Encore - What You Need to Know About Parkinson's Disease

Recorded on 04/12/2021 at the East Brunswick Public Library Alyson  Chananie, MS, CCC-SLP will discuss what Parkinson's disease is, how it  is diagnosed and treated, myths and misconceptions, and the difference  between Parkinson's disease and essential tremor. Alyson Chananie, M.S., CCC-SLP is a Speech Language  Pathologist-Clinical Consultant at Hackensack Meridian Health JFK  Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison, NJ. She holds a Bachelor of  Arts degree from Ramapo College of New Jersey in psychology with a  specialty in elementary education and received her Masters of Science  degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences from William Paterson  University. Alyson has had the pleasure of working at JFK since 2014  where she has and continues to facilitate rehabilitation of speech,  language, voice, cognitive, and swallow functioning in adults and  children. Alyson is a certified SPEAK OUT! ® and Lee Silverman Voice  Treatment (LSVT) LOUD® clinician. She leads weekly speech exercise  groups (LOUD Crowd®) and directs the ParkinSINGS; a choir for people  with Parkinson’s disease and Parkinson-plus syndromes. She also serves  on the Parkinson’s planning committee at JFK and has been a member of  the Moving Day New Jersey Committee for the past three years.