Category: Newsletter

September Speaker Forum: Hope and reality on the path to curing Parkinson’s disease: My perspective as a patient, scientist, and entrepreneur with Matt Jacobson on
Date: Saturday, September 10th
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm

New Schedule for PD Active Pickleball!
PD Pickleball now meets at the following days and times:
1st Thursday of the month at 2:30pm
3rd Monday of the month at 3:30pm

Research assistants from Helen Bronte-Stewart’s Human Motor Control and Neuromodulation Lab, Stanford University will discuss the field of Parkinson’s research and on going clinical trials on
Date: Tuesday, August 9
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm PT

Dave Iverson was 59 when he was diagnosed with PD and a few years later he decided to move back home to care for his 95-year-old mother, Adelaide. Winter Stars is the story of the ten-year journey that followed.
Date: Saturday, June 11
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm PT

Dr. Donna White Carey will interview PD Active Member Deborah Whittle about Parkinson’s disease in the African American community. They will discuss why there are disparities in diagnosis and treatment, and resources for living well with PD on
Date: Thursday, May 5
Time: 6:30pm PT

Join us in an open conversation with two attorneys helping us navigate trust/estate planning and answer questions about long term disability as well as disability employment discrimination on
Date: Tuesday, April 12
Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm PST.

Dr. Salima Brillman, a board-certified neurologist with a fellowship in movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, is interested in the motor and non-motor aspects of movement disorders. She will speak to us about Movement Problems in PD: Understanding Dyskinesia & Gait, & How to Treat Them on
Date: Saturday, March 12
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm PST.

Dr. Soania Mathur, diagnosed with PD at age 27, is a renowned expert on living well with PD. This Forum will be held in a “fireside chat” format discussing questions submitted by attendees on
Date: Saturday, February 12
Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm PST.

PD Active will host a discussion with PD Active African American, LatinX and Asian American members on January 11. This kick-off meeting will be an important step as PD Active works toward being a more responsive and inclusive organization and is meeting the needs of everyone in the community.

Dr. Beate Ritz, M.D., PhD, M.P.H., Professor of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Medicine, will speak to us on The Influence of Environmental and Occupational Toxins on Neurological Diseases on
Date: Saturday, January 8, 2022
Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm PST