
Moderated by:
Gwyn M. Vernon, M.S.N., R.N., C.R.N.P.
Co-Founder and National Director of The Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse Faculty Program at the Parkinson's Foundation
Led by:
Part I: Nurse Managed Specialty Center for People with Limited Access to Expert PD Care:
Ingrid Pretzer-Aboff, Ph.D., R.N.
University of Delaware
Part II: Getting PD Education into the Quality and Safety Standards for Nurses
Gerry Altmiller, Ed.D., A.P.R.N., A.C.N.S.-B.C.
The College of New Jersey
Student-Scholar Notes: A Perspective on Challenges to PD Nursing Care
Joshua Limon, B.S.N.
The College of New Jersey
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the benefits of a nurse managed Parkinson's specialty center.
- Discuss lessons learned in establishing a telehealth center for PD.
- Describe several health disparities among people with PD.
- Identify strategies nurses can use to address health disparities in PD.
- Recognize the availability of the PD module on the Quality and Safety in Nursing Education (QSEN) website as a tool for nurse faculty and students.
This series supports the Parkinson's Foundation's mission to make life better for people with Parkinson's disease by improving care and advancing research towards a cure. Support from the Edmond J. Safra Foundation and Lundbeck LLC makes it possible.