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“Fireside Chat with Soania Mathur, MD” – Discussion Notes

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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. 

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Register Now for Two-Day Virtual Parkinson’s Symposium, November 19 and November 20

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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.

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“Being a PD Caregiver” – Webinar Notes

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On October 19, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) hosted a webinar on “Being a PD Caregiver.” The guest speaker was Lianna Marie, RN, whose mother had Parkinson’s Disease. Lianna evolved from being a motivator and cheerleader to a caregiver. Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.

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“Bladder Issues (in MSA)” – Lecture Notes (relevant to Parkinson’s)

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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.

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