Parkinsons Disease Foundation Incorporated (PDF)

Pillar 2 - understanding Parkinson's through research: the most innovative ideas and creative research initiatives often come from new investigators. The Foundation currently invests nearly $10 million annually in the most promising research. Not only are we working to understand the cause and progression of parkinson's, we are also attracting talented scientists to a career in Parkinson's research and funding more investigators to start careers working on parkinson's. We identify and address the unmet needs of people with pd by driving cutting-edge research. (continued on schedule o)

Pillar 3 - educating and empowering the Parkinson's community: we educate and empower people through the national network of staff and volunteers. The Foundation is the first organization to form a Parkinson's advisory council and the first to train people with pd to partner with scientists on research. We help people live well with pd by providing free resources including educational books, webinars, podcasts, a life-saving hospitalization kit, and a toll free number staffed by Parkinson's specialists who answer nearly 25,000 calls annually. (continued on schedule o)

Pillar 1 - ensuring better care for everyone: we set standards for expert Parkinson's care through a global care network. These centers of excellence are renowned for outstanding performance in Parkinson's research, care and outreach. Over the next few years, we will significantly increase the number of centers of excellence in the network, greatly expanding our overall coverage, and facilitate innovative solutions like telemedicine care to reach the 90% of people who are not receiving care from trained specialists. Responding to a nationwide shortage of trained specialists, we are closing the gap in pd professional training (continued on schedule o)