The Shake It Up Show

On this week's episode we speak to Professor Michele Calisaya - the co lead of the Tasmania Parkinson’s Project, and Samantha Bramich - a Research Fellow on the project. You can find out more via the links to the website, webinars and the Parkinson's MOOC.

https://parkinsons.utas.edu.au/

https://parkinsons.utas.edu.au/page/1335/education-&-webinars

https://mooc.utas.edu.au/i/PARKMOOC

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Clyde Campbell AM, our very first guest on the podcast, who also happens to be the founder of Shake It Up Australia Foundation for Parkinson’s research.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this episode, we speak to Fangyuan Cao, a PhD candidate who led the analysis of the Australian Parkinson’s Genetics Study’s recent findings about sex baseed difference in Parkinson's Disease. This is the first major analysis of the APGS led by QIMR Berghofer, and revealed substantial differences in how Parkinson’s manifest and progresses in men/women, which really highlights the need for more personalised approaches to prevention, diagnosis and care. The APGS study website is https://www.qimrb.edu.au/studies/apgs

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Marty Cobcroft & Andy Payne. Marty has been living with Parkinson’s since 2018 and Andy’s mum lived with Parkinson’s. They have released a song, ‘Still’, which will donate 50% of all net royalties to Shake It Up. Marty is also a recipient of DBS and said “the misery it has removed I could never articulate” – this is one reason he is passionate about supporting research. You can listen here https://open.spotify.com/track/7Ltyl6Sfdwli30i4ZZcbxN?si=ef3a084927d3443b

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Amy Chamberlain, who recently did the Backyard Ultra for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which is an endurance event where runners compete 6.7km every hour on the hour until just one person is left! She did this in support of her Dad, who has lived with PD for 5 years.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Monique and Jess from Sound Abilities Speech pathology, who specialise in working with the Parkinson community on speech and communication.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Shane Hill and Peter Byrne, partners at Roadhouse Entertainment, where Peter performs a Neil Diamond and Elvis tribute show “From a Diamond, To A King”. With Neil Diamond’s diagnosis with Parkinson’s, the show has been a great supporter of the Shake it Up Foundation and a big connection to the Parkinson’s community. For more information on tickets head to https://fromadiamondtoaking.com/

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode we speak to Ellyse Perry, who debuted for both the Australian national cricket and soccer team at the age of 16, and is the youngest Australian to play international cricket and the first to appear in both ICC and FIFA World Cups. She is passionate about raising awareness of Parkinson’s disease, and spreading the word about the importance of research to advance a cure as quickly as possible.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this week's episode, we speak to returning guest Rob Ruffle about his upcoming Deep Brain Stimulation surgery and his decision to proceed with that treatment.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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On this episode, we speak to Vicki Miller, the Chief Executive Officer Shake It Up Australia Foundation, who has recently been at the World Parkinson’s congress. She updates us on all the action from there, and the work of the National Parkinson's Alliance.

Thanks for listening to today’s episode! Shake It Up Australia funds ground-breaking research that aims to slow, stop and cure Parkinson’s disease. To support Shake It Up’s vision of a world without Parkinson’s, head to shakeitup.org.au/podcast to get involved. Together, we can find a cure.

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