{"id":42056,"date":"2024-03-27T12:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.parkinson.ca\/?p=42056"},"modified":"2024-03-27T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T16:47:45","slug":"canadian-open-parkinson-network-opens-new-halifax-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archiveparkinson.thedev.ca\/fr\/canadian-open-parkinson-network-opens-new-halifax-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Open Parkinson Network opens new Halifax site"},"content":{"rendered":"

HALIFAX, NS (MARCH 27, 2024) – <\/span>Good science is made possible only by good data. <\/span><\/b>That\u2019s why<\/span> Parkinson Canada<\/span><\/a> is investing in the <\/span>Canadian Open Parkinson Network<\/span><\/a> (C-OPN) \u2013 the<\/span> largest and most diverse research network of its kind in the country, connecting researchers, people with Parkinson\u2019s, and data, to accelerate life-changing discoveries for the Parkinson\u2019s community.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Parkinson Canada is thrilled to announce the opening of a new C-OPN site in Halifax, Nova Scotia that will provide the opportunity for individuals living with Parkinson\u2019s in the area to be part of a national network. The Atlantic Canada community will be joining over 1,700 individuals impacted by Parkinson\u2019s from across the country already participating in groundbreaking research.\u202f\u202f<\/span> Now with eleven sites in nine cities across Canada (<\/span>Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, London, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, and now, Halifax)<\/span> C-OPN is the largest and most diverse research network focused on Parkinson\u2019s research in the country.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cParkinson Canada is dedicated to improving the lives of the 100,000 people living with Parkinson\u2019s in Canada. These efforts include investing in promising Parkinson\u2019s research, and by connecting researchers from coast to coast to coast,\u201d says Karen Lee, President and CEO, Parkinson Canada. \u201cWe know there is strength in numbers, and by expanding data access and creating opportunities for collaboration, we\u2019ll help to fuel research that will change the future for people living with Parkinson\u2019s in Canada.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The C-OPN Halifax site was made possible thanks to a generous donation from Sheila Bannon and her late parents, Eileen and Doug Bannon, in loving memory of their sister and daughter, Jane Bannon. Parkinson Canada and C-OPN are deeply grateful to Sheila Bannon and her family for inspiring and empowering Canadians with Parkinson\u2019s to live well.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that the new C-OPN site in Halifax will increase Eastern Canadian participation in the network, including researchers and people living with Parkinson\u2019s. We look forward to engaging with the Parkinson\u2019s community here, and connecting them with the C-OPN network across Canada,\u201d says Dr. Lee.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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