El miércoles 28 de febrero a las 6 p. m. (hora del Pacífico), Brain Support Network y Stanford Neurology organizarán un seminario gratuito en español sobre la demencia por la enfermedad de Parkinson y por demencia con cuerpos de Lewy (DCL).
… Full Story>In early December 2023, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach (med.stanford.edu/parkinsons) and Brain Support Network (brainsupportnetwork.org) co-hosted a discussion for caregivers to share the top three things they have learned about caregiving. Caregivers offered advice to each other, including advice caregivers wished they could tell their younger selves.
Participants in this discussion were members of local San Francisco Bay Area caregiver support groups run by Stanford and Brain Support Network. Participants have experience caring for those with Parkinson’s disease, Lewy body dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, and corticobasal degeneration. Very little of the advice was disease-specific.
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In early October 2023, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) held a webinar on staying independent with PD, especially when doing everyday activities. Amanda Landsbaum, an occupational therapist, spoke on ways to reduce the chance of falls, and make everyday tasks easier. These goals in particular will improve home safety and functioning, making aging at home possible for more people. This webinar was the second in APDA’s “Thriving Through OT” series on occupational therapy (OT).
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La Asociación Estadounidense de la Enfermedad de Parkinson (APDA) ofrece el seminario web GRATUITO en español, Café con la doctora: Bienestar emocional con EP el martes 16 de enero a las 11 am PT.
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