NOVEMBER 2023
Our beloved Dr. Peter Lin, MDS, presented “Making Good Decisions During the Early and Middle Stages of Parkinson’s.” Here is the video of his presentation and his slides.
OCTOBER 2023
Griffin Butler spoke about and demonstrated the benefits of yoga. Here are slides from his presentation.
SEPTMBER 2023
Physical therapist Janice Allan speaks to and works with the audience on falling. Watch her presentation here.
MARCH 2023
Dr. Salima Brillman discussed dementia associated with Parkinson’s Disease. Watch her presentation here. View her presentation slides here.
MARCH 2023
Annelise Schinzinger and Mary Dixon shared a presentation and led a discussion on hospice and end of life care. Watch their presentation here.
JANUARY 2023
Eileen Balian, MA CCC-SLP, discussed Parkinson’s Disease and Speech Therapy: addressing swallowing and communication. Watch her presentation here.
OCTOBER 29 2022
Dr. Lauren Spiegel recently spoke with the newly diagnosed in our PD community. View her slide presentation here.
AUGUST 2022
Dr. Jay Johnson, a cardiologist based in Santa Cruz, discusses the effects of Parkinson’s Disease and aging on cardiovascular health. Watch the presentation here.
JULY 2022
Dr. Lisa Stegnitz, Virginia Macneil, LCSW, Samara Gruye, LCSW and Ching Brodsky, care partner to her husband with Parkinson's disease discuss the benefits of a team approach to improving the quality of life for people with Parkinson's. Watch the presentation here.
JUNE 2022
Dr. Maya Katz described the emerging discipline of Neuro-palliative care, and its long term benefits for Parkinson’s patients. Watch her presentation here.
MAY 2022
Dr. Rex Hsei, ophthalmologist, presents "With an Eye to the Future: The Effect of Aging and Parkinson's on Vision." Watch his presentation here.
APRIL 2022
Researchers from the Bronte Stewart Lab at Stanford present their current Parkinson’s Disease studies focused on gait challenges and feeling. Watch their presentation here.
MARCH 2022
Susanna Wach, west coast ambassador for the Michael J. Fox Foundation presents a “Research Update with the Michael J. Fox Foundation.” View the video of her presentation here. And, view her slides here.
FEBRUARY 2022
John Tomeny speaks about about Pedaling for Parkinson’s, a nonprofit which promotes all forms of biking to empower those with PD. https://www.pedalingforparkinsons.org/ He also describes the difference between New Year’s resolutions and creating lasting habits.
View the video of his presentation here.
JANUARY 2022
Lauren Spiegel, MD, a board-certified neurologist specializing in movement disorders, spoke with us about "Getting Restful Sleep with Parkinson’s.”
View Dr. Spiegel’s slide presentation here.
OCTOBER 2021
Dr. Vivek Buch, Stanford Neurosurgeon, describes the latest treatments for people with Parkinson’s whose medications are no longer working well. Please note: this recording begins midway through the presentation.
AUGUST 2021
David Zimmerman, LMFT, led a panel discussion with several members of our community who shared their experiences living through, and emerging from the Covid-19 epidemic.
JULY 2021
Dr. George Triadafilopoulos, noted gastroenterologist, shared his experience working with Parkinson’s patients on improving gut health in order to optimize medication efficacy, and to avoid acute developing conditions.
Parkinson’s Disease and the gastrointestinal microbiome (April 2019)
Parkinson’s disease: Seminar (June 2021)
MAY 2021
Hear our memorable conversation with special guest Michael J. Fox, reflecting on life with Parkinson’s, and how he remains an realistic optimist.
FEBRUARY 2021
Listen to three of our community members with Parkinson’s discuss their experiences with DBS surgery.
OCTOBER 2020
Dr. Peter Lin’s presentation on new medications for Parkinson’s with a focus on managing OFF periods with on-demand therapies.
View Dr. Lin’s slide presentation here, and/or listen to the audio recording below.