Parkinson’s Disease Professional Education Programs
APDA provides sponsorship support for select medical professional education opportunities to foster and encourage the sharing of ideas, knowledge, and possibilities among PD professionals.
Upcoming programs supported by APDA:
Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s and Related Synucleinopathies:
A trial design forum: May 22-24, 2026
Help shape the first trials for the prevention of Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies! Investigators, at-risk advocates, and other stakeholders invested in preventing synucleinopathy are welcome to join in the exchange May 22–24, 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona at Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s and Related Synucleinopathies: A trial design forum. This collaborative biennial conference focuses on advancing trial design research via its underlying biology and clinical science towards the prevention of PD, DLB, and related synucleinopathies, and will immediately precede the 2026 World Parkinson Congress.
Opportunities for participants include:
- Early bird registration
- Open abstract submissions, with eligible presenters considered for the Early-Career Investigator Travel Fellowship
- Limited hotel room block at a reduced nightly rate
- Networking across academic, advocacy, industry, & regulatory perspectives
- Mentorship program for Early-Career Investigators
Access the agenda, speakers, and full event details through the link or QR code below.
Website: https://trials2prevent-asyn-disease.mgh.harvard.edu/
APDA also proudly supported these recent programs:
Parkinson Study Group 33rd Annual Meeting Nashville, TN Dec 5-8, 2024
Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s: A trial design forum (3rd in the series) Boston, MA May 5th– 7th, 2024.
MDS-PAS Neuroscience of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders San Diego, CA Nov 11, 2022
Planning for Prevention of Parkinson’s: A Trial Design Forum (2nd in the series) Boston, MA and virtual Oct 2-3, 2022