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John Lehr & Dr. Kathleen Blake Raise Awareness for Parkinson's Awareness Month

Great Day Colorado – National Satellite Media Tour
April 9, 2025

As one of 22 broadcast television program interviews during Parkinson's Awareness Month, Parkinson’s Foundation President & CEO John Lehr and PPAC Vice-Chair Dr. Kathleen Blake join Great Day Colorado local anchors to share resources during Parkinson’s Awareness Month.

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Parkinson’s Disease: Essential Strategies for Emergency & Hospital Care

MedCentral
April 8, 2025

In a special collaboration with the Parkinson’s Foundation, MedCentral exclusively talks with Foundation Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Anne Brooks, MSW, and Hackensack Meridian Health’s Dr. Hooman Azmi, MD, regarding unique considerations and advice for clinicians working in the emergency or hospital setting.

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Parkinson's Awareness Month with John Lehr & Dr. Kathleen Blake

The Good News with Angie Austin – Nationally Syndicated Radio
April 3, 2025

As one of 23 radio program interviews during Parkison’s Awareness Month, Parkinson’s Foundation President & CEO John Lehr and PPAC Vice-Chair Dr. Kathleen Blake join host Angie Austin during a national radio media tour to talk about early Parkinson’s symptoms and how to live well with PD.

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Caregiving can test you, body and soul. It can also unlock a new sense of self

NPR
April 1, 2025

People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council (PPAC) member and Foundation advocate, Carla Velastegui, shares her journey as her mother’s care partner since her teenage years and how this experience has shaped her.

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How Being a Physician Prepared Me for My Own Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis

Next Avenue
March 27, 2025

Parkinson’s Foundation People with Parkinson’s Advisory Council (PPAC) Vice-Chair, Dr. Kathleen Blake, pens a personal essay about her surprise and delayed diagnosis, hoping her story can help others.

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Proposed Hospital Standards for Parkinson Disease Care Aim to Avoid Preventable Harm

Practical Neurology (Neuro Frontiers – Podcast)
March 14, 2025

Preventable harm is a serious concern for patients with Parkinson disease who receive care in the hospital setting, even when admitted for reasons other than their diagnosis. Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, FCCM, Chief Quality and Transformation Officer at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, discusses his work with the Parkinson’s Foundation developing new hospital care standards for reducing medication mismanagement and improper or insufficient care.