Parkinson’s Academy is holding a series of webinars in response to the COVID-19 pandemic following the clear need for education, support and information at this challenging time.

Watch all previous webinars here: https://neurologyacademy.org/on-demand-webinars

Parkinson's Academy webinars

https://neurologyacademy.org/events/webinar/management-of-postural-hypotension-in-parkinsons

Management of Postural Hypotension in Parkinson's

24 April 2020
Parkinson’s Academy launched its first webinar in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on 24th April, following the success of MS Academy’s webinars and the clear need for support, education and information at this challenging time. 

The webinars have received sponsorship from BIAL Pharma, and are a continuation of the educational support provided from BIAL Pharma.

Speakers:
– Chair: Dr Richard Davenport, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
– Prof Bas Bloem, Medical Director, Parkinson Center Nijmegen (ParC), Netherlands
– Dr Francesca Mancini, Movement Disorders Neurologist, Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience of IRCCS “Istituto Auxologico Italiano”, Milan, Italy
– Louise Ebenezer, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

Please note that all session and slide content are the views of the Speakers, not the Parkinson’s Academy. The content of the recording is the speaker’s personal opinion at the time of recording. Due to the everchanging situation, advice given at the time of recording is subject to change.

Video and slides available here: https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/04/27/webinar-parkinsons-a-uk-and-international-perspective-on-the-covid-19-impact/

This meeting is designed and delivered by the Parkinson’s Academy and sponsored by BIAL Pharma. The sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of this meeting.

Parkinson’s: A UK and international perspective on the COVID-19 impact

4 May 2020
The webinars have received sponsorship from BIAL Pharma, and are a continuation of the educational support provided from BIAL Pharma.

Video and resources available here: https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/05/webinar-pd-covid19-nurse-qa/

Speakers:
– Dr Annette Hand, Nurse Consultant/Associate Professor, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
– Louise Ebenezer, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
– Patsy Cotton, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Movement Disorders, NHS Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre
– Jane Price, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Advanced Practitioner, Powys Teaching Health Board
– Alison Leake, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Please note that all session and slide content are the views of the Speakers, not the Parkinson’s Academy. The content of the recording is the speaker’s personal opinion at the time of recording. Due to the everchanging situation, advice given at the time of recording is subject to change.

This meeting is designed and delivered by the Parkinson’s Academy and sponsored by BIAL Pharma. The sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of this meeting.

#PDCovid19 Nurse Q&A | Parkinson's Academy

14 May 2020
Please note that all session and slide content are the views of the Speakers, not the Parkinson’s Academy. The content of the recording is the speaker’s personal opinion at the time of recording. Due to the everchanging situation, advice given at the time of recording is subject to change.
The webinars have received sponsorship from BIAL Pharma, and are a continuation of the educational support provided from BIAL Pharma.

Video and resources available here: https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/18/webinar-parkinsons-how-to-remote-consult-during-covid-19/

Speakers:
– Dr Richard Davenport, Consultant Neurologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
– Dr Ross Dunne, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
– Dr Edward Newman, Consultant Neurologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Structure:
– Motor symptoms and signs (Richard)
– Cognitive and psychiatric assessment (Ross)
– Non-motor features (Ed)

Richard explains that the content of this webinar has come from experiences in holding remote clinics and acknowledged that many clinicians who have remained in their usual roles will probably have found their own way forward. He notes that those who had been redirected to frontline services and are now resuming some of their core roles with Parkinson’s patients again will likely benefit most. However, sharing examples of good practice across peers is often useful to all.

Some caveats for this webinar content included:
– This discussion is grounded in the context of COVID-19 and that these ideas are not a replacement for personal consultations but a means of meeting a need in the current pandemic. There may be learning from this which affects how we consult in the future, but there will always be a place for face to face clinics.
– ‘Remote consulting’ has quite negative connotations, so perhaps ‘virtual consulting’ is a better term. 
– Rather than telephone consultations which many have done previously, this is addressing the video-link element of the virtual consultation. 
– We are not discussing hospital to hospital video consultations, but clinical to patient consultations.

https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/18/webinar-parkinsons-how-to-remote-consult-during-covid-19/

This meeting is designed and delivered by the Parkinson’s Academy and sponsored by BIAL Pharma. The sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of this meeting.

Parkinson’s – How to remote consult during COVID-19 | Parkinson’s Academy

19 May 2020
Please note that all session and slide content are the views of the Speakers, not the Parkinson’s Academy. The content of the recording is the speaker’s personal opinion at the time of recording. Due to the everchanging situation, advice given at the time of recording is subject to change.

Video and resources: https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/20/webinar-managing-the-older-person-with-parkinsons-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

Speakers:
– Chair: Dr Conor Maguire, Consultant Physician in Geriatric and General Medicine, Western General Hospital Edinburgh
– Dr Sarah Marrinan, Consultant Physician, NHS Lothian
– Dr Richard Genever, Consultant Physician and Movement Disorders Lead, Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
– Dr Emily Henderson, Consultant Geriatrician and lead for Movement Disorders Research, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Topics covered during this webinar:
– Clarifying UK Government advice on social distancing for people with Parkinson’s (i.e. high risk but not shielded)
– Exploring co-morbidities of people with Parkinson’s
– The role of stress and enclosed spaces in Freezing of Gait
– Amantadine – no evidence of benefit in COVID (previous use in influenza)
– What’s changed for our patients: at home, as outpatients, in hospital
– Which NMS may become problematic in this context
– What can we all do / suggest, such as keep to a routine, good sleep, hygiene etc.
– Atypical presentation and the how the research agenda for older people may be applicable to those with PD

This meeting is designed and delivered by the Parkinson’s Academy and sponsored by BIAL Pharma. The sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of this meeting.

https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/20/webinar-managing-the-older-person-with-parkinsons-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

Managing the older person with Parkinson’s in the time of COVID-19

26 May 2020
Please note that all session and slide content are the views of the Speakers, not the Parkinson’s Academy. The content of the recording is the speaker’s personal opinion at the time of recording. Due to the everchanging situation, advice given at the time of recording is subject to change.

Video and resources: https://parkinsonsacademy.co/2020/05/26/webinar-symptom-control-management-and-getting-over-covid-19-for-pwp/

Speakers:
– Patsy Cotton, Advanced Nurse Practitioner Movement Disorders, NHS Greater Manchester Neurosciences Centre
– Dr Annette Hand, Nurse Consultant/Associate Professor, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
– Louise Ebenezer, Parkinson’s Disease Nurse Specialist, Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
– Alison Leake, Specialist Nurse, St Georges University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
– Fiona Lindop, Specialist Physiotherapist, Derby Parkinson’s Service

This meeting is designed and delivered by the Parkinson’s Academy and sponsored by BIAL Pharma. The sponsor has had no input into the educational content or organisation of this meeting.

Symptom control, management and getting over COVID-19 for people with Parkinson's

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