Parkinson Education Programs (PEP) are education events hosted throughout the year by the APDA Missouri Chapter. We invite renowned speakers to address topics that are important to the Parkinson’s community. Events are free. Links to archived PEP talks are available below.
Archived PEP Events
PEP Meeting – Meg Krejci, A Taste of Mindfulness, August 16, 2023
PEP Meeting – Dr. Ahmed El Kouzi, Non-Movement Symptoms, May 5, 2022
PEP Meeting – Dr. Joe Perlmutter, Living with PD in this New COVID World
February 17, 2022
PEP Meeting – Dr. Joel Perlmutter: Life with PD: Coming Back from the COVID Lockdown
June 25, 2021
PEP Meeting – Rachel Lehman, MSOTR/L, CLT: Unfreeze Your Gait
Unfreeze Your Gait Slides
April 21, 2021
PEP Meeting – Dr. Joel Perlmutter: COVID-19 Vaccine & PD
January 27, 2021
PEP Meeting – Beating the Blues: Coping with Stress During Uncertain Times
December 10, 2020
PEP Meeting- Deep Brain Stimulation Panel
November 3, 2019
PEP Meeting- Johanna Hartlein, Nurse Practitioner: Gotta Go Right Now! and Can’t Go At All
August 4, 2019
PEP Meeting- Dr. David Carr and Sylvia Nissenboim: Should Ms. Daisy Be Driving? and How To Talk About The Hard Stuff With Your Family Member
August 26, 2018
Midwest Parkinson Congress- Multiple speakers: Midwest Parkinson Congress
October 27, 2017
PEP Meeting- Dr. Heather Zwickey: Nutrition and its Impact on Parkinson Disease
April 23, 2017
PEP Meeting- Dr. Joel Perlmutter: Ask the Doctor
November 6, 2016
Family Conference- Dr. Paul Short: Family Matters
April 24, 2016
PEP Meeting- Dr. Scott Norris, Dr. Mwiza Ushe, Dr. Brent Wright: Tools in the Toolbox- A Panel Discussion on DBS & Duopa
April 3, 2016
PEP Meeting- Dr. Joel S. Perlmutter: Fireside Chat with Dr. Perlmutter- A Q&A Session
November 15, 2015
PEP Meeting- Dr. Mohamed N. Hassan: Managing Parksinson Disease- Living Well with PD
April 19, 2015
PEP Meeting- Dr. Joel S. Perlmutter: What’s in the Parkinson Pipeline? The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
November 2, 2014
Family Conference- Dr. Paul Short: Your Face is Familiar- Do I Know You?
October 26, 2014