Assessment and connection to care: The vital role of the social worker in an interdisciplinary home visit program for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: 1) To describe the role of social workers in managing the care coordination of homebound patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD); 2) to demonstrate…Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary PD clinic in improving quality of life
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary PD clinic in a tertiary hospital in Hong Kong. Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) has been recognized as…Medication errors: The role of the nurse in an interdisciplinary home visit program for advanced Parkinson’s disease patients
Objective: To examine the number and types of medication errors detected by a registered nurse during interdisciplinary home visits for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease…Improving provision of Parkinson’s disease exercise classes
Objective: (1) To identify common barriers and limitations related to the delivery of Parkinson's disease (PD) exercise classes; (2) To recommend interventions with widespread applicability…Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of an interdisciplinary home visit program for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease
Objective: 1) To demonstrate the feasibility of an interdisciplinary home visit program (HVP) for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) providing expert, interdisciplinary care directly to homebound…Establishment of InMotion, an independent, fee-free community center for persons with movement disorders
Objective: To describe the establishment of a community center, InMotion (IM), for persons with movement disorders. Background: Needs of people with movement disorders grow with…Group meetings for newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease patients and their spouses: A preliminary experience
Objective: To estimate the contribution of a group meeting for newly diagnosed PD patients and their spouses. Background: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative…Are people with Parkinson’s disease living in care homes in the UK underserved? Identifying models of care and barriers to care access
Objective: To conduct a nationwide online survey of Parkinson's disease nurse specialists (PDNS) and Parkinson's UK information staff to gain insight into current models of…A multi-site survey of Parkinson’s disease deep brain stimulation center best practice: moving toward a standard of care for DBS
Objective: To survey how Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Centers handle referrals and peri-operative (surgical and non-surgical) treatment of persons with Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: Currently…Developing palliative care clinics for patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease: Practical approaches, challenges, and experiences
Objective: To describe the development of palliative care clinics for patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) in two diverse settings with a qualitative focus on…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.