CurePSP hosted a day-long conference in mid-November. One of the topics covered was nutrition, including weight loss, dysphagia (swallowing problems), and healthy eating for us all. Much of the lecture notes are of interest to those dealing with Parkinson’s disease (PD), not just progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). However, the short sections on frontotemporal dementia and impulsive eating do not apply to PD.
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Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of caregiving-related webinars and virtual events (conferences, symposia, and teleconferences). Here’s our January 2021 list of caregiving webinars and virtual events. Most of the webinars listed are for a general audience and are free. Be sure to register in advance!
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Lots of Parkinson’s disease (PD)-related organizations host webinars on various aspects of PD — usually symptoms or treatments. Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach publishes monthly lists of these webinars and virtual meetings. Lots of people ask us about finding the archived recordings. Here’s a list of some PD organizations and recordings to their past webinars and virtual meetings. Also included is a list to their current virtual offerings.
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Register now for the next episode of Dr. Gilbert Hosts, facilitated by APDA’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert. On Wednesday, January 13, the special guest will be David Leventhal for a conversation about the intersection of dance and PD. Leventhal is a founding teacher for Dance for PD©, a program of the Mark Morris Dance Group.
… Full Story>Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our January 2021 list. Note that two webinars are in Spanish. Be sure to register in advance!
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