On October 6 PMD Alliance hosted a webinar on Anxiety and Behavioral Disturbances in PD. The speaker, psychiatrist Greg Pontone, MD, explained the cause of anxiety in people with PD may be dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which controls your fight or flight response. If your fight or flight response overreacts to everyday stressors, no amount of anti-anxiety medication will help because it is not targeting the source of the problem.
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In April 2022, the Parkinson Foundation hosted a webinar with movement disorder specialist Dr. Joash Lazarus on possible treatments for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this webinar, Dr. Lazarus discussed the neuroprotective possibilities of treatments such as rasagiline, levodopa, deep brain stimulation, and the impact of exercise on PD progression. He said that the best treatment for PD that puts the brakes on progression and is neuroprotective is exercise.
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In March 2022, the World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) hosted a webinar on genetics in Parkinson’s disease (PD) with neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Singleton. Dr. Singleton discussed how genetics can influence the onset and progression of PD, and what other risk factors exist. PD is a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Genetic factors account for 25% of risk on average. Additionally, Dr. Singleton explained how genetic research is conducted.
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The Pacific Neuroscience Institute (Santa Monica, CA) hosted a webinar today on Parkinson’s caregiving. It featured a social worker and two Parkinson’s caregivers. The social worker, Sheila Moore, addressed the wellness wheel, tips of empowered care partnering, and “parallel journeys.” Two spouse caregivers spoke a bit about their greatest challenges. Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach attended the webinar and is sharing our notes.
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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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