In late February 2020, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) offered a webinar on sex, love, and Parkinson’s disease (PD).  The panel of speakers included a person with PD, a professor of geriatrics, and a certified sex therapist. They discussed how PD can impact sexual function; the different sexual changes that men and women experience; how medications can impact sex; and strategies and treatments for sexual disfunction in PD. This was followed by an extensive Q&A session. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.  

On January 6, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) hosted a webinar called “Ask Us Anything,” with members of their leadership available to answer questions about Parkinson’s disease. They tackled questions that are frequently asked, such as how close scientists are to a cure for PD, as well as more specific inquiries, such as the purpose of a DaTscan or the use of mannitol. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.  

On September 11, the Davis Phinney Foundation presented a webinar entitled, “Psychiatric and Cognitive Complications in Parkinson’s,” with Dr. Daniel Weintraub, a psychiatrist at UPenn. Psychiatric complications such as delusions and hallucinations, and cognitive complications such as mild cognitive impairment and dementia, can impact a person with Parkinson’s quality of life. Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and shared notes.