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Education and Clinical Resources
Parkinson's Disease Resources
for Patient, Families & Providers
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PATIENT & FAMILY RESOURCES
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION
PD ORGANIZATIONS
PATIENT & FAMILY RESOURCES
Educational Materials
Suggested Education Essentials for Newly Diagnosed Veterans with Parkinson’s Disease
National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) Booklets
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Pamphlets
Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) Publications
Parkinson's Training for Caregivers (on-line turorial)
Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders (WeMOVE)
The PADRECC Bulletin: Special Edition for Persons with Parkinson's Disease and their Families
www.pdf.org/webcast
Conferences
Parkinson's Disease Across the Lifespan: A Roadmap for Nurses
Movement Disorder Society Conference Calendar 2010 - 2011
National Parkinson Foundation Allied Team Training Program
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES
Clinical Tools
Parkinson's Disease Quick Reference Pocket Card
Pocket Card Front Pocket Card Back
Algorithm for Initiating Therapy in Early Parkinson's Disease
Evidenced Based Guide To Key Care Processes In PD Management
Parkinson's Disease Practice Guidelines (American Academy of Neurology)
Hoehn & Yahr Staging
Schwab & England
United Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)
Patient Motor Diary
DBS in PD Fact Sheet
Apokyn-VA Prescription & Enrollment Form (VA Use Only)
Mirapex Titration Schedule
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) - Instructions and Test Forms
VA Consent for Photography & Video Recording
Prune Whip Recipe
Osteoporosis Information Sheet
On-line CME/CE for Movement Disorders
AAF-MED
WeMove Virtual University
SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION
VA Support Group Listings
Philadelphia VA PADRECC
Meetings: 1st Wednesday of the Month
2:30pm-4pm April-December
Location: Philadelphia VAMC
3900 Woodland Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19104
PADRECC Conference Room
4th Floor Old Building
Contact: Gretchen Glenn or Rebecca Martine
215-823-5934
San Franciso PADRECC (San Francisco's Support Group Page)
Meetings: Third Tuesday, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Location: San Francisco VAMC Neurology
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121
Building 203
Conference Room 1B26A
Contact: Susan Heath
415-221-4810 #2505
Richmond PADRECC
Meetings: 4th Thursday of the Month
1pm-3pm
Location: Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC
1201 Broad Rock Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23249
Room 2K113-115
Contact: Lynn Klanchard
804-675-6952
Atlanta VAMC
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the Month
1pm
Location: Veteran's Learning Center Atlanta VAMC
Contact: Bettye Robinson or Conetta Gose-Sam
404-321-6111 x7121
Houston PADRECC
Meetings: 1st Friday of the Month
10am-11:30am
Location: Michael E. DeBakey VAMC in HOuston
2002 Holcombe Boulevard
Houston, TX
2A Dining Room
Contact: Naomi Nelson, Phd
713-794-8938
West LA PADRECC
Meetings: Call contact person listed below for group date/time
Location: West LA VAMC
11301 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angelos, CA 90073
Building 500, 3rd Fl., Room 3400
Contact: Keiko Mimura
314-478-3711 x48713
General Support Group Resources
APDA Information & Referral
NPF Support Groups
Parkinson's Information Services (PINS) (800) 457-6676
How to Start a Parkinson's Disease Support Group (APDA booklet)
Support Group Leaders Manual (from NPF) (PDF document)
PD ORGANIZATIONS
American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA)
www.apdaparkinson.org
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
www.michaeljfox.org
National Parkinson Foundation
www.parkinson.org
Parkinson's Action Network (PAN)
www.parkinsonsaction.org
Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
www.pdf.org
PD Trials: Learn about Parkinson's clinical trials
www.pdtrials.org
The Parkinson Alliance
www.parkinsonalliance.org
Worldwide Education and Awareness forMovement Disorders (WeMove)
www.wemove.org
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