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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. 


  • How Stopping a Sticky Protein May Cure Parkinson's

    Researchers discuss what we know about the protein alpha-synuclein that clumps in the brain cells of all people with Parkinson's and how scientists are designing drugs against this therapeutic…
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    Dystonia in Parkinson's and Beyond

    Dystonia — characterized by painful, prolonged muscle contractions — is the third most common movement disorder and a symptom of Parkinson's. Panelists discuss different types of dystonia and…
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  • Depression in Parkinson's Disease

    Our panelists discuss why depression may be associated with Parkinson's disease and how physicians treat this symptom.
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  • Wearable Devices for Parkinson's

    Our panelists discuss a new initiative to use wearable devices such as smartwatches to monitor Parkinson's disease.
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  • Sleep Disorders and Parkinson's Disease

    A person with Parkinson's and two clinician-researchers discuss the array of sleep disorders that afflict people with Parkinson's and how they can work with their doctors to get some shut…
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  • More Peaks, Fewer Valleys with Levodopa

    A person with Parkinson's, a neurologist and a researcher discuss on/off episodes associated with Parkinson's medication and research to treat or avoid the debilitating motor fluctuations…
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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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