NPF Announcements
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has approved a $1.7 million research award to the National Parkinson Foundation and Johns Hopkins University to deliver telemedicine care to people with Parkinson's disease in their homes.
Would you like to know more about Parkinson’s medications? Join us for a free webinar, Medications: Learning the Facts and Dispelling the Myths, to understand the goals of Parkinson’s disease treatment and become familiar with the effects of Parkinson’s disease medications on motor and non-motor symptoms.
Dr. Michael S. Okun, NPF’s National Medical Director, has written a new book that focuses on the secrets that help people with Parkinson’s live with hope and happiness. Based on his experience as a Movement Disorders Specialist, the book addresses issues surrounding Parkinson’s disease and the secrets that have changed people’s lives
Read this New York Times article from the New Old Age blog about the danger people with Parkinson's face in the hospital and how the National Parkinson Foundation's Aware in Care kit can help.