Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our August 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 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 August 2022…
– Denise
Monday, August 1, 12pm
Advance Care Planning for PD
No description available. This is the 19th webinar in the Everything Parkinson’s educational series, which began in December 2020. Everything Parkinson’s is presented the first Monday of each month from noon to 1 pm. For holidays, the webinar is moved to the following Monday.
Speaker: Karen Patterson, NP
No registration required. Join live: bit.ly/PD-Webinars
Webinar ID: 821 8048 1494
Telephone: 669-900-6833
Host: Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI), Santa Monica, CA
For questions or more information, contact Giselle, phone 310-582-7433, giselle.tamula@providence.org
The webinar recording will be posted to the Movement Disorders section of the PNI Health and Wellness webinars page
Monday, August 1, 12pm
Gratitude, Grounding and the Grit of Living for Now [with PD]
Description:
Discover ways to cultivate gratitude, grounding, and grit to carry you through hard times. The speaker will explore how to build a vision and create a plan to achieve it, ways to center yourself in the present moment, and tools for coping with depression, anxiety, apathy, and chronic stress.
Speaker: Mindy Bixby, DO, movement disorder specialist, Hoag Physician Partners
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording will be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Tuesday, August 2, 4pm
Employment and Parkinson’s: Challenges and Resources
Audience: Young Onset PD (YOPD)
Description:
Hear from a panel of experts on important topics such as: when and how to disclose your diagnosis, work life changes after disclosure, managing medication for better results at work, and going on disability.
Moderator: Paul Black, Elder Law Attorney
Panelists: Patrice Callahan, Attorney specializing in SSDI
Regan Keebaugh, Attorney specializing in employment law
Laura Scorr, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, Emory Healthcare
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Georgia Chapter
Webinar registrants will be given a link to the webinar recording.
Wednesday, August 3, 9am
Understanding Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Description:
Learn about DBS as a treatment option for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. Q&A will follow the presentation.
Speaker: Sarah Zurek, RN, BSN, DBS program coordinator
Host: Hartford Healthcare
To register, call 855-442-4373 or use this registration webpage
This webinar is offered monthly and will not be recorded.
Wednesday, August 3, 10-11:30am
Genetic Testing for Parkinson’s Disease through PD GENEration
Description:
Learn more about the importance of genetic testing for Parkinson’s and how genetics can lead to better therapies to treat PD.
Speaker: David K. Simon, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Host: Parkinson’s Foundation (PF)
This webinar will be posted on PF’s Past Wellness Wednesdays webpage
Sunday, August 7, 10am
Learn About the World Parkinson Coalition
Audience: Women with PD
Description:
The World Parkinson Coalition puts on the World Parkinson Congress every 3 years. This conference attracts medical professionals, researchers and people with Parkinson’s from around the world. What makes this conference different is that anyone can attend any session, no matter their credentials. Find out how you can participate in the next WPC in Barcelona July 4-7, 2023.
Speaker: Eli Pollard, executive director, World Parkinson Coalition
Host: Twitchy Woman
Only women with PD should participate. Registration webpage
The webinar recording will be posted to the events page of the Twitchy Woman YouTube channel
Monday, August 8, 1pm
Understanding OFF Episodes and Dyskinesia in Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
The speaker will explore the impact of OFF and dyskinesia on daily lives and treatment options.
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording will be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Monday, August 8, 3pm
Gastroparesis and Parkinson’s
Description:
The speaker will give an overview of gastroparesis in PD.
Speaker: Wael N. El-Nachef, MD, PhD, gastroenterologist, UCLA
Host: Parkinson’s Community Los Angeles (PCLA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PCLA YouTube channel
Tuesday, August 9, 1pm
Depression, Anxiety, Mood, and Parkinson’s
Description:
The speaker will discuss the many facets and types of depression, how to spot, understand, and manage anxiety, the role neuropsychologist can play in helping you live better with PD, how (or if) mood issues change or get worse the longer you live with PD, when and how to treat depression and anxiety, the latest in treatments, including non-pharmacological interventions for these mood-related issues, and much more.
Speaker: Joanne Hamilton, PhD, Scripps Health
Host: Davis Phinney Foundation (DPF)
The webinar recording will be posted to the DPF past webinars page
Wednesday, August 10, 11am
Current Research in Parkinson’s
Description:
The speaker will describe the techniques to managing Parkinson’s disease and the challenges you may face, including why PD symptoms are worse when you feel under the weather, what to do if you experience freezing of gait, and highlight some techniques that can help in both situations.
Speaker: movement disorder specialist, Banner Health
Host: Banner Health
This webinar will not be recorded.
Wednesday, August 10, 12pm
Tips for Walking with PD
Description:
The speaker will discuss the importance of a walking program for people with Parkinson’s and provide tips for getting the right gear, dealing with dystonia, measuring activity, and more.
Speaker: Jenny Wilhelm, PT, DPT, NCS, Oregon Health & Science University
Host: Brian Grant Foundation (BGF)
A recording of the webinar may be posted to the BGF YouTube channel
Monday, August 15, 10am
Sleep Issues and Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
Learn about the various sleep disorders associated with PD, potential treatments for the sleep difficulties of PD, the effects of PD medications on sleep, and ways to overcome excessive daytime sleepiness. The speaker will answer sleep-related questions from the audience.
Moderator: Rebecca Gilbert, MD, APDA Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Speaker: Maria Cristina Ospina, MD, Regional Parkinson Center, Phoenix
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the APDA YouTube channel
Wednesday, August 17, 10am
Asking for Support and Building Your Extended Care Team [for PD]
Description:
People living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners who are unsure of how to engage their families or friends learn how to build your informal or extended care team.
Speaker: Elaine Book, MSW, RSW
Host: Parkinson’s Foundation (PF)
This webinar will be posted on PF’s Past Wellness Wednesdays webpage
Wednesday, August 17, 11am
Adaptive Communication Techniques & Assistive Devices
No description available
Speaker: Michelle Hill, M.S. CCC-SLP
Host: Parkinson Association of the Carolinas (PAC)
This webinar will be posted on PAC’s Wellness Wednesdays webpage. Scroll down to see Past Recorded Wellness Wednesdays.
Wednesday, August 17, 12pm
Why Do I Have Off Periods and How to Treat Them
Description:
The speaker will address the different types of OFF time and multiple ways to treat it, including medications, DBS, and pumps.
Speaker: Maria Cristina Ospina, MD, Regional Parkinson Center, Phoenix
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording will be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Sunday, August 21, 10am
Improv for Parkinson’s
Audience: Women with PD
Description:
A special improv class designed for people with Parkinson’s. Learn more about how The Tightrope Theatre is paired with other organizations to offer a variety of improv courses geared towards students with PD.
Multiple speakers from The Tightrope Theatre improv troupe
Host: Twitchy Woman
Only women with PD should participate. Registration webpage
The webinar recording will be posted to the events page of the Twitchy Woman YouTube channel
Tuesday, August 23, 9am
Fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
Fatigue is common in PD and is considered a non-motor symptom. It’s also a symptom that’s hard to clinically define. Is it due to changes caused by the disease, a side-effect of medication, or both? Either way, fatigue has a significant impact on quality of life.
Speaker: Joseph Friedman, MD, Brown University
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording will be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Thursday, August 25, 11am
The Genetics of Parkinson’s
Description
Learn about the genetics of PD, including recent gene research.
Speaker: Ignacio Mata, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Host: Parkinson’s Community Los Angeles (PCLA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PCLA YouTube channel
Friday, August 26, 10:30-11:35am
2022 Virtual Symposium [on rehabilitative exercise and wellness for PD]
Description:
After a welcome and introductions, speakers from UCSD Health will address two topics: rehabilitative exercise in the management of PD, and wellness for individuals with PD. There will be 20 minutes for questions following the presentations.
Speakers: Cory Troyer, PT, DPT, UCSD
Julie Larsen, OTD, OTR/L, UCSD
Kristine Negrete-Dowling PT, DPT, NCS, ATP, UCSD
Jessie Agrimis PT, DPT, NCS, ATP, UCSD
Host: UC San Diego (UCSD) Parkinson & Other Movement Disorders Center
The webinar recording will be posted to the UCSD Dept. of Neurosciences Community Symposium webpage
Monday, August 29, 12pm
Dopamine Nation: A Conversation with Dr. Anna Lembke
Description:
The author of Dopamine Nation will talk about how dopamine works, what happens when it doesn’t, the pursuit of pleasure and how it often leads to pain, how to keep dopamine in check when you have Parkinson’s, and much more.
Speaker: Anna Lembke
Host: Davis Phinney Foundation (DPF)
The webinar recording will be posted to the DPF website