Medicare Advantage and the Situation at Scripps
Beginning January 1, 2024 Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal will stop accepting Medicare Advantage plans. This leaves all Scripps patients on Medicare Advantage are facing some kind of change, and that change must be decided on by December 7, 2023. This 30-minute...
Phil Goodrich’s DBS Story – Part 1
Phil Goodrich is about to undergo deep brain stimulation surgery. What makes Phil’s DBS journey unique is that he is going to take us along with him. Phil will be recording short microcast episodes as he prepares for surgery, goes through the surgery, then goes...
Why I Work with People with Parkinson’s
In this short episode Adriana Gonzales, a social worker at the UCSD Parkinson’s & Other Movement Disorders Center, tells us the rewards she sees working with People with Parkinson’s and their families.
DBS with Anna Manor of Boston Scientific
Deep brain stimulation is becoming a more and more popular treatment for some of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. In this episode we speak with Anna Manor of Boston Scientific. Anna talks about the new technologies Boston Scientific has to offer and what...
World Parkinson’s Congress Wrap Up
The 6th World Parkinson’s Congress wrapped up a few days ago in Barcelona and as we all return to our lives in San Diego we caught up with Nurse Practitioner Sherrie Gould to get her thoughts on being together with thousands of people all living with...
World Parkinson’s Congress Day 2
What are the benefits of having the administrative team from the Parkinson’s Association of San Diego in Barcelona at the 6th World Parkinson’s Congress? In this episode PASD Executive Director Chris Buscher give us his perspective on those benefits.
World Parkinson’s Congress Day 1
Meet Parkinson’s advocate Ben Stecher. Ben was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013 at age 29 and almost immediately realized that he had to learn as much about Parkinson’s as humanly possible. His drive and tenacity led him to all corners of the world...
World Parkinson’s Congress Day 0
The 6th tri-annual World Parkinson’s Congress opened yesterday in Barcelona, Spain. Executive Director Chris Buscher, board member Lisa Evans, and Director of Operations Jeff Seckendorf are all at the WPC for different reasons. In this short, first episode from...
Biofeedback
In this episode we explore biofeeback and neurofeedback with Lisa Tataryn. Lisa is a Clinical Neuroscientist at the SMARTPD Program focusing on computational brain modeling for non-invasive interventions for tracking and managing Parkinon’s symptoms. She is a...
Working with the Parkinson’s Population
In this short episode Dr. Joanne Hamilton, neuropsychologist at the Scripps Clinic Medical Group, tells us a little about some of the rewards of working with people with Parkinson’s.
