Education and Research
Educational Programs
Educating individuals with PD, their families,
and the general public is an important activity of
the PD&MDC. Each spring, the Jane C. Wright
Symposium on living with PD draws a large crowd
of patients and caregivers who are eager to learn
about advances in research, alternative and traditional
treatments, and other relevant topics. The Center offers
other, more intimate educational programs throughout
the year to patients and families with newly diagnosed
PD, and with parkinsonian syndromes and other
movement disorders.
Research
Research on new treatments is a critical component of
the three-fold mission of the PD&MDC. Patients who
meet criteria for enrollment in clinical trials of drugs
not yet on the market may enroll in these programs.
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