Stanford PD Community Blog

Dr. Katz will be one of two speakers during a Parkinson's summit on Thursday, February 25.  The topic of her talk is "Holistic Health and Wellness for PD."  The webinar is free.  Register now.

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. 

Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance offered a webinar in early November on driving and road safety with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The speaker was Dr. Ergun Uc, a professor of neurology at the University of Iowa and movement disorder specialist with the Iowa City Veteran Affairs. He discussed research into how PD has affected their driving, and ways to make sure drivers with PD can be safe on the road.

The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition hosted a two-day conference in late October on various aspects of multiple system atrophy (MSA), which is a disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease (PD). (MSA is called an atypical parkinsonism disorder.) One of the talks, presented by Katie Kompoliti, MD, a movement disorder specialist at Rush University, focused on neurogenic orthostatic hypotension (nOH), which can occur in PD as well. Neurogenic orthostatic hypotension refers to a neurological disorder causing a large decrease in blood pressure when a person stands after sitting or lying down. 

The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition offered a two-day conference in late-October on various aspects of multiple system atrophy (MSA), which is a disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease (PD) (MSA is called an atypical parkinsonism disorder). One of the talks, presented by Tom Chelimsky, MD, a neurologist at Wisconsin Medical College, focused on blood pressure issues in multiple system atrophy patients, but his advice applies to Parkinson’s patients. 

The Parkinson Association of Northern California (PANC) hosted a day-long conference on Parkinson’s disease (PD). One of the talks was a fireside chat on living with Parkinson’s. The moderator was Suketu Khandhar, MD, movement disorder specialist at Kaiser Permanente. The keynote speaker was Soania Mathur, MD, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 28 years old and has been living with Parkinson’s for 21 years. 

This two-day virtual symposium features speakers from the upper midwest.  On Thursday, November 19, speakers address what's new in PD treatment; challenging non-motor symptoms; and hallucinations and delusions.  On Friday, November 20, speakers address thriving with purpose in this uncertain world; exercise research; and the what/why of PD medications.  Register now.

The Multiple System Atrophy Coalition hosted a two-day conference in late October on various aspects of MSA, which is a disorder similar to Parkinson’s disease (PD). MSA is called an atypical parkinsonism disorder.  One of the talks, presented by Dr. Michael Guralnick, a urologist at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, focused on urinary frequency, urgency, and incontinence. These are bladder symptoms of both MSA and PD.

The Parkinson Association of Northern California (PANC) hosted a virtual conference on Parkinson's disease (PD) in late October. Erica Byrd, MD, movement disorder specialist at Sutter Roseville, spoke about sleep and PD. Dr. Byrd discussed several sleep problems that can occur in PD patients, including excessive daytime somnolence, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, and REM sleep behavior disorder. She also addressed treatment for these problems.