About this episode

This episode discusses strategies for supporting loved ones with Parkinson's disease through effective communication and shared decision-making.

How can I show up for my partner with Parkinson’s? How can I best support my parent with PD from afar? How can my loved one and I work together to make decisions as symptoms change? Our community has many questions about how to best support a loved one with Parkinson’s disease. Tune in to audio from this month’s Third Thursdays Webinar to hear our panel of experts — including care partners, a person living with PD, a social worker and a psychologist — discuss strategies for effective communication and shared decision-making to keep a partnership strong through Parkinson’s. This webinar received support from Acadia Pharmaceuticals. Learn more at: moretoparkinson’s.com Like our podcasts? Please consider leaving a rating or review and sharing the series with your community. https://apple.co/3p02Jw0 Whether you have Parkinson’s or not, you can help move research forward. Join the study that’s changing everything at michaeljfox.org/podcast-ppmi . Mentioned in this episode: Researchers are studying the link between sense of smell and brain health. People with and without Parkinson's can help by taking a scratch-and-sniff test. It’s free, mailed to your home and takes just 15 minutes to…

People in this episode

Host: The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research

Guests: care partners, a person living with PD, a social worker, a psychologist

Topics covered

• care partnership
• Parkinson's disease
• support strategies
• communication
• shared decision-making

Keywords

• Parkinson's disease
• care partnership
• support
• communication
• decision-making
• webinar
• expert panel

Sponsors

Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, michaeljfox.org, mysmelltest.org

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