Resources for GPs
 The Parkinson's Disease Society recognises the
critical role General Practitioners (GPs) play in the diagnosis and
overall primary care of Parkinson's disease.
Online training modules for GPs
The Parkinson's Disease Society has partnered with BMJ Learning to
produce the following online training modules for GPs.
Parkinson's disease - initial assessment and referral
An interactive and multimedia module on how best to have an
appropriate level of suspicion for Parkinson's disease and to know
when and how to refer when you do suspect it.
Parkinson's disease is common and causes considerable morbidity. It
can also have a markedly adverse effect on a patient's quality of
life and also on the lives of relatives and carers.
Diagnosis is often delayed or incorrect. This can result in the
patient receiving inappropriate treatment or no treatment.
After completing this module, you should know:
- how to take a history and examine a patient with a tremor
- how to assess a patient with suspected Parkinson's disease
- when and how to refer a patient with suspected Parkinson's
disease
Online training module: Parkinson's disease - initial assessment
and referral
Parkinson's disease: non-motor symptoms
An interactive and multimedia module to help GPs with non-motor
symptoms of Parkinson's disease. It looks in detail at how you
should manage patients with symptoms such as constipation, pain and
depression.
Healthcare professionals have traditionally concentrated on the
motor manifestations of Parkinson's disease. But patients are often
more disabled by the non-motor symptoms. This dichotomy has led to
the old adage that 'doctors see Parkinson's disease as a problem
from the neck up, but patients see it as problem from the neck
down'.
After completing this module, you should know:
- the common non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease
- how to diagnose these symptoms
- how best to treat these symptoms
Online training module: Parkinson's disease: non-motor
symptoms
Publications
The Parkinson's Disease Society publishes a number of booklets
that are important resources for health and social care
professionals working with people living with Parkinson's.
Publications for health and social care
professionals
2009 Parkinson's Disease Essay Prize - British Geriatrics
Society
The Movement Disorders Section of the British Geriatrics Society
has announced the winners of the 2009
Parkinson's Disease Essay Prize
3 medical students won prizes for their essays in response to the
question 'What are the challenges facing a new patient with
Parkinson's disease?'
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