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Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach & Stanford APDA Information and Referral Center APDA – American Parkinson Disease Association Information & Referral Center Search This Site Only Stanford Medical Sites Ways to Give Find a Person Alumni Lane Library Ways to Give Find a Person American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Information & Referral Center at Stanford "James Parkinson's Essay on the Shaking Palsy (1817) has long been considered the foundational text of the disease which now bears the author's name." – NIH You can get the essay from Project Gutenberg Who we are The American Parkinson Disease Association Information & Referral Center (APDA I&R Center) at Stanford University Medical Center is a partnership between the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. and Stanford University. Our goal: We provide Parkinson's Disease patients, their families, friends, physicians, and other medical professionals with education, assistance, and resources to help understand and manage Parkinson's Disease and to improve the quality of life for both patient and caregiver. Anyone in Northern California: We provide education and information to anyone in Northern California -- whether affiliated with Stanford or not. We are the only center in Northern California. Live outside Northern California? The APDA funds over 20 such information and referral centers in the US at major university medical centers and hospitals. Find an I&R Center near you . "I" is for Information Northern and Central California-specific Information Support Groups . Find a group near you! Some are open to anyone in the PD community, others for those with young onset PD, and those for caregivers only. Groups are wonderful places to: learn new information stay updated on research and treatment become motivated to maximize strengths and minimize impediments share tips socialize gain support Exercise Classes . Find a Parkinson's exercise class near you! Some are free and some charge a reasonable fee. Fall Prevention Classes . Find a fall prevention class near you! Driving Resoures . Find our list of Northern California-specific driving resources Information Anywhere You Are Email List. Sign up for our "Stanford PD Info" email list -- no more than 4 emails per month and all on PD. We don't use this list to fundraise. All of the emails are posted to our blog . Website. We've read and viewed many Parkinson's print and video resources. We've developed lists of some of our favorites...so you don't have to spend your time looking. Newly-diagnosed? This page is for you. Explore treatments Learn about non-motor symptoms Can't leave home to exercise? Check out our list of PD exercise videos . Visit our Caregiver Corner of caregiver-specific resources Print Materials . Available free of charge from the American Parkinson Disease Association office in New York: Booklets dealing with symptoms and medications, support, physiotherapy, speech problems and equipment to be used in the home -- many available in other languages, including Spanish Educational supplements dealing with specific subjects related to Parkinson's disease Quarterly newsletter focusing upon the latest developments in research and treatment of the disease "R" is for Referral This I&R Center also provides referrals to: movement disorder specialists in Northern California neurologists (if there are no movement disorder specialists in your area) speech therapists physical therapists occupational therapists other healthcare professionals Contact Us Contact us for information and referrals! You are Here: Current Tab: 2 -- Stanford Medicine » School of Medicine » American Parkinson Disease Association Information & Referral Center at Stanford Navigation for This Section: Parkinson's Community Outreach Home Parkinson's Community Blog Local Support Groups Local Exercise Classes Local Fall Prevention Classes Treating Parkinson's Disease Non-Motor Symptoms Living with PD Newly Diagnosed with PD Resources Online Support Groups Past Events Caregiver Corner - Parkinson's Caregiver Corner - General Mailing List Contact Us Footer Links: Contact Us © 2020 Stanford Medicine Terms of Use...