conference, if your gift of gratitude is always greatly appreciated. Please visit ipmdc.org/donate.