Redefining social work for Parkinson’s: the development of a model of care for specialized support in the clinic, community and home
Objective: The development of a dynamic, multimodal social work program model for individuals, caregivers and families living with Parkinson’s disease Background: Patients living with Parkinson’s…Barriers to providing quality care for people with Parkinson’s living in care homes in the UK: The role of staff training
Objective: To explore the models of training delivery and interaction between Parkinson's disease nurse specialists (PDNS), Parkinson's UK (PUK) and care home staff (CHS) when…Improving the experience of diagnosis in Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To identify areas in which patient experience of being diagnosed with Parkinson's can be improved. Background: Receiving a Parkinson's diagnosis can leave patients feeling…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…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.