Join Elaine Book, MSW, to learn about challenges in providing care unique to
Parkinson's patients.
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Wednesday,
Aug. 5
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Noon Eastern Time
11 a.m. Central Standard
Time
10 a.m. Mountain Time
9 a.m. Pacific Time
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Join Elaine Book,
MSW, RSW, in our talk on caregiving and Parkinson's Disease. Learn
about some of the challenges in providing care that is unique to
Parkinson's Disease, how those challenges may impact you as a caregiver
along the continuum of care and what you need to know to better manage
your caregiving responsibilities.
About the speaker:
Elaine
Book has worked in the
field of Social Work for over 30 years in a variety of community and
hospital settings with an interest in the geriatric population. She has
worked with individuals, families and as a leader of support groups. She
is the Center Coordinator and Clinic Social Worker for the Pacific
Parkinson's Research Centre, a PF Center of Excellence, at the University
of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. She has become a leader in the
PD community, serving as a speaker at support groups, a presenter at
neurology meetings, a faculty member and Co-ordinator of the Allied Team
Training Program, mentor with the Parkinson Foundation, planning
committee member of the World Parkinson Congress (2016,2019, 2022) and a
member of the Parkinson Canada Medical Advisory Council. She is also a
Clinical Instructor in the Faculty of Medicine in the division of
Neurology at the University of British Columbia. She has also been active
in research projects focusing on coping with Parkinson's Disease,
caregivers of people with Parkinson's Disease and the role of social work
in providing care to people with Parkinson's Disease. Ms. Book also
coordinates a blog designed for neurological social workers and has a
special interest in raising awareness and developing resources for people
with Parkinson's disease and their children/teens. Ms. Book earned her
B.S.W. from the University of Manitoba and her M.S.W. from the University
of British Columbia, with her thesis focusing on caregiver stress. She
has continued to expand her training throughout her career, including
cognitive behavioral therapy, advance care planning and social work
instruction.
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