Health and care professionals Learning Library: symptom management

Mental health: Parkinson's Essentials

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 15 minute bitesize course for mental health service professionals provides you with a background to understanding Parkinson's and how the condition can affect mental health.

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Parkinson’s: mental health

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 3 hour course provides information and education about Parkinson's that you can apply to your professional area in mental health services. You can use this to enhance your clinical practice in supporting a person with Parkinson's and their support network.

Sign up to Parkinson’s: mental health.

Exercise professionals: what you need to know about Parkinson’s

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 15 minute bitesize course gives you a background to understanding Parkinson's and the specific aspects of the condition that are relevant to exercise providers. It's been developed so you can support and encourage people with Parkinson's to be physically active at the right level.

Access Exercise professionals: what you need to know about Parkinson’s.

Parkinson’s: physical activity and exercise

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 2 hour course is for people who provide or promote physical activity and exercise to people with Parkinson's. It focuses on the importance of exercise, barriers and motivators, and how to make physical activity and exercise more accessible.

Sign up to Parkinson’s: physical activity and exercise.

Parkinson’s: managing bone health and fracture risk

• Provided by Open University and the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This in-depth course is suitable for anyone looking to enhance their understanding and recognition of bone health issues in Parkinson's. It will guide you in assessing and managing the increased fracture risks associated with the condition.

Sign up to Parkinson’s: managing bone health and fracture risk.

Parkinson’s: sleep and fatigue

• Provided by the Parkinson's UK Excellence Network.

This 3 hour online course focuses on understanding the wide-ranging effects of sleep problems and fatigue for people with Parkinson's. This is suitable for anyone with pre-existing knowledge of Parkinson's. 

Sign up to Parkinson’s: sleep and fatigue.

Neurology Academy MasterClasses

• Provided by the Neurology Academy.

The Parkinson's Academy and Palliative Care Academy offer different levels of MasterClass for professionals specialising in Parkinson's. 

Visit the events page on the Neurology Academy website for more information.

Neuroplasticity in Parkinson's Level 2 Practical Course

• For all health and care professionals.
• Provided by PD Warrior.

Learn how to improve function, quality of life and long-term exercise behaviour in people with Parkinson's through this online and in-person exercise-based program.

Register for the Neuroplasticity in Parkinson's Level 2 Practical Course. 

Parkinson’s Training

•  Provided by ParkinsonNet.

ParkinsonNet, based in the Netherlands, runs online and offline courses for health and social care professionals, ranging from basic to specialist level.

Find out more about Parkinson’s Training. 

Parkinson’s Explained: Consultus Care

• Provided by Consultus Care.

This 3 hour course is delivered in South East England. At the end of this course, participants will have gained an understanding of the key challenges of living with Parkinson’s, such as mobility, communication and swallowing issues.

Sign up to Parkinson’s Explained. 

Parkinson’s Explained: FMB Training

• Provided by FMB Training.

This course is 3.5 hours long. It can be delivered in-house and is designed to give all levels of staff supporting people with Parkinson's an understanding of the condition.

Sign up to Parkinson's Explained (FMB).