Designed to supplement Spring Forum, PD Edu makes education about Parkinson’s-specific topics available year round. The program is free, but registration is required.
Upcoming
Registration opens for 2-4 weeks before each presentation and closes Friday at 11:59 the night before all PD-EDUs.
Basics of Parkinson's
Free Virtual Program - February 28, from 11am-12:00pm
Presented by Dr. Jorge Patino
Jorge Patino is a first-year movement disorders fellow at the James J. and Joan A. Gardner Family Center for Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders of the University of Cincinnati. He obtained his medical degree from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogota, Colombia. He completed his neurology training at UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School, where he served as Chief Resident and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, receiving the Excellence in Residency and Excellence in Teaching awards. His research focuses on characterizing motor and non-motor symptoms of people with movement disorders, especially Huntington disease, and discovering novel therapeutic approaches. For his work, he was awarded the Neurology Rising Star recognition by HelpCureHD. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society.
Peer to Peer Hosted by Elizabeth Grover
Free Virtual Program 12:00-12:30pm
The Basics program concludes with a panel of three people who are living with Parkinson’s. You have learned a lot about PD from Dr. Patino but the doctor can’t tell you what it is like to actually live with the disease. As experienced People with Parkinson's (PWP), we will tell you our Parkinson’s story— how we reacted to our diagnosis, how our PD has progressed and what steps we have taken to manage it. We hope you will be inspired to manage your PD so that you too, can live well with Parkinson's.
Watch Past PD Edu Sessions
Recordings of sessions are posted here within a couple weeks after the event.