Educational Lectures
6 Seasons
As part of our wellness program at Rogue, we do monthly lectures on various topics. Sometimes we even have a guest lecturer! We cover important topics for wellness such as as updates on the latest research on the benefits of exercise (new research is getting published all the time!), and on other topics relevant for wellness such as nutrition, meditation, sleep, pain, and other topics that our community deems helpful. We will post the videos from those lectures here!
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Exercise is Medicine Part 1 - Aerobic Exercise January 2021 Educational Meeting
We are starting the year with our favorite topic!
In this meeting we discuss a few personal stories of all the different ways that exercise can help people improve their health and lives! We also discuss the extensive scientific research supporting exercise for people with Parkinson's and final...
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Medication Optimization Part 3 - December Educational Meeting
In our 3rd part of the series, we discussed Dr. Eric Ahlskog's article published in 2011 outlining what Levodopa can help with, how to start, and get optimized on the medication!
For more information go to our webpage with links and info: https://www.roguept.com/medication-optimization
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Medication Optimization Part 2 - December Educational Lecture
Welcome to Part 2 of our medication optimization meeting!
Relevant articles and links at our website: https://www.roguept.com/medication-optimization
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Medication Optimization Part 1 - November Educational Lecture
Our Educational Meeting in November was the 1st in a 3 part series about medication optimization!
Click here for the webpage with the resources discussed in the meeting: https://www.roguept.com/medication-optimization
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Individual Therapies that are Beneficial for Individuals with Parkinson's.
Our October Educational Meeting discussed the most common rehabilitation therapies that people with Parkinson's can benefit from. Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy.
To find a therapist in your area click this link: https://www.roguept.com/how-to-find-a-therapist
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Using Tech to Measure, Monitor and Increase your Activity and Exercise Intensity
Our September meeting is all about using technology for good!
Your activity levels and exercise intensity are 2 key metrics that are good to measure so you can optimize them if needed!
We want to know how active we are (with steps) on a daily basis and we want to know if we are getting ourselve...
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Reducing Our Risk of Falls! August Educational Lecture
Falls can happen to anyone, but are more common in people who have Parkinson's. There are many things you can do to reduce your risk of falls and improve your balance!
For more information and to see the slides click here: https://www.roguept.com/falls
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Cognition - What can you do to improve it?? July Educational Lecture
Episode 3
Hello!
Cognition can be a tough subject to talk about. It is really important though! The good news is there is a lot more you can to to improve your own cognition, than you might realize!
Enjoy the presentation!
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How to use the Pro-PD to Influence your PD Progression June Educational Lecture
Episode 2
Our June Educational Meeting covered the PRO-PD. This is a self assessment you can use to measure your experience of Parkinson's in both a subjective and objective way. You can use the PRO-PD to measure individual symptoms, how you are doing overall, compare yourself to averages, and develop a pl...
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Meditation + Mindfulness May Educational Lecture
Episode 1
Here we discuss the benefits of meditation and mindfulness for people with Parkinson's! (It is really something we should all be doing!!!)
