For over 200 years we've been working to find a way to slow, stop, and reverse PD. How many FDA-approved medicines do this? None.
What are we doing wrong? What could we be doing better?
This course provides and introduction to how research is done in PD, why PD is so difficult to study, and provides some thought-provoking suggestions for innovative approaches. I certainly don't expect everyone to agree with me and I'm likely to ruffle a few feathers... but someone has to rock the boat!
Submit your questions, ideas, and opinions now and join us Feb 14 , 2021 at noon Pacific Time for the live discussion!
"Dear Doctor Laurie: Thank you for your inclusive, patient centered didactic style. It gives me both help and hope."
"Thanks for talking about ways to improve patient outcomes with treatments and ideas that traditional medicine neither knows about nor seems to care about."
"Thank you, Laurie. Good overview on PD research studies and your personal goals are in line with ours. Doing what works is so obvious but not always done in many fields."
Your Instructor
Laurie Mischley studied naturopathic medicine (ND) at Bastyr University and epidemiology (MPH) and nutritional sciences (PhD) at the University of Washington. Her work is focused on identifying the nutritional requirements unique to individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. She has published on coenzyme Q10, lithium, and glutathione deficiency in Parkinson’s Disease (PD).
For the past decade, she has been lead investigator of the Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP) Study (www.MVP-Study.com), a global observational study designed to describe the secret(s) to success in a real-world population.
She has maintained a clinical practice in Seattle for over two decades, caring for thousands of patients with Parkinsonism.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntroduction & Perspective (5:09)
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StartWhy PD is Difficult to Study (10:12)
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StartAnimal Research (5:50)
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StartRating Scales & Outcome Measures (11:42)
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StartBiomarkers (6:07)
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StartTypes of Studies (8:11)
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StartPlacebo (7:22)
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StartWhole Systems Research (10:00)
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StartParticipating in Research (7:22)
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StartSummary (12:49)
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StartSlides for Download