Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our March 2022 list.
What’s the difference between a webinar and a virtual meeting? A “webinar” has a handful of speakers at most, and attendees have both audio and video muted. A “virtual meeting” usually allows attendees to be seen and heard.
We recommend you register NOW for anything of interest. That way, if there’s a recording, as a registrant you’ll receive an email alerting you to the recording availability. Also, note that a few webinars have registration deadlines well in advance of the webinar dates.
Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach will try to attend as many of these events as possible and share our notes. Our notes about PD webinars are often posted here to our blog. We email our notes to the “Stanford PD Info” and “PD Caregivers” email lists, depending on the relevance to those audiences.
We publish to our blog an additional caregiver-specific webinar and virtual event list, which is sent to those on our “PD Caregivers” list. That list includes some events not included here since those events are for caregivers only.
If you are a caregiver to someone with PD, we encourage you to be added to our “PD Caregivers” email list.
Unless indicated, the webinar and virtual meetings listed below are:
- Times listed as PT. (We are based in California, after all.)
- One-hour in duration. We suggest you join five minutes before the official start-time. (Usually, the speaker talks for 30-40 minutes and there’s a question-and-answer session for the remaining time.)
- For a general audience. (Again, caregiver-specific events are on our other list.)
- Not focused on a single medication or single, branded treatment. (Those are excluded.)
- Free.
After that long preamble, here’s our list of PD-related webinars and virtual meetings in March 2022…
– Denise
Tuesday, March 8, 6:30am
19th [Dementia] Caregiver Education Conference
Description:
This year’s educational event will explore these topics related to dementia: How Do You Know When You Need Help? Aging in My World (Aging in Place with Dementia), and Payment & Placement: The Long-Term Care Process.
Speakers:
Melanie Bunn, RN, GNP
Nichole C. Atkinson, Adult Services Programmatic Supervisor, Wilson County Department of Social Services (WCDSS)
Tyronda Whitaker, Lead Region Long Term Care Ombudsman, Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments
Host: Dementia Alliance of North Carolina (DANC)
See speaker bios and register on this registration webpage
The conference will be recorded and made available to registrants until the end of March. Selected talks may be posted to the DANC YouTube channel
Wednesday, March 9, 12pm
Understanding Long-term Care Facility Options
Description:
This episode will clearly guide you through long-term care facility options so you can make the best decision for your family. This program will cover what a continuous care community is, as well as the differences between the options.
Editor’s Note: We are not sure how PD-specific this webinar will be.
Speaker: Amy O’Rourke, MPH, NHA, CMC, Aging Life Care Manager
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording may be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Wednesday, March 9, 3pm
Dementia Q&A – Managing Dementia Plus Other Health Conditions
Description:
The speaker will explore common health conditions people living with dementia also have to manage and strategies on how to do that.
Speaker: Melanie Bunn, RN, GNP
Host: Dementia Alliance of North Carolina (DANC)
Register on this webpage (and submit questions in advance)
The webinar may be posted to the DANC YouTube channel
Monday, March 14, 10am (teleconference)
Caregiver to Caregiver
Description:
Interactive panel of family caregivers will discuss the challenges and rewards of caregiving, what they have learned, and what they would advise other caregivers. During a Q & A, they will talk with listeners.
Speakers:
Bill Southern
Dena Boyd
Host: Wellmed Caregiver Teleconnection
Register on this Caregiver Teleconnection webpage
The teleconference will be recorded and posted to the Caregiver Teleconnection website. Use the search box or click on “<< Previous Events” to find archived webinars and teleconferences.
Tuesday, March 22, 9am (teleconference)
Anxiety: Good or Bad?
Description:
This teleconference will speak to the burden of so many issues facing our world today in addition to caregiver response, often exhibited as high anxiety. Sometimes anxiety helps us, but we need to be able to know when it is not helping and learn some techniques to dial it down.
Speaker: Evalyn Greb, LCSW
Host: Wellmed Caregiver Teleconnection
Register on this Caregiver Teleconnection webpage
The teleconference will be recorded and posted to the Caregiver Teleconnection website. Use the search box or click on “<<Previous Events” to find archived webinars and teleconferences.
Tuesday, March 22, 12pm
What does being a Parkinson’s care partner mean to you?
Description:
Hear from three PD care partners about how they see, understand, and advocate for themselves while also accepting their care partner roles.
Moderator: Julie Carter, RN, MN, ANP
Panelists:
Jayne Calder, Parkinson’s care partner and coordinator, Parkinson’s GDNF Participant Group
Tanya Cluff, Parkinson’s care partner and co-founder, Can’t Shake Me
Marc Jaffe, Parkinson’s care partner, writer, and stand-up comedian
Host: World Parkinson Coalition (WPC)
The webinar will be posted to the Care Partner Virtual Panels Playlist on the WPC YouTube channel
Thursday, March 24, 11am
Take your Oxygen First
Description:
As caregivers, you are often so busy giving to others, that your needs and health often take a back seat, which can make things harder for yourself in the long run. Learn about how you can take steps toward bringing your own needs and health to the forefront.
Speaker: James Huysman, PsyD, LCSW
Host: Wellmed Caregiver Teleconnection
Register on this Caregiver Teleconnection webpage
The webinar will be recorded and posted to the Caregiver Teleconnection website. Use the search box or click on “<<Previous Events” to find archived webinars and teleconferences.
Tuesday, March 29, 11am
What is hospice and what is palliative care?
Description:
The differences and benefits between hospice and palliative care, and what qualifies a patient for each type of care.
Speaker: Gilbert Cortez, RN, Guiding Light Hospice
Host: Wellmed Caregiver Teleconnection
Register on this Caregiver Teleconnection webpage
The webinar will be recorded and posted to the Caregiver Teleconnection website. Use the search box or click on “<<Previous Events” to find archived webinars and teleconferences.
Wednesday, March 30, 2:30-4pm
“Winter Stars: An elderly mother, an aging son, and life’s final journey” – discussion about caregiving with journalist Dave Iverson (with PD)
Description:
Dave Iverson was diagnosed with PD in 2004 and subsequently produced two PD-related documentaries. Following his diagnosis he moved in with his 95-year-old mother, beginning a ten-year caregiving journey which is the basis for his memoir, set to be released in March 2022. Dave’s talk will focus on the challenges of caregiving, his Parkinson’s and how that affected his caregiving experience, sometimes in surprising ways. His story is primarily about the choices, challenges, and life lessons caregivers encounter.
Speaker: Dave Iverson, journalist and author
Host: Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program
No registration required. Join the webinar.
The webinar will be recorded and posted to the Stanford APDA YouTube channel