Welcome to APDA’s Educational Video Library
At APDA we work tirelessly to help support everyone impacted by Parkinson’s disease. Education is key to understanding a diagnosis, knowing your treatment options, and learning how to best navigate life with PD. We have compiled this library of educational videos to make it easy for you to view the latest and most credible information. Click below to view videos about the impact of exercise on PD, the latest in PD research, and more! We encourage you to SHARE this page with your loved ones. Don’t miss upcoming webinars, online fitness classes and other great programs! Visit our Virtual Events Calendar to see what’s coming up next!
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Q&A Sessions with Experts
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Q&A Sessions with Experts
(If you enjoy the Dr. Gilbert Hosts webinars, check out her blog: A Closer Look)
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Ask the Doctors Anything!
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parenting & Parkinson’s
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Advocacy & Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Mild Cognitive Impairment & Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Palliative Care for Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Sleep Issues & Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: A Discussion With Parkinson’s Care Partners
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Decades with PD: “Ask me Anything!” with Alice, Dionne, JM and Pam
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson’s Disease & the Gut with Dr. Ali Keshavarzian
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Taking Research From the Lab to Our Lives
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease – now what?
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Life With Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease with Allison, Steven, Bryan and Julia
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Exercise & Brain Health
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson’s Disease & the Veteran Community
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: How to Outsmart Parkinson’s Disease: Tips & Tricks from an Occupational Therapist
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Clinical Trials & Research Participation for Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Complementary Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease with Dr. Britt Stone
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson’s disease research at the NIH with Dr. Walter Koroshetz
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment with Dr. Carlie Tanner
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Hacks, Tricks & Medication Tweaks to Improve Your Movement & Your Day with Dr. Joseph Friedman
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Genetics and PD with Dr. Clemens Scherzer MD
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Cognition & Parkinson’s disease with Kathleen Poston MD
Dr Gilbert Hosts: Dance for PD® with David Leventhal
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson’s Disease and the African American Community with Dr. Chantale Branson
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Advances in DBS With Dr. Alon Mogilner
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Being a PD Caregiver with Lianna Marie
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Gene Therapy and Parkinson’s Disease with Dr. Tim Greenamyre
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Intentional Optimism with Bill Rasmussen
Dr Gilbert Hosts Stems Cells & Parkinson’s Disease with Dr Evan Snyder
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Medication Management & COVID 19 with Cathi Thomas, MS, RN
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: DBS & COVID-19 with Dr. Jill Ostrem
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: COVID-19 & the Underserved with Dr. Natalie Diaz and Rosa Peña, MSW (SPANISH)
Dr Gilbert Hosts: Introduction to Telemedicine with Dr Jason Aldred
Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Advanced PD & COVID-19 with Dr. Pravin Khemani
APDA Q&A on COVID-19 with Dr. Rebecca Gilbert & Leslie A. Chambers
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Fitness-Focused Advice and Q&A
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Fitness-Focused Advice and Q&A
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Maintaining Momentum
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Optimal Dose of Exercise
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: PD Exercise Fundamentals
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Physical Therapy & Exercise
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Movement & Occupational Therapy Hosted by Teresa Baker, PT, DPT, With Special Guest Maura O’Keeffe, MA, OTR/L
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Movement & Speech Hosted by Tim Nordahl, PT, DPT With Special Guest: Lisa Sommers
Let’s Keep Moving: Movement & Nutrition with Tami DeAngelis and Rachel Reynolds
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Evidence-Based Treatment to Improve Balance
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: Assessing balance with a Physical Therapist
Let’s Keep Moving With APDA: The impact of PD on balance
Let’s Keep Moving with APDA: Expert Panel Discussion on Exercise & Physical Activity in the “New Normal”
Let’s Keep Moving – Exercise Intensity: How Hard to Work and Why it Matters
Let’s Keep Moving with APDA: Demystifying the Numbers: The Science Behind 10,000 Steps & 150 minutes
Let’s Keep Moving with APDA: What Does the Science say About Walking & Parkinson’s Disease?
Keep Moving with APDA: Setting up for Success at Home – Creating an Exercise-Friendly Area
APDA Let’s Keep Moving: Be Active at Home: Exercise tips for people with PD
APDA Let’s Keep Moving: How to Stay Motivated for Physical Activity with Social Distancing
Spotlight On Parkinson's Webinar Series
Spotlight On Parkinson’s Webinar Series
Conversando Sobre Los Tratamientos Para La Enfermedad de Parkinson
Innovations in OFF Therapy: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Searching for Ways to Stop Disease Progression: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Accessing the Treatments You Need: Spotlight On Living Your Best Life
Lo Que Usted Puede Hacer Ahora: Viviendo Con La Enfermedad de Parkinson
Keeping Your Mind and Body Healthy: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Roadmap to the Future: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Spotlight on Keeping Up with Treatment Concerns
What’s New In Brain Health: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
What’s New in PD Treatment: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Feeling Good Every Day: Spotlight on Dyskinesia and OFF
Opening the Door to New Treatments: Spotlight on Clinical Trials
Getting Motivated to Move: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Managing Your Symptoms: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Healthy Minds, Addressing Your Mental Health: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
What To Do When Your Medications Stop Working: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
The ABC’s of DBS: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Enhancing Communications About OFF: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Understanding Dyskinesia: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Communication and Intimacy: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
Living Well Everyday: Spotlight on Parkinson’s Disease
APDA Virtual Research Roundtable
2021 APDA Virtual Research Roundtable
2018 APDA West Coast Educational Forum Videos
2018 APDA West Coast Educational Forum – Irvine, CA
Presentation – Good Night: Sleep and Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s Disease: What the Future Holds
Melita T. Petrossian, MD, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Santa Monica, CA
2017 APDA West Coast Educational Forum Videos
2017 West Coast Forum – Anaheim, CA
Presentation – Exercise in Parkinson’s Disease: Road to Wellness
Teresa Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS, Boston University, Boston, MA
Support to video tape and archive the West Coast Forum educational videos generously provided by Sunovion
Presentation – Movement Disorder Program
Echo Tan, MD, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA
Support to video tape and archive the West Coast Forum educational videos generously provided by Sunovion
Presentation – Advances in Parkinson’s Disease
Natalie Diaz, MD, Harbor – UCLA Medical Center, West Carson, CA
Support to video tape and archive the West Coast Forum educational videos generously provided by Sunovion
Presentation – Parkinson’s Disease: the Changing Landscape
Ian Bledsoe, MD, University of California, San Francisco, CA
Support to video tape and archive the West Coast Forum educational videos generously provided by Sunovion
Presentation: Genes and the Environment
Beate Ritz, MD, PhD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Support to video tape and archive the West Coast Forum educational videos generously provided by Sunovion
Houston Area Parkinson Society (HAPS) Videos
Houston Area Parkinson Society (HAPS) 2017 Summer Lecture Series
Presentation: Why Meditate?
Stanley Merrill
Presentation: What is Music Therapy?
Virginia B. Gray, MT-BC
Presentation: Sleep Issues in Parkinson’s disease
Dr. Toby Yaltho, Methodist Sugar Kand Neurology Associates, Parkinson’s disease & Movement Disorders Specialist (MDS), Board certified in Neurology & Sleep Medicine
Presentation: Yoga Hope for Parkinson’s disease
Jiji Arcilla, RYT