Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our January 2023 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 January 2023…
Wednesday, January 4, 9am
Understanding Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Description:
The speaker addresses DBS as a treatment option for PD, essential tremor and dystonia. Q&A follows.
Speaker: Sarah Zurek, RN, DBS program coordinator
Host: Hartford Healthcare
Call 855-442-4373 or use this registration webpage
This webinar is offered monthly and is not recorded.
Thursday, January 5, 12pm
Help Yourself: Living Alone with Parkinson’s
Description:
Webinar attendees will learn about the Help Yourself program, a free eight-week program for living alone with PD by building a personal plan that includes everything from exercise and meditation to home renovation.
Speaker: Judith Sachs, PhD
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording may be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Monday, January 9, 12pm
Physical Therapy [for Parkinson’s]
Speaker: Corwin Patis, PT, DPT, Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Host: Pacific Movement Disorders Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute (PNI), Santa Monica, CA
No registration required for the “Everything Parkinson’s” webinar series.
Zoom link: bit.ly/PD-Webinars
Webinar ID: 821 8048 1494
Telephone: 669-900-6833
For more information contact Giselle Tamula, 310-582-7433, giselle.tamula@providence.org
The recording of the webinar will be posted on the Movement Disorders section of the PNI Health and Wellness webinars page
Tuesday, January 10, 12pm
A Fireside Chat with Tim Hague
Description:
Tim Hague is a retired nurse, person with PD, and the executive director of U-Turn Parkinson’s, a wellness center. Tim understands the everyday challenges of living with PD and will discuss the tenets of U-Turn PD: exercise, wellness, and staying active.
Speaker: Tim Hague, founder, U-Turn Parkinson’s
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording may be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Wednesday, January 11, 10am
Living as Well as Possible: An Introduction to Supportive and Palliative Care [for PD]
Description:
The speaker will review what palliative care is, why it is important to everyone affected by PD, and how to use the tools and skills of palliative care to optimize your quality of life no matter what stage of PD you are in.
Speaker: Benzi Kluger, MD, University of Rochester
Host: Parkinson’s Foundation (PF)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PF YouTube channel in the Wellness Wednesday playlist
Wednesday, January 11, 10am
Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
The speaker will explore techniques such as mindfulness to improve quality of life and living with PD. Part of the “PDLER” series.
Speaker: a movement disorders specialist, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Host: Banner Health
This webinar will not be recorded.
Wednesday, January 11, 12pm
Ask the Doctors Anything! [about PD]
Description:
The entire webinar is dedicated to answering YOUR questions about Parkinson’s disease! Dr. Gilbert and her guest will tackle everything from diagnosis and medications to surgery options and exercise –and everything in between! Part of the “Dr. Gilbert Hosts” series.
Moderator: Rebecca Gilbert, MD, PhD, APDA Chief Scientific Officer
Speaker: Drew Falconer, MD, Inova
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the APDA YouTube channel in the Dr. Gilbert Hosts playlist
Wednesday, January 11, 12pm
Brain Blast [for PD]
Description:
Learn about Brain Blast, which combines fiction and storytelling with mathematics and martial arts to address and manage your PD symptoms. It is a shared team experience that provides multiple strategies to learn, practice, and play. This webinar seems to focus on dual tasking and cognition.
Speaker: Darbe Schlosser, founder/president, Motorvation Foundation
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording may be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Wednesday, January 11, 12pm
Being Well with Chronic Illness
Description:
The authors of “Being Well with Chronic Illness: A Guide to Joy and Resilience with Your Diagnosis” will discuss the concepts from this guidebook to support every person with chronic illness to live full lives characterized by joy, resilience, and wellness. The entire content of this webinar may not be specific to PD, but one of the authors has PD and the host organization is PD-focused.
Speakers:
Kat Hill, nurse midwife (ret.), author, person with Parkinson’s
Nancy Peate, research librarian, author
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the Brian Grant website
Thursday, January 12, 12pm
Managing Pain in PD
Description:
The speaker will share a comprehensive group program designed to effectively self-manage PD pain with the use of a non-pharmacological approach to enhance function and quality of life.
Speaker: Apurva Zawar, DPT, geriatric clinical specialist and founder, BeyondRehab
Host: PMD Alliance
The webinar recording may be posted to the PMD Alliance YouTube channel
Sunday, January 15, 10am
Palliative Care [for PD]
Audience: Women with PD
Description:
A well known authority on palliative care will explain what palliative care is, how it is different from hospice, and why it is an important resource for people with Parkinson’s.
Speaker: Kirk Hall, Parkinson’s advocate, author
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 website
Tuesday, January 17, 10:00am
Nutrition and Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
The speaker will discuss the importance of nutrition for successful brain aging, summarize Parkinson’s prevention research on the MIND and ketogenic diets, explain the new microbiota-gut-brain theory of Parkinson’s disease, and share the benefits of exercise and other lifestyle factors.
Speaker: Paul Aravich, PhD
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Virginia
No information is available about the recording of this webinar.
Wednesday, January 18, 10am
Navigating Change and Loss in Parkinson’s Disease
Description:
Learn how others meet PD challenges and discover ways to navigate change during this virtual round-table conversation. This is the first in a series of candid mental wellness discussions.
Speakers:
Christina Vaughan, MD, University of Colorado
Kelly Weinschreider, Person with Parkinson’s
Amanda Janicke, MA, LCSW
Ken Fleming, Person with Parkinson’s
Sarah Fleming, Care Partner of Person with Parkinson’s
Host: Parkinson’s Foundation (PF)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PF YouTube channel in the Wellness Wednesday playlist
Wednesday, January 18, 11am
What’s Your Food IQ?
No description available.
Speaker: Cynthia Schick, Owner of Chefs for Seniors Charlotte
Host: Parkinson Association of the Carolinas (PAC)
A recording of the webinar may be posted to PAC Past Wellness Wednesdays
Miércoles, 18 de enero, 1pm
Cómo mejorar la calidad de voz en personas que viven con EP
Descripción:
La enfermedad de Parkinson puede afectar la voz, causando dificultades para comunicarse con otras personas debido a: un volumen de voz muy bajo, una voz ronca o áspera, un tono de voz monótono. Este seminario web será una presentación interactiva con un patólogo del habla y el lenguaje.
Anfitriona: PMD Alliance
La grabación del seminario web se puede publicar en el canal de YouTube de PMD Alliance
Thursday, January 19, 10am
Aging in Place
No description available. Information provided may not be specific to PD, although this webinar is part of a Living Well with Parkinson’s webinar series hosted by a PD-focused organization.
Speaker: Sydney Marshman, Occupational Therapist
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association Iowa Chapter (APDA Iowa)
A recording of the webinar may be posted to the APDA Iowa YouTube channel
Thursday, January 19, 9am
Eating to Boost Brain Health and Ease Symptoms [in PD]
Description:
Learn how to eat well to boost brain health. Panelists will discuss practical tips for eating to ease symptoms (e.g., constipation, low blood pressure, smell loss, swallowing problems), and share actionable steps you can take today to improve your relationship with food in 2023.
Multiple speakers
Host: Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF)
A recording of the webinar is available on the MJFF YouTube channel
Thursday, January 19, 10am
Managing Pain in Parkinson’s: A Practical Approach
Description:
Learn about managing pain in Parkinson’s utilizing a non-pharmacological approach.
Speaker: Apurva Zawar, PT, DPT, geriatric clinical specialist (GCS), Beyond Rehab
Host: Parkinson’s Community Los Angeles (PCLA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PCLA YouTube channel
Viernes, 20 de enero, 11am
Café con el doctor: Síntomas gastrointestinales y la enfermedad de Parkinson
Descripción:
El estreñimiento, la hinchazón, el dolor abdominal y las náuseas son problemas gastrointestinales (GI) comunes para las personas con Parkinson. El orador compartirá información importante sobre problemas gastrointestinales y ofrecerá consejos sobre cómo mejorar su salud digestiva. Él responderá a sus preguntas en vivo durante el programa.
Orador: Henry Moore, MD, University of Miami Health
Anfitriona: American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
La grabación del seminario web se publicará en el canal de YouTube de APDA Recursos en idioma español.
Saturday, January 21, 10:30am-12:30pm
Sleep Disorders and PD
Description:
The speaker will discuss common sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, excessive daytime sleepiness, restless leg syndrome and REM sleep behavior disorder and their relation to PD. The talk will address symptoms of these disorders, how often they are seen in Parkinson’s disease, how they are diagnosed, and how they are treated.
Speaker: Liza Ashbrook, MD, UCSF
Host: PD Active (Berkeley, CA)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the PD Active Past Events page on YouTube
Wednesday, January 25, 9am
PD Brain Health and Coping Through Improv
Description:
This panel discussion will include an explanation about improv, how it can benefit those with Parkinson’s and what to expect from engagement in an improv program. Part of the “Ask the Expert” webinar series.
Host: Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC)
The webinar recording will be posted to the PSBC YouTube channel in the Ask the Expert Playlist
Friday, January 27, 10:30am
Levodopa: Myths, Facts, and YOUR Questions Answered
Description:
There are many myths that surround the use of levodopa. In this talk, the speaker will address these myths, talk about Levodopa in its various forms and address Levodopa intolerance. He will also take your questions.
Speaker: Pravin Khemani, MD, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association, Northwest Chapter (APDA NW)
A recording of the webinar will be posted to the APDA NW YouTube channel.
Friday, January 27, 11am-1:45pm
Tri-State Parkinson’s Symposium
Description:
Speakers will discuss the latest in Parkinson’s research and DBS as an option for managing symptoms as well as sharing important information about sleep and mental health to help you live your best life with PD.
Multiple speakers
Host: Parkinson’s Foundation (PF)
No information is available about the recording of this symposium.
Sunday, January 29, 10am
World Parkinson Congress Choir
Audience: Women with PD
Description:
Learn about the World Parkinson Congress (WPC) Choir and how you can sing with them, even if you are not going to the WPC Congress in Barcelona in 2023.
Speaker: Judi Spencer, Parkinson’s advocate, musician
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 website
Monday, January 30, 2pm
Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes: Treatments, Research, and the Latest Research
Description:
The speaker will share the ways in which Parkinson’s plus syndromes differ from Parkinson’s disease, as well as the best treatments, valuable resources, and research trials for patients.
Speaker: Aaron Daley, MA, UCSF Movement Disorder Center
Host: Seniors at Home, a division of Jewish Family and Children’s Services
No information is available about the recording of this webinar.
martes, 31 de enero, 9am
Unidos con el Parkinson: Lo último en tratamientos de Parkinson
Descripción:
Un especialista en trastornos del movimiento hablará sobre los últimos medicamentos y tratamientos para el Parkinson y responderá a sus preguntas.
Oradora: Natalie Diaz, MD, Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Anfitriona: Parkinson Community Los Angeles (PCLA)
Evento gratuito, en español. No es necesario registrarse.
Zoom enlace: bit.ly/unidosconpcla
contraseña: bailando
Se publicará una grabación del seminario web en la lista de reproducción de Parkinson en español en el canal de YouTube de PCLA
Tuesday, January 31, 12pm
Navigating the Fog: How to Make Life Easier for Parkinson’s Care Partners
Description:
This talk is intended for both people with PD and care partners. The speaker will discuss how to make difficult care decisions and what to do when you’re isolated and have no help to care for your loved one. She will offer tips on dealing with cognitive decline and Parkinson’s dementia and tools for living with late-stage Parkinson’s including how to manage sleep difficulties, pain issues, and hallucinations.
Speaker: Lianna Marie, Parkinson’s caregiving author
Host: American Parkinson Disease Association Georgia Chapter (APDA GA)
No information is available about the recording of this webinar.