Introduction to Parkinson’s

Online Course

Review the fundamentals of this progressive nervous system disorder

1.5-2 hours

Course instructor

Dr Bhanu Ramaswamy OBE is an Independent Physiotherapy Consultant and Honorary Visiting Fellow Sheffield Hallam University

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Introduction

Parkinson’s is a complex neurodegenerative condition that severely affects how people with this condition live life. It is estimated that seven to ten million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's. Physiotherapists have an integral role to play in the management of this condition working alongside other healthcare professionals. In this course you will learn about the clinical stages of Parkinson’s, criteria of diagnosis, associated symptoms and available treatment options.

Aims

This course aims to explore clinically relevant aspects of Parkinson's, the diagnostic criteria and associated non-motor symptoms.

Outline

This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:

Video
Reading Section
Quiz

Target audience

This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 1.5-2 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 1.3 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this course and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

Respect the Plus Community Culture.
Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
Pass a final quiz with a score of 80% or more.
Complete a course evaluation form.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course you will be able to:

Identify the 2 neuro-pathological characteristics of Parkinson’s
List at least 3 factors affecting the prognosis of Parkinson’s
Classify case patients into the 3 clinical stages of Parkinson’s, based upon the pre-diagnostic features they present with
Identify the 4 functions of the basal ganglia
Select the 3 main motor symptoms of Parkinson’s
List 5 non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s
Identify 2 scales to evaluate motor progression in Parkinson’s

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

No relevant financial relationships disclosed by instructor.
Non-financial disclosure by Bhanu Ramaswamy:
Parkinson's UK - I volunteer as Co-founder and still core member of the UK Parkinson's Excellence Network Exercise Professionals Hub

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.

Featured reviews

This course is a great foundation course for those new to neurological physiotherapy course and dealing with clients diagnosed with Parkinson's.

Catherine Brady

Physiotherapist

Ireland

It is a course all physio students can benefit from to consolidate learning in neurodegenerative diseases and assist them in revising physio skills for the exams.

Louise Tomlinson

Sports Therapist

United Kingdom

This course is an excellent opportunity for physiotherapists to build on their Parkinson's disease knowledge. I highly recommend this course if you are interested in neuro physiotherapy.

Giordano Iaciofano

Physiotherapist

United Kingdom

I really enjoyed this introductory course on Parkinson's Disease. I think it is good for all practitioners to revise and read back over anatomy and disease processes. I was really moved by the Michael J Fox interview - seeing someone so young with the disease really opens your eyes to the struggles people face every day. It was also very honest in the sense that he reminds practitioners (or people in general ) not to place all PD patients in the same bracket as they are all individuals with different symptoms.

Joanna Byrne

Physiotherapist

United Kingdom

This course is an eye-opener and knowledge pack course which will help clinician and students to better understand the clinical presentation and prognosis of Parkinson's. This course will equip physiotherapist with the required knowledge to improve the QoL of persons with Parkinson.