The two-day APDA Virtual Parkinson’s Conference: Educate, Empower, Engage will be geared towards people with Parkinson’s disease, their care partners and family members and will feature expert presentations, breakout sessions, panel discussions, and more. The program will run from 9am-12:40pm PT on February 15th, and from 9am-12:30pm PT on February 16th.
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Register now for an in-person program on nutrition in Parkinson’s, on Friday, October 14, 12pm to 3pm, in Lafayette. Presenters include Maya Katz, MD, Stanford movement disorder specialist. A balanced diet is vital for good health. For people with PD, a balanced diet is even more important. Learn how some foods may help to ease symptoms or support brain health and discuss how meal timing and food interactions can affect the way medications work.
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Telemedicine – visiting with your health care provider electronically, using a video conferencing service – was first widely used during the COVID-19 pandemic because people still needed to meet with their doctors but were advised to stay at home and limit in-person interactions. It turns out that PD is well-suited for telemedicine. But now that in-person appointments are available, when should you use virtual visits? This topic is addressed in an upcoming webinar hosted by the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA).
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From the American Parkinson Disease Association, Northwest Chapter (APDA NW), Tuesday, September 20:
This Thursday, September 22, the Parkinson’s community will come together for a National Day of Action to educate Congress about The National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act and encourage senators and representatives to sign their respective chamber’s bill as co-sponsor.
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Stanford movement disorder specialist Dr. Leila Montaser Kouhsari will be presenting on the treatment of motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at the “PD Ground Rounds,” a virtual lecture series offered by the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas. The one-hour webinar, noon-1pm (PT) on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, is for physicians but anyone may attend. The pace will be fast.
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