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Parkinson's Support Group: November 2024

  • Categories: Support Group

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  • Event Type:General
  • Address
    • Wilkes-Barre Rehab Center
      150 Mundy Street
      Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
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The Parkinson's Support Group is a positive, supportive and informative environment to help people with Parkinson’s to live well! People with Parkinson’s and their care partners are cordially invited to join our next Parkinson’s Support Group meeting.

*In case of inclement weather, phone our Parkinson’s program hotline at (570)830-8982 to hear if the meeting will be held as scheduled.

November Topic: Gastrointestinal Issues in Parkinson’s. 

Guest Speaker:  Julieann Kane, DNP, FNP-BC

Julieann Kane, DNP, FNP-BC currently serves as a full-time nursing instructor at the University of Scranton. She is currently board certified as a family nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center. She has 9 years of experience practicing as a nurse practitioner. Most recently she has practiced as a certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) in gastroenterology at Commonwealth Health Physician Network in Plains Township. She also worked as a CRNP in endocrinology at Intermountain Medical Group, Kingston, PA. Prior to becoming a nurse practitioner, she worked as a registered nurse in cardiac intensive care, home health, and outpatient medicine. She graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Scranton. She recently completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Wilkes University and is currently pursuing her PhD in nursing at Barry University.

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  • Price: Free
  • Registration Instructions:

    Our meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m. for 1 hour. *In case of inclement weather, phone our Parkinson’s program hotline at (570)830-8982 to hear if the meeting will be held as scheduled.