The Israeli Parkinson's Conference 2023 - the full program
in constant motion through the senses
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The Opzine Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Parkinson's together with the Parkinson's Association in Israel invite you to take part in the third Israeli Parkinson's Conference, which will be held on 19/04/2023, at the Expo (Fair Center), Beitan 10, Tel Aviv between the hours of 08:00-14:00
Participation in the conference is free of charge, but advance registration is required for the various activities.
After the opening session in the morning, the conference will be divided into five complexes that will operate simultaneously:
- TED talks for the general public
- Discussion groups for open dialogue between experts and contestants
- Operating workshops
- Art exhibition of contestants
- Ping pong tournament
Gathering and opening lectures - Plenary Hall A
07:00-08:00 walking/running group in Yarkon Park - open to the public
08:00-08:30 Gathering and light refreshments
08:30-08:45 The opening session - shared by all - opening remarks
- Prof. Keren Avraham, Tel Aviv University
- Prof. Nir Giladi, Tel Aviv Medical Center
- Mr. Eyal Levy, Parkinson's Association in Israel
08:45-09:00 Lifetime Achievement award ceremony
- Prof. Amos Korchin
- Prof. Avi Marmor
08:55-09:00 Replacement of the chairman of the association
- Mr. Amir Carmin
- Mr. Ronan Stein
09:00-09:20 Neural circuits and the sense of smell
- Prof. Rafi Haddad, Bar Ilan University
09:20-09:40 Parkinson's and the sense of smell - what's the connection?
- Dr. Saar Anis, Sheba Medical Center
- Dr. Tamara Sheiner, Tel Aviv Medical Center
09:40-10:10 The flexibility of the brain in connection with the senses
- Prof. Amir Amadi, Reichman University
Pause - during which the participants enter the halls according to the subjects they chose during registration (TED lectures/discussion tables/workshops) and the schedule.
Lectures TED - Plenary Hall A
10:30-11:15
- Diagnosis by the sense of smell - Dr. Gilad Yahlom, Shaare Zedek Medical Center
- Pain is also a feeling - Dr. Hadas Ofek, Safed Academic College
- feel everything out loud - Ms. Dina Shapont, Tel Aviv Medical Center
11:30-12:15
- The visual system, the eyes and Parkinson's - Dr. Anat Robinson, eye disease specialist and surgeon
- Sense of humor and Parkinson's - Mr. Zeev Shatsky, a Parkinson's contender
- Beatbox practice as a tool to improve speech and voice - the Beatalk method - Prof. Michal Icht, Ariel University
12:30-13:15
- Running and Parkinson's - Mr. Itzik Barik, a Parkinson's contender
- Non-invasive technologies for the treatment of tremor - Mr. Yehuda Forer and Mr. Emil Kame, Papioma company
- Optimism - the drug of choice - Prof. Nir Giladi, Tel Aviv Medical Center
discussion groups - rooms A2, A3
Each group discusses the main topic and holds an open dialogue of the contestants together with professionals, experts and expertise in the field.
10:30-11:15
Sleep and Parkinson's
Points for discussion: sleep disorders, sleep hygiene, how to treat a behavior disorder during a dream and do we have to treat it? What are the most difficult sleep problems for Parkinson's patients, the dangers at night (falls, toilets, separation of beds, leg pain, etc.).
Facilitators: Prof. Hagai Bergman, Dr. Jennifer Zitzer, Dr. Sandra Benizri, Dr. Lilia Manzer, Dr. Ze'ev Nitzan.
The relationship with a neurologist in the community
Points for discussion: why should one be careful in giving the diagnosis? How can the community neurologist prepare for giving a diagnosis? At what stage should the contestant be sent to a movement disorders clinic? How to ensure optimal treatment in the community? How can the relationship between the community neurologist and movement disorder departments be improved?
Facilitators: Dr. Yair Zlotnik, Prof. Ruth Geldati, Dr. Baruch Elad, Dr. Lilach Efrati, Dr. Gabi Weinstein.
11:30-12:15
Coping with pain
Points for discussion: types of pain, diagnosis and treatment methods, behavioral and pharmacological treatment, quality of life and pain.
Facilitators: Dr. Hadas Ofek, Ms. Ariela Hillel, Adv.
The contestant's journey and the challenges on the way
Points for discussion: diagnosis, starting medication, mental and physical crises, transitions in the disease (when is it right to start... do... take...). Scheduling referral for advanced care.
Facilitators: Prof. Roi Alkalai, Ms. Hanna Strauss, Ms. Yael Abarbanal, Dr. Zion Zibley, Dr. Galit Yogev Zeligman, Dr. Yonathan Reiner.
12:30-13:15
Central dilemmas for the young contestant
Points for discussion: family, employment, relationship, parenting, sports.
Facilitators: Dr. Meir Kestenbaum, Ms. Noya Geva, Dr. Munir Abu Sanina, Prof. Hillel Aviezer, Ms. Gila Bruner, Dr. Avner Teller.
Cognitive function in everyday life
Points for discussion: What is cognitive function? Is the decline in cognition part of Parkinson's? Is the difficulty to plan a daily routine part of the symptoms of the disease? New patient, old patient, when should you start practicing cognitive skills? Does practice really help? Tips and strategies for cognitive function in everyday life - an open discussion between experts and competitors.
Facilitators: Dr. Vared Livna, Ms. Ilanit Baum Cohen, Ms. Hagit Bar Zeev, Dr. Julie Wolf, Ms. Anat Zeit, Ms. Noa Cohen.
Facilitators of discussion groups
medicine
Dr. Munir Abu Sanina - Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center
Dr. Baruch Elad - Maccabi Health Services
Prof. Roi Alkalai - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Dr. Saar Anis - Sheba Medical Center
Dr. Lilach Efrati - Maccabi Health Services
Dr. Sandra Benizri - Assuta Ramat Ha'ayil Hospital
Prof. Tanya Gurevich - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Prof. Ruth Geldati - from the Rabin Medical Center
Dr. Julie Wolf - Sheba Medical Center
Dr. Gabi Weinstein - Kahn-Segol-Maccabi Institute for Research and Innovation
Dr. Zion Zibley - Sheba Medical Center
Dr. Jennifer Zitzer - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Dr. Yair Zlotnik - Soroka Medical Center
Dr. Avner Teller - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Dr. Vered Livna - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Dr. Eyal Limoni - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Dr. Zeev Nitzan - Barzilai Medical Center
Dr. Meir Kestenbaum - Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba
Dr. Yonathan Rayner - Rabin Medical Center
Neurophysiology
Prof. Hagi Bergman - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
psychology
Prof. Hillel Aviezer - The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Dr. Lilia Manzer - Sheba Medical Center
Occupational Therapy
Ms. Ilanit Baum Cohen - Sheba Medical Center
Ms. Noa Cohen - Tel Aviv Medical Center and Help for Healing Rehabilitation Center
physiotherapy
Dr. Hadas Ofek - Safed Academic College
Dr. Galit Yogev Seligman - University of Haifa
Dr. Noait Inbar - Tel Aviv Medical Center
social work
Ms. Yael Abarbanal - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Ms. Noya Geva - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Speech Therapy
Ms. Hagit Bar Zeev - Sheba Medical Center
Ms. Anat Zeit - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Nursing
Attorney Irit Avisher - Israeli Association for Medical Cannabis Nursing (AR)
Ms. Ariela Hillel - Tel Aviv Medical Center
Mrs. Hanna Strauss - Sheba Medical Center
Sexology
Ms. Gila Bruner - Lis Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center
Operating workshops - rooms A4, A5
During the day of the conference, there will be two workshop complexes that include practice and learning on a variety of topics.
10:30-11:15
Move like a tiger - imagination, movement and awareness workshop
The workshop will be held standing.
When was the last time you walked like a tiger in the African jungle? This movement workshop will combine imagination, dance and expression through body parts. With the help of rhythmic music we will imitate animal movements, we will practice different movements and walks in space as animals, we will express different emotions inwardly and outwardly and we will awaken a new and liberating energy for movement.
Facilitator: Yuval Levitan-Marchos, physiotherapist in charge of the Sheba Institute for Movement Disorders
Dancing and drumming to the rhythm of the body
The workshop will take place sitting and standing (dance).
An experiential workshop where each participant receives a drum and joins an active rhythm circle. With the help of the drum, as a therapeutic tool, we will build a common and continuous rhythm in which we will hear and feel the heartbeat and feel the touch of the palm on top of the stretched drum. Later, we will move to the professional drumming sounds of Omri Lapidot with an emphasis on speed changes and the intensification of spontaneous movement.
Facilitators: Omri Lapidot - drumming workshops, Roni Peled - Movement Therapist - MA Movement Disorders Unit, Tel Aviv Medical Center
11:30-12:15
The importance of touch
The workshop focuses on the importance of touch for physical and mental health, from birth to old age. Touch has the potential to reduce anxiety and pain, improve sleep and calmness, and strengthen the immune system.
The topic is also very relevant for you, women and men living with Parkinson's. The burden and challenges associated with the disease often create social-physical distance. The essential touch for your health has disappeared.|But - it is important to emphasize - that the right to touch and enjoy is also your right: contestants and their partners.
It is true that organization and patience, open communication and personal conversations are required, but the investment is worthwhile.
Facilitator: Gila Brunner, certified sexologist, senior consultant and mentor, sexual therapy clinic, Lis Hospital, Tel Aviv Medical Center
Rock Studio Boxing
The workshop will be held sitting or standing, depending on the needs of the participant.
Rock Study Boxing is an American training method that was developed in 2006 and is attended by over 40,000 people with Parkinson's around the world. In the workshop, we will learn basic boxing moves, work on balance, strength and coordination and all in a fun and joyful atmosphere!
Facilitators: Avitar Rothgoltz - fitness trainer, certified by the RSB World Organization for RSB training, Eileen Spark Greenberg - social worker and fitness trainer, certified by the RSB World Organization for RSB training.
12:30-13:15
Effective movement
The workshop will be held in wheelchairs, sitting and standing.
Let's try the "effective movement" method - therapeutic dance in a variety of styles specially adapted for women and men in wheelchairs, those who are assisted and also for active contestants - together we will expand ranges of movement, improve coordination, balance the balance and lift the mood!
Moderator: Orli Sela, one of the pioneers of dancing with Parkinson's people in Israel, who has been involved in the field in Israel and around the world for many years.
Dance with mitochondria
The workshop will take place in a combination of sitting, standing and lying down.
Mitochondria are the power stations of our body cells, and in Parkinson's patients these stations work less well. Mitochondria are in constant motion, and this motion is essential for their normal activity. In the workshop we will practice improvisation together in movement while watching films showing the live movement of mitochondria under the microscope. Maybe in this way we will be able to improve the movement/activity of our energy producers?
Facilitators: Michael Lebbe - an expert in movement improvisation, Prof. Eitan Gross - Weizmann Institute of Science - an expert in mitochondrial biology, a Parkinson's survivor and loves to dance
graduation ceremony - Plenary Hall A
13:30-14:00 Isato Beatbox show
An immersive vocal performance, with audience participation.
Isato is a vocal virtuoso, an international beatbox artist, who demonstrates in a show abilities that take the potential of the human voice to the limit. Beatbox is an art of creating the sounds of musical instruments using the human voice (drums, accordion, bass, electric guitar, trumpet and more). Together with the audience he will create sounds and rhythms that will jump the body and uplift the soul.
Isato is a main actor in the "Waka People" show, a network creator, and a partner in the Beatalk method (Beatalk.com).
The program of the dedicated conference for the health professions only:
- 14:15 – 14:35 – Lecture – unique ethical aspects of treating people with Parkinson's. Lecturer: Dr. Noait Inbar
- 14:40 - 15:00 - Lecture - Multidisciplinary palliative care in Parkinson's disease. Lecturer: Ariela Hillel
- 15:10 – 15:55 – Multidisciplinary panel – presentation of cases: Dr. Meir Kestenbaum, Dr. Noait Inbar, Hagit Bar Zeev, Yotam Ben Shatz, Yael Abarbanal. Moderator: Ilanit Baum Cohen
- 16:00 – 16:45 – workshop – dancing outside the box – movement, communication and awareness. Moderator: Roni Peled
The organizing committee:
- Prof. Sharon Hassin (Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University)
- Dr. Yael Menor (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Ono Academic College)
- Mr. Eyal Levy (Parkinson Association in Israel)
- Prof. Nir Giladi (Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv University)
- Prof. Keren Avraham (Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University)
- Ms. Tzipi Sheesh (Parkinson Association in Israel)
- Ms. Tzipi Goldberger (Parkinson Association in Israel)
- Ms. Ronit Oscato Bloch (Parkinson Association in Israel)
- Ms. Rinat Zaslavsky (Tel Aviv Medical Center)
Click the button to:
- To secure your place in the various complexes, according to your wish, hurry to register.
- and to register for a walking/running group, discussion groups and workshops
