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Webinars

On the third Thursday of every month at 12 p.m. ET, join our free live webinars to learn about various aspects of living with Parkinson's disease and our work to speed medical breakthroughs. Log on, listen to the expert discussion and submit your own questions to our panelists.

And join us for other special free webinars throughout the year (dates and times to be announced) on varied topics of interest to the Parkinson's community.

Third Thursdays Webinars from 2018 and 2019 are available for CME credit for practicing health care professionals for two years from their air date. Register for an on-demand webinar to learn more. We apologize that we are not offering CME credit for webinars from 2020 forward. 


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    Update on Stem Cell Therapies for Parkinson's Disease

    Our panelists discuss the types of stem cells, the status of stem cell-derived therapies for Parkinson's, and how scientists use stem cells as research tools. The speakers and our staff answer…
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    How Genetic Discoveries Lead to Parkinson's Therapies

    This month, we replayed a popular webinar where our panelists discussed ongoing trials targeting genetic links to Parkinson's (alpha-synuclein, GBA and LRRK2) and how we go from discovering…
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    Immune System's Role in Parkinson's

    This month, we replayed a popular webinar where our experts discussed the connection between Parkinson's and the immune system -- its role in disease and how we may develop measures and identify…
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    Looking Deep into Cells for the Answers to Parkinson's

    Our panelists discuss efforts to better understand what goes wrong in Parkinson's on the deepest level -- in the genes and proteins that are the instructions and ingredients for life…
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    Vision Problems in Parkinson's Disease

    Our panelists discuss changes in eyesight associated with Parkinson's as well as the effects of other symptoms and medications on vision. We also cover how scientists are looking at the eye as a…
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    Better Conversations and Care: How Patients and Doctors Can Work Together

    Our panelists -- people with Parkinson's and Parkinson's physicians -- will discuss strategies for discussing symptoms and working together on treatment decisions.
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The MJFF webinar series has been made possible through the leadership of members of our Parkinson's Disease Education Consortium in conjunction with The Albert B. Glickman Parkinson's Disease Education Program. These partners' support allows us to furnish high-quality educational content to the Parkinson's community while maintaining our commitment to allocate donor dollars to high-impact research. Editorial control of all Michael J. Fox Foundation-published content rests solely with the Foundation.

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