United States Department of Veterans Affairs
United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Portland VA Medical Center

Northwest PADRECC
   Parkinson's Disease Research, Education & Clinical Center

For health care providers

Professional Education

The Northwest PADRECC offers educational programs to encourage interest and sharing of ideas among those involved in the clinical and research domains of movement disorders.

Local

Video Series (VTel)
A series of videoconferences for VISN 20 on a variety of topics for movement disorders will be broadcast over the noon hour and will be announced through the VA email system.
NW PADRECC Insider
This monthly bulletin is intended to increase Parkinson’s disease awareness and interaction within the medical and health professional community.
Journal Club
This weekly meeting is led by an in-house professor of education and is for interns, residents, neurology staff, and scientists with an interest in neuroscience and dopamine.
PD Consortium
The mission of the National PD Consortium is to support the provision of optimal care and education for veteran patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and related movement disorders through advocacy, scientific inquiry and enhanced clinical expertise.

National

The links below leave the Department of Veterans Affairs Website.

The VA does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of any of the links listed below

American Neurological Association (ANA)

The Movement Disorder Society International Congress of Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders

World Parkinson Congress

American Academy of Neurology (AAN

Behavioral Health and Clinical Neurosciences Section
Phone: 503-721-1091
FAX: 503-402-2961
email: nwpadrecc@va.gov