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In this episode, we spoke with Elizabeth “Eli” Pollard, vice president & chief education and training officer at the Parkinson's Foundation, and the executive director of the World Parkinson Coalition. She spoke about the foundation's ongoing efforts in providing education about Parkison disease (PD), the challenges of managing a growing population of patients, the need for community physicians and specialists to work in unison, and more.

Episode Breakdown:

1:20 – The need for education across the PD care paradigm

4:40 – An overview of the 6-part educational series 

6:10 – The inclusion of specialties such as dentistry in the care of PD

9:40 – Using training to overcome gaps in multidisciplinary care

13:05 – Challenges in educating a large population of providers

16:55 – Neurology News Minute

19:00 – Improving access to clinical education

24:07 – The Foundation’s goal to inspire learning to improve care

26:30 – Closing thoughts

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