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After almost 15 years as a registered nurse, one couple stands out for Kelly Williams. She met them when she was working in a hospital early in her career. The husband was her patient and had Parkinson’s disease. “It was his wife’s determination as his health care advocate that really impressed me. She was very […]

Dr. Soania Mathur’s process of diagnosis was comparatively easy. She received a quick referral to a specialist and within 15 minutes of clinical assessment it was determined she had Parkinson’s. Like everyone else, it wasn’t easy receiving the news. That diagnosis came 22 years ago when Soania was 28 years old, expecting her first child, […]

Help shape the future of Parkinson’s care Access to Parkinson’s care varies across Canada. On December 3, Parkinson Canada will bring together people living with Parkinson’s, healthcare leaders, researchers, policymakers and advocates to identify practical solutions and priorities for improving access to care nationwide. Date December 3, 2026 Location Chestnut Residence & Conference Centre, Toronto […]

Parkinson Society Canada has been promoting the Canadian Guidelines on Parkinson’s Disease since the launch in summer of 2012. The materials have been promoted at medical and aging conferences, through publications and in partnership with the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.  Now more than 65,000 doctors and clinicians across the country are learning how to […]

Today, Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is still diagnosed by a visual examination of a patient’s physical symptoms (tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia). These physical symptoms only begin to appear after a large number of the crucial dopamine-producing cells in the brain have already been lost. Due to the degenerative nature of PD, more and more of these cells […]

On Sept. 22 and Oct. 23, Parkinson Canada ran virtual patient engagement in research workshops hosted by our Research team. In scientific research, there is sometimes a disconnect between the people working in the laboratory, and the people living with Parkinson’s whom their work will ultimately impact through treatment development and an improved understanding of Parkinson’s. Although researchers do often have a strong understanding of the mechanisms behind Parkinson’s itself, they don’t always get to interact […]

A combined assessment of eye movements and genetic factors promises to shed new light on drug-related problems in Parkinson’s disease patients. While medication to boost dopamine levels in the nervous system can restore movement control to many patients, this sharp increase in dopamine can also lead to unwanted cognitive changes such as impulsive behaviour followed […]

(This article appears in the April 2011 edition of Hospital News) Sandy Sadler was alarmed, when her mother’s neurologist suggested that she might want to start looking into palliative care. “I always connected the term, palliative care, with end of life and I didn’t like that,” says Sadler. “I wondered, is the neurologist telling us […]