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The accredited train the trainer Nurse Educator Program improves PD nursing care by training nursing education leaders across the U.S. to educate nursing students about Parkinson’s disease. To date, the program has trained more than 330 nurses who, in turn, educate an estimated 26,000 nursing students each year to meet the growing need of understanding Parkinson’s. This program offers educators from undergraduate nursing programs academic instruction, hands-on experience with Parkinson’s patients, independent study, and mentorship from nurse specialists at nationally recognized movement disorder centers. 

 

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Accreditation

ACPE LogoIn support of improving patient care, Parkinson's Foundation is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 
Nurses 

Continuing Nurse Education (CNE) pending

What is the Edmond J. Safra Nurse Educator Program?

Program Goals 

  • Enhance the knowledge and confidence of nursing educators in developing course content, delivering lectures and providing clinical mentorship on Parkinson’s in undergraduate schools of nursing. 
  • Develop a long-term relationship between participating guest nursing educators scholars and Parkinson’s experts at nationally recognized movement disorder centers. 
  • Prepare baccalaureate nursing graduates to care for people living with Parkinson’s, caregivers and families.

Training Dates & Locations 

The Edmond J. Safra Nurse Educator Program program hosts several trainings each year at university-based movement disorder centers. Nurse educators are selected through a competitive application process. Dates are as follows: 

► Park Nicollet Struthers Parkinson's Center
     Minneapolis, MN
     May 19-21, 2025

► University of California San Francisco
    San Francisco, CA
    August 4-6, 2025

► University of Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, PA
    October 20-22, 2025

Learn more about this program on the Parkinson’s Foundation website HERE. If you have additional questions, please contact us at Nursing@Parkinson.org.