This 1 hour and 24-minute webinar provided an opportunity for sharing expertise and challenges in managing end of life care in Parkinson’s Disease.
Dr Frank Nicklason and Dr Sharon Wendon shared some up to date practical clinical pearls of wisdom in the management of Parkinson’s Disease. The clinical update had particular focus on patients with more advanced disease. Maintaining optimum levels of dopamine replacement requires vigilance, knowledge and skills shared across the many members of multidisciplinary teams involved in providing care for this group of patients.
The session included an introduction to the Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care (CPCiAC )team, a specialist palliative care team for Aged Care facilities, providing clinical reviews, needs rounds and education to GPs and RACF staff on the palliative management of their patients.