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The Parkinson's Academy

  • Last modified date:
    8 February 2007
The Parkinson's Academy delivers master classes in Parkinson's disease (PD) with the aim of increasing the number of clinicians with specialist skills. Training, mentorship and assisted service development for geriatricians and GPs will enable clinicians to set up new PD services away from neuroscience centres and closer to where people live. It is a joint project involving the British Geriatric Society (PD Section) and the Parkinson's Disease Society. The Academy was originally funded by an educational grant from the pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, and has been supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd since 2004.

The course fosters an holistic approach to the management of PD. It has multidisciplinary input and involves individuals and their carer throughout. It comprises two residential modules where individuals can have an acknowledged expert in PD as a mentor.

By the end of 2004, 98 geriatricians and 2 GPs had been trained. Pre and postcourse comparison revealed an increase in multidisciplinary services, PD clinics and PD specialist nurse posts and more people with PD were able to access specialist services.

The Academy now offers a course exclusively for GPs with a special interest in PD.

For more information please contact:

Doug MacMahon, Consultant Geriatrician, Camborne-Redruth Hospital and British Geriatric Society Faculty Lead PD Academy

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