84: Parkinson Disease Education for Community Providers

Welcome to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments® podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice. In this episode, we spoke with Elizabeth “Eli” Pollard, vice president & chief education and training officer at the Parkinson's Foundation, and the executive director of the World Parkinson Coalition. She spoke about the foundation's ongoing efforts in providing education about Parkison disease (PD), the challenges of managing a growing population of patients, the need for community physicians and specialists to work in unison, and more. >>Click here to access the Parkinson Foundation's educational series. Looking for more Parkinson disease discussion? Check out the NeurologyLive® PD disease spotlight page. Episode Breakdown: 1:20 – The need for education across the PD care paradigm 4:40 – An overview of the 6-part educational series  6:10 – The inclusion of specialties such as dentistry in the care of PD 9:40 – Using training to overcome gaps in multidisciplinary care 13:05 – Challenges in educating a large population of providers 16:55 – Neurology News Minute 19:00 – Improving access to clinical education 24:07 – The Foundation’s goal to inspire learning to improve care 26:30 – Closing thoughts This episode is brought to you by Medical World News, a streaming channel from MJH Life Sciences®. Check out new content and shows every day, only at medicalworldnews.com. The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here: FDA Approves Theranica's Nerivio for Preventive Treatment of Migraine FDA Approves Omaveloxolone As First Treatment for Friedreich Ataxia FDA Accepts Supplemental BLA for Traditional Approval of Lecanemab FDA Clears Abbott’s Alinity i Lab-Based Blood Test for Traumatic Brain Injury Thanks for listening to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments® podcast. To support the show, be sure to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. For more neurology news and expert-driven content, visit neurologylive.com.