Stanford PD Community Blog

This is a great opportunity to increase awareness about PD, its symptoms, and the challenges of living with PD as well as caring for someone with PD.  We hope that raising awareness can generate support for all those affected by this neurological disorder. 

Register now for the MSA Symposium, taking place on Saturday, May 4!  Co-hosts are Stanford’s Movement Disorders Center and Brain Support Network. This is a hybrid event — some attending in-person on Stanford’s campus and many attending virtually.  Everyone is welcome — those with MSA, caregivers, family members, friends, home care aides, healthcare professionals, and anyone in the community interested in learning more about multiple system atrophy. 

Join Stanford and UCSF for a free educational event for two under-served communities – the African American Parkinson’s community and the Latinx Parkinson’s community.  There will be simultaneous sessions (different rooms) in English and Spanish.  The event will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2024, 10am to 2pm, in Oakland.  Register today! 

Stanford y UCSF organizan un evento educativo gratuito para dos comunidades desatendidas: la comunidad afroamericana de Parkinson y la comunidad latina de Parkinson. Habrá sesiones simultáneas (en diferentes salas) en inglés y español. El evento se llevará a cabo el sábado 18 de mayo de 2024, de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m., en Oakland. ¡Regístrese hoy!