Yesterday, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) offered a webinar on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, for the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community, featuring a panel of speakers including neurologists, an infectious disease expert, and MJFF executives. They discussed what we currently know about COVID-19 and PD, how social distancing may help prevent spread, and how to manage challenges and isolation, touching briefly on the potential impacts of the situation on PD research. The webinar ended with a Q&A session. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.
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Happy spring!
The Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach team — Robin, Steven, Denise, Adrian, and Lauren — would like to wish you a happy first day of spring. Though we are working from home (as the San Francisco Bay Area is all sheltering in place), we are all available online. Try to get outside to get some spring sunshine and fresh air.
Sleep and Parkinson’s Disease – Meeting notes
The Palo Alto Parkinson’s Disease Support Group’s February 2020 meeting featured Dr. Emmanuel During, who specializes in neurology, psychiatry, and sleep medicine at Stanford. He discussed the various types of sleep disturbances that can occur in Parkinson’s disease (PD), such as insomnia, restless legs syndrome, sleep apnea, and REM sleep behavior disorder, along with available treatments for managing these issues. There was also a question and answer session. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach attended the meeting and are sharing our notes.
… Full Story>Coping with novel coronavirus while caregiving – Teleconference notes
Today, the WellMed Charitable Foundation organized a conference call on how to cope with the novel coronavirus while caregiving, featuring speakers Dr. Elliot Montgomery Sklar and social worker Lucy Barylak. Though the conference call was for caregivers (and not necessarily Parkinson’s caregivers), we listened in as we thought there would be useful suggestions shared for us all on the emotional and psychological aspects of coping. Indeed, the two speakers discussed how the current pandemic has been impacting caregivers and offered suggestions for regaining some sense of control amid this chaotic situation. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach are sharing our notes from this conference call.
… Full Story>What’s New in Brain Health, Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 from 10:00am-11:00am (PDT)
Join a free national webinar, hosted by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), on Wednesday, April 29th, 2020 from 10:00am-11:00am (PDT) to help you better understand what’s new in brain health for Parkinson’s disease (PD). This program is designed to help people with PD, family members and care partners.
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