Jonathan Fu, Sarah Singh, and Madhav Sambhu are second-year medical students at the Boston University School of Medicine leading a student group called “Parkinson’s Partners,” through which medical students are paired with Parkinson’s patients or these “partners.” In this group, both the medical students and Parkinson’s partners conduct fun, social activities together, such as potting, […]
Boston University Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center will once again host the Edmond J. Safra Visiting Nurse faculty Program at Parkinson’s Foundation. This program established in 2010 provides faculty from undergraduate nursing programs an intensive program designed to prepare nursing students to care for people living with Parkinson’s, caregivers and families. The program will […]
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, has initiated this study funded by the Michael J. Fox Foundation. Through a survey, Boston Medical Center wants to understand how patients with Parkinson’s disease and their families feel about research. Click here to see a flyer with more information. Click here to participate in the online survey using the code […]
Hubert H. Fernandez, MD to Present at Boston University Medical Campus Hubert H. Fernandez, MD, will present this year’s J. Stephen Fink, MD, PhD Memorial lecture. Dr Fernandez is Professor of Medicine (Neurology) at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University and Chair/Director of the Center for Neurological Restoration at Cleveland […]
On Saturday, November 2, 2019, the American Parkinson Disease Association MA hosted a Support Group Facilitator Conference for support group facilitators from across the region. Cathi Thomas, MS, RN, and Rosemary Owen, staff from the APDA Information and Referral Center, housed at Boston University Medical Campus, organized this event. Representatives from forty groups attended from […]
Raymond James, RN, BS, Nurse Specialist from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus, recently spoke with Dr. Rebecca Gilbert from the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) and several other support group facilitators about the importance of support groups in the lives of people with PD. Mr. James is the […]
The third year of Parkinson’s Partners at Boston University School of Medicine begins next Saturday September 28th. The program, which is supported in part by the APDA Advanced Center, began in 2017 with Movement Disorder faculty and 5 first year medical students as a way to teach students first hand about Parkinson’s disease while providing […]
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, from the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Boston University Medical Campus presented at this year’s Parkinson’s Fitness Educational Symposium in Danvers, MA. The program, entitled “Living Well with Parkinson’s – A Life-Management Symposium,” brought together specialists from across the North Shore and greater Boston. The first half of the […]
The Boston University Medical Campus Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center is pleased to welcome Sarah O’Shea, MD, MS. Dr. O’Shea completed her residency at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and was a Fellow in Movement Disorders and the Neuroepidemiology Training Program (NETP) at Columbia University. Welcome Dr. O’Shea!
Stephanie Bissonnette, DO, MPH, will participate in this year’s Parkinson’s Fitness Symposium in Danvers, MA. The program, titled “Living Well with Parkinson’s,” will present information on Parkinson’s to people with Parkinson’s and care partners on the North Shore. Dr. Bissonnette will be part of a panel entitled “Building Good Foundations.” The program will take place […]