Social distancing doesn’t have to mean social isolation. In collaboration with movement disorder neurologist Indu Subramanian, MD, PMD Alliance presents a special series of online programs designed to keep you connected, social, and positive during these uncertain times. Join us to learn something new, and stay in touch – in real time – with a community of experts and allies.
Stay Connected Social Distancing Series
Upcoming Events
Overcome PD Barriers & Stay Active: Strategies from a Physical Therapist
Alison Kraus, PT, DPT, NCS
Monday November 23rd
12-1 pm PT; 1-2 pm MT; 2-3 pm CT; 3-4 pm ET
Register
Parkinson’s and Diet: Strategies from a Neurology Dietician
Carley Rusch, MS, RDN, LDN
Monday November 30th
12-1 pm PT; 1-2 pm MT; 2-3 pm CT; 3-4 pm ET
Register
PD and Inflammation
Malú Gámez Tansey, PhD
Wednesday, December 2nd
12-1 pm PT; 1-2 pm MT; 2-3 pm CT; 3-4 pm ET
Register
Your Support Makes These Programs Possible. Donate Today
Past Events and Supporting Resources
Functional Symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Katherin LaFaver, MD
Friday October 23rd
View Recording
https://www.neurosymptoms.org/
https://www.headspace.com/
https://www.calm.com/
https://www.tenpercent.com/
Parkinson’s disease Care – A Global Perspective
Camilla Kilbane, MD
Friday October 2nd
PD Avengers: Equity to Consistent Care for People with Parkinson’s
Richelle Flanagan
Omotola Thomas
Wednesday September 30th
PD Avengers: Parkinson’s is a Whole Family Disease
Jayne Calder
Sally Bromley
Monday September 28th
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071hchn https://youtu.be/V2x0KcGMxYU
https://vimeo.com/347625965
PD Avengers: Urgency of the Needs of PwPs
Hugh Johnston – Ontario, Canada
Gary Shaughnessy – United Kingdom
Monday September 21st
PD Avengers: The Creative, Positive Side of PD
Matt Eagles – United Kingdom
Larry Gifford – Vancouver, Canada
Friday September 18th
When Life Gives You Parkinson’s Podcast (you can stream it from your internet browser)
Also on Apple Podcast. Google Podcast.
Podcast Social Media @Parkinsonspod on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
ParkyLife: https://www.parkylife.com/
PD Avengers www.pdavengers.com
BOOK: Ending Parkinson’s Disease https://endingpd.org/
World Parkinson Congress www.wpc2022.org
Living with Parkinson’s Disease: The Book
Irene Malaty, MD – Florida
Wissam Deeb, MD – Florida
Wednesday September 9th
Brain Fables: Meet the Authors
Alberto Espay, MD & Benjamin Stecher – Ohio
Friday September 4th
The Genetics of Parkinson’s
Matt Farrer, PhD – Florida
Monday August 31st
COVID and the Parkinson’s Mind: Apathy, Cognition and Behavior Issues
Javier Pagonabarraga, MD – Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday August 26th
Swallow Dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease
Nicole Herndon, Speech Pathologist – Florida
Monday August 24th
Clinical Trials: Patrolling the Parkinson’s Pipeline
Raj Pahwa, MD
Friday August 21st
Non-pharmacologic treatments of Parkinson disease
Hubert Fernandez, MD – Ohio
Monday August 17th
A Conversation with Kailash Bhatia, MD
Kailash Bhatia, MD, DM, FRCP, United Kingdom
Monday August 3rd
Understanding Parkinson’s through Neuropathology
Harry Vinters, MD – California
Monday July 27th
Atypical Parkinsonism: Doc, why don’t I have PD?
Irene Litvan, MD – California
Friday July 24th
World Brain Day 2020: Global Collaboration to Improve PD Care
Claudia Trenkwalder, MD – Germany
Wednesday July 22nd
Understanding and Treating Bowel Issues in Parkinson’s
Anton Emmanuel, MD – United Kingdom
Monday July 20th
Exercise-Enhanced Neuroplasticity Targeting Motor & Cognitive Function
Giselle Petzinger, MD – California
Friday July 17th
Vision in Patients with Parkinson Disease
Janet Rucker, MD – New York
Thursday July 16th
Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s: Where are we now?
Roger Barker, PhD – United Kingdom
Monday July 13th
New Frontiers in PD Therapy
Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC – Toronto, Canada
Friday July 10th
Presymptomatic Parkinson Disease – An Opportunity for Intervention
Matthew Stern, MD – Pennsylvania
Monday July 6th
View Recording
Panorama Patient Network (Parkinson’s video library resource)
Sleep and Parkinson’s
Dr. Graham Alec Glass – Alaska
Friday June 26th
Spiritual Care and the Palliative Model
Judy Long, MA, MS – California
Wednesday June 24th
Freeze, Shuffle, Fall: Parkinson’s and Gait
Simon Lewis, MD – Australia
Friday June 12th
The Painful Parkinson’s: Range, Nature and Treatment
Professor K Ray Chaudhuri – United Kingdom
Wednesday June 10th
Tissue Biopsy, Biomarkers, and Brain Donation
Charles Adler, MD PhD – Arizona
Friday June 5th
Advance Care Planning
Maya Katz, MD – California
Wednesday June 3rd
View Recording
Prepare for Your Care Advance Directives
National POLST Form
Urinary Dysfunction in Parkinson’s
Jalesh Panicker, MD – United Kingdom
Monday June 1st
Recognising Sexual and Relationship Issues
Miriam Parry, PDNS – United Kingdom
Friday May 29th
View Recording
Download Slides
Sex and Relationships Resource from Parkinson’s UK
Pioneering Research: A Conversation with Dr. Michele Tagliati
Michele Tagliati, MD – California
Friday May 22nd
See One, Do One, Teach One: Demonstration of breathing exercises’ biologic benefit breathing exercises, and exploring grace, positivity and patience.
Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD – California
Monday May 18th
Understanding Advance Care Planning and Hospice
Farrah Daly, MD – Virginia
Friday May 15th
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Research and Clinical Practice
Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH – Washington
Monday May 11th
View Recording
Results of Dr. Mischley’s Research
ProPD Scale and CAM Care PD Study
Seattle Integrative Medicine
Dog PD Detection Study
Battling Isolation with Artistry: Dance for PD®
David Leventhal – New York
Friday May 8th
The Mind Body Problem: Motivation, Exercise and Parkinson’s
Sarah Ingersoll, MBA – California
Monday May 4th
Adaptive Yoga: A Gentle Chair-Based Practice From Home
Sarah Brindle, PhD – California
Friday May 1st
Anxiety and the Mind-Body Connection
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD – Oklahoma
Wednesday April 29th
View Recording
Dr. Khalsa’s Interoception Wiki
Clinical Floatation website
PWR! Parkinson’s Wellness From Home
Becky Farley, PhD, MS, PT – Arizona
Monday April 27th
Pursuing Hope: Experimental Trials in PD
Tanya Simuni, MD – Illinois
Friday April 24th
View Recording
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Fox Trial Finder
The Future of Care for Parkinson Patients
Bastiaan Bloem, MD, PhD – The Netherlands
Thursday April 23rd
View Recording
“Hidden Sorrows” journal article
Ending Parkinson’s Disease: The Book
Cycling for freezing of gait video
A Conversation with Michael Okun: Ending Parkinson’s Disease, COVID, and Emerging Treatments
Michael Okun, MD – Florida
Friday April 17th
Tolerating Uncertainty
Tara Biller, ARNP – Washington
Monday April 13th
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults
Meena Makhijani, DO – California
Friday April 10th
STRESS: Strategies for Weathering the Coronavirus Storm
Arik Johnson, PsyD – California
Monday April 6th
Practicing Wellness to Build Resilience
Julia Alleyne, MD – Toronto, Canada
Wednesday April 1st
Optimizing Sleep: Better Rest in Restless Times
Naoya Ogura, OTD, OTR/L – California
Monday March 30th
Managing Anxiety & Depression at a Social Distance
Miki Moskowitz, PhD – Maryland
Friday March 27th
Social Connection in the Age of Social Isolation
Jori Fleisher, MD, MCSE – Illinois
Monday March 23rd
Compassion, Clarity & Community: Using Mindfulness in Uncertain Times
J. Greg Serpa, PhD – California
Friday March 20th
Staying Active During Social Distancing
Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS – California
Wednesday March 18th
Spiritual Care and the Palliative Model
Judy Long, MA, MS – California
Wednesday June 24th
Advance Care Planning
Maya Katz, MD – California
Wednesday June 3rd
View Recording
Prepare for Your Care Advance Directives
National POLST Form
Understanding Advance Care Planning and Hospice
Farrah Daly, MD – Virginia
Friday May 15th
Exercise-Enhanced Neuroplasticity Targeting Motor & Cognitive Function
Giselle Petzinger, MD – California
Friday July 17th
Battling Isolation with Artistry: Dance for PD®
David Leventhal – New York
Friday May 8th
Adaptive Yoga: A Gentle Chair-Based Practice From Home
Sarah Brindle, PhD – California
Friday May 1st
PWR! Parkinson’s Wellness From Home
Becky Farley, PhD, MS, PT – Arizona
Monday April 27th
Staying Active During Social Distancing
Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS – California
Wednesday March 18th
The Mind Body Problem: Motivation, Exercise and Parkinson’s
Sarah Ingersoll, MBA – California
Monday May 4th
Anxiety and the Mind-Body Connection
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD – Oklahoma
Wednesday April 29th
View Recording
Dr. Khalsa’s Interoception Wiki
Clinical Floatation website
Tolerating Uncertainty
Tara Biller, ARNP – Washington
Monday April 13th
STRESS: Strategies for Weathering the Coronavirus Storm
Arik Johnson, PsyD – California
Monday April 6th
Managing Anxiety & Depression at a Social Distance
Miki Moskowitz, PhD – Maryland
Friday March 27th
Living with Parkinson’s Disease: The Book
Irene Malaty, MD – Florida
Wissam Deeb, MD – Florida
Wednesday September 9th
Brain Fables: Meet the Authors
Alberto Espay, MD & Benjamin Stecher – Ohio
Friday September 4th
The Genetics of Parkinson’s
Matt Farrer, PhD – Florida
Monday August 31st
A Conversation with Kailash Bhatia, MD
Kailash Bhatia, MD, DM, FRCP, United Kingdom
Monday August 3rd
Exercise-enhanced Neuroplasticity Targeting Motor & Cognitive Function
Giselle Petzinger, MD – California
Friday July 17th
Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s: Where are we now?
Roger Barker, PhD – United Kingdom
Monday July 13th
New Frontiers in PD Therapy
Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC – Toronto, Canada
Friday July 10th
Tissue Biopsy, Biomarkers, and Brain Donation
Charles Adler, MD PhD – Arizona
Friday June 5th
Pioneering Research: A Conversation with Dr. Michele Tagliati
Michele Tagliati, MD – California
Friday May 22nd
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Research and Clinical Practice
Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH – Washington
Monday May 11th
View Recording
Results of Dr. Mischley’s Research
ProPD Scale and CAM Care PD Study
Seattle Integrative Medicine
Dog PD Detection Study
Pursuing Hope: Experimental Trials in PD
Tanya Simuni, MD – Illinois
Friday April 24th
View Recording
www.clinicaltrials.gov
Fox Trial Finder
A Conversation with Michael Okun: Ending Parkinson’s Disease, COVID, and Emerging Treatments
Michael Okun, MD – Florida
Friday April 17th
Functional Symptoms in Parkinson’s disease
Katherin LaFaver, MD
Friday October 23rd
View Recording
https://www.neurosymptoms.org/
https://www.headspace.com/
https://www.calm.com/
https://www.tenpercent.com/
COVID and the Parkinson’s Mind: Apathy, Cognition and Behavior Issues
Javier Pagonabarraga, MD – Barcelona, Spain
Wednesday August 26th
Swallow Dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease
Nicole Herndon, Speech Pathologist – Florida
Monday August 24th
Clinical Trials: Patrolling the Parkinson’s Pipeline
Raj Pahwa, MD
Friday August 21st
Non-pharmacologic treatments of Parkinson’s disease
Hubert Fernandez, MD – Ohio
Monday August 17th
A Conversation with Kailash Bhatia, MD
Kailash Bhatia, MD, DM, FRCP, United Kingdom
Monday August 3rd
Understanding Parkinson’s through Neuropathology
Harry Vinters, MD – California
Monday July 27th
Atypical Parkinsonism: Doc, why don’t I have PD?
Irene Litvan, MD – California
Friday July 24th
World Brain Day 2020: Global Collaboration to Improve PD Care
Claudia Trenkwalder, MD – Germany
Wednesday July 22nd
Understanding and Treating Bowel Issues in Parkinson’s
Anton Emmanuel, MD – United Kingdom
Monday July 20th
Vision in Patients with Parkinson Disease
Janet Rucker, MD – New York
Thursday July 16th
Cell Therapies for Parkinson’s: Where are we now?
Roger Barker, PhD – United Kingdom
Monday July 13th
New Frontiers in PD Therapy
Anthony Lang, MD, FRCPC – Toronto, Canada
Friday July 10th
View Recording
Presymptomatic Parkinson Disease – An Opportunity for Intervention
Matthew Stern, MD – Pennsylvania
Monday July 6
View Recording
Panorama Patient Network (Parkinson’s video library resource)
Sleep and Parkinson’s
Dr. Graham Alec Glass – Alaska
Friday June 26th
Freeze, Shuffle, Fall: Parkinson’s and Gait
Simon Lewis, MD – Australia
Friday June 12th
The Painful Parkinson’s: Range, Nature and Treatment
Ray Chaudhuri, DSc, FRCP, MD – United Kingdom
Wednesday June 10th
King’s PD Pain Scale Questionnaire (coming soon)
Dr. Chaudhuri’s Google Scholar page
Acupuncture and Pain study
Urinary Dysfunction in Parkinson’s
Jalesh Panicker, MD – United Kingdom
Monday June 1st
Recognising Sexual and Relationship Issues
Miriam Parry, PDNS – United Kingdom
Friday May 29th
View Recording
Download Slides
Sex and Relationships Resource from Parkinson’s UK
Anxiety and the Mind-Body Connection
Sahib Khalsa, MD, PhD – Oklahoma
Wednesday April 29th
View Recording
Dr. Khalsa’s Interoception Wiki
Clinical Floatation website
The Future of Care for Parkinson Patients
Bastiaan Bloem, MD, PhD – The Netherlands
Thursday April 23rd
View Recording
“Hidden Sorrows” journal article
Ending Parkinson’s Disease: The Book
Cycling for freezing of gait video
A Conversation with Michael Okun: Ending Parkinson’s Disease, COVID, and Emerging Treatments
Michael Okun, MD – Florida
Friday April 17th
Optimizing Sleep: Better Rest in Restless Times
Naoya Ogura, OTD, OTR/L – California
Monday March 30th
Managing Anxiety & Depression at a Social Distance
Miki Moskowitz, PhD – Maryland
Friday March 27th
Parkinson’s disease Care – A Global Perspective
Camilla Kilbane, MD
Friday October 2nd
PD Avengers: Equity to Consistent Care for People with Parkinson’s
Richelle Flanagan
Omotola Thomas
Wednesday September 30th
PD Avengers: Parkinson’s is a Whole Family Disease
Jayne Calder
Sally Bromley
Monday September 28th
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p071hchn https://youtu.be/V2x0KcGMxYU
https://vimeo.com/347625965
PD Avengers: Urgency of the Needs of PwPs
Hugh Johnston – Ontario, Canada
Gary Shaughnessy – United Kingdom
Monday September 21st
PD Avengers: The Creative, Positive Side of PD
Matt Eagles – United Kingdom
Larry Gifford – Vancouver, Canada
Friday September 18th
When Life Gives You Parkinson’s Podcast (you can stream it from your internet browser)
Also on Apple Podcast. Google Podcast.
Podcast Social Media @Parkinsonspod on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
ParkyLife: https://www.parkylife.com/
PD Avengers www.pdavengers.com
BOOK: Ending Parkinson’s Disease https://endingpd.org/
World Parkinson Congress www.wpc2022.org
Spiritual Care and the Palliative Model
Judy Long, MA, MS – California
Wednesday June 24th
Recognising Sexual and Relationship Issues
Miriam Parry, PDNS – United Kingdom
Friday May 29th
View Recording
Download Slides
Sex and Relationships Resource from Parkinson’s UK
See One, Do One, Teach One: Demonstration of breathing exercises’ biologic benefit, and exploring grace, positivity and patience.
Sarah Kempe-Mehl, MD – California
Monday May 18th
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Research and Clinical Practice
Laurie Mischley, ND, PhD, MPH – Washington
Monday May 11th
View Recording
Results of Dr. Mischley’s Research
ProPD Scale and CAM Care PD Study
Seattle Integrative Medicine
Dog PD Detection Study
The Mind Body Problem: Motivation, Exercise and Parkinson’s
Sarah Ingersoll, MBA – California
Monday May 4th
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Older Adults
Meena Makhijani, DO – California
Friday April 10th
Practicing Wellness to Build Resilience
Julia Alleyne, MD – Toronto, Canada
Wednesday April 1st
Optimizing Sleep: Better Rest in Restless Times
Naoya Ogura, OTD, OTR/L – California
Monday March 30th
Social Connection in the Age of Social Isolation
Jori Fleisher, MD, MCSE – Illinois
Monday March 23rd
Compassion, Clarity & Community: Using Mindfulness in Uncertain Times
J. Greg Serpa, PhD – California
Friday March 20th
Staying Active During Social Distancing
Julie Hershberg, PT, DPT, NCS – California
Wednesday March 18th
