Bio:

As a Nurse Practitioner, Tony is employed by Neurology Services, Te Whatu Ora Bay of Plenty, based at Tauranga Public Hospital. He specialises in Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders and supports Neurology Nurse Specialists with other neurological conditions. He holds a Master of Nursing (1st Hons), Bachelor of Health Science (High Distinction), and a Post Graduate Diploma of Gerontology, and is a Trustee Board Member of Parkinson’s New Zealand Charitable Trust.

His topics include:

• Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Neuropsychiatric Features
• Non-motor symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Sleep disturbance
• Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: A Complex and Evolving Picture
• Advanced Parkinson’s Disease in the Older Person
• Management of end-of-life stage Parkinsons Disease