APRIL 2025
“Safety of the Hospitalized PWP: Introducing the Parkinson’s Foundation Hospital Safety Guide” with Helena Fox, Parkinson’s Foundation Ambassador. See her presentation here.
MARCH 2025
"Dizziness and Balance: A Cohesive Rehabilitation for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease” with Erin Power, PT, DPT and Zoe Everett, PT, DP click here to see the video.
FEBRUARY 2025
“Focusing on the needs of Care Partners” through the eyes of those with partners in the early, middle, and late stages of Parkinson’s Disease. Moderated by Audrey Trautwein, a panel of Care Partners speak from the heart about what they’ve learned. Each of us, those with PD, and those who love them, have their own way of dealing with the situation. We finish up by singing the Care Partner’s Journey for you. Julie Lorraine speaks about the importance of self-compassion and saying “no” when feelings of guilt creep in. Sue Day speaks about this and the importance of finding one’s own supportive “tribe.” Katherine Bell describes the ways that she and her husband have been able to continue living a full life together. Alexandra Florimonte encourages you to not put off those difficult life discussions, including discussing each person’s language of love as Parkinson’s progresses. Barry Marks, who’s had Parkinson’s for almost a dozen years, shares his feelings about being the person who is cared for. See the video here. Technical issues prevented audio from recording the Care Partners song. View and print the lyrics: A Care Partners Journey lyrics.pdf See a previous song video here.
JANUARY 2025
“Duopa and Focused Ultrasound: A New Year with New Ideas for Treating Parkinson’s” with Dr. Margaret Ferris and Dr. Salima Brillman. Also speaking: Katelyn Epstein from Insightech (Focused Ultrasound equipment manufacturer) and Leilani Vinegas from Abbvie (Duopa and Vyalev device manuafacturer) See their presentations here.
DECEMER 2024
See the Holiday Party here
NOVEMBER 2024
“Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery: A No-Brainer” with Dr. Fahd R. Khan, MD, MSE, MPH, FAANS, FACS See his presentation here
OCTOBER 2024
A five person panel shares with us on the topic “Shall I Stay or Shall I Go?” View the video here.
AUGUST 2024
Nicolle (“Nicki”) Nelson, Estate Attorney, presented “Practical Estate Planning: Peace of Mind for You; a Gift for Your Survivors” Click here to view her presentation.
JUNE 2024
Kristen Kovaletz, Associate Director of Advancement at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, shared the latest research news from the foundation. Watch her presentation here, and her slides here.
February 2024
Local dentists Dr Brooke Kondo Raines, Dr Sepi Taghvaei and our own member Dr Tim Znamirowski joined by students Yareli and Monica from the Cabrillo Dental Hygiene Program participated in a panel discussion: “Putting Teeth in the Subject: Dental Health in Seniors and People with Parkinson’s” See the video here.
JANUARY 2024
Jan Edwards and Shari Rodenberger from Canine Companions, with the help of Jan’s service dog, Teak, shared “Putting Your Best Foot (and Paw) Forward in 2024”. View their slideshow here.
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 Katzdescribed 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.