End-of-Life Care for Diverse Patients with Parkinson’s Disease LIVE

November 17, 2026


Speaker:
Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH, MSCE

Moderated by:
Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN

Sex and racial/ethnic differences exist in end-of-life care provision for people with Parkinson’s disease. This discussion will review current research, highlight known disparities in health care utilization during the last six months of life, and explore end-of-life care preferences among diverse patients with Parkinson's disease.

 

Syllabus

 

End-of-Life Care for Diverse Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
• Live •

60 min

Tools, Resources and References

Evaluation

Credit Claiming and Certificate

  

 

Target Audience

This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of:

  • Nurses

  • Physicians

  • Physician Assistants

  • Psychologists

  • Social Workers

Learning Objectives

At the end of this activity, learners will be able to:

  • Identify emerging trends, research findings, and best practices around end-of-life care for people with Parkinson’s.
  • Apply research findings to address current gaps in end-of-life care and meet the diverse needs of people with Parkinson’s.
  • Integrate discipline perspectives and roles in end-of-life care to enhance interprofessional collaboration.

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
  • 1.00 ASWB ACE
  • 1.00 IPCE Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
Course opens: 
10/01/2026
Course expires: 
11/17/2026
Event starts: 
11/17/2026 - 1:00pm EST
Event ends: 
11/17/2026 - 2:00pm EST
Rating: 
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Faculty Members

Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN

As the Parkinson’s Foundation first-ever Chief Medical Officer, Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, leads medical and clinical care efforts, guiding the Foundation’s care portfolio and strategy to ensure impactful, sustainable initiatives. Dr. Mantri is a practicing movement disorders specialist with extensive training and experience. As a seasoned principal investigator of health equity studies and clinical trials, Dr. Mantri has successfully communicated complex findings to diverse members of the PD community. She has developed educational courses for future medical health professionals and currently leads narrative medicine workshops for patients. Dr. Mantri has been published in multiple leading journals including npj Parkinson’s Disease, Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, JAMA Network Open, The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, and ScienceDirect among others. Since 2018, she has served as Duke University faculty. She continues to see patients on a limited schedule at the Duke Movement Disorders Center.

Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH, MSCE

Whitley Aamodt is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Perelman School of Medicine. She is a movement disorders specialist and directs the outpatient palliative care clinic at the University of Pennsylvania Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center. Dr. Aamodt’s research interests relate to palliative care and end-of-life care for persons with neurodegenerative diseases. Her current work is focused on improving end-of-life care quality for hospitalized patients with Parkinson’s disease and related disorders. Her prior work has also examined health care disparities at the end of life.

 

Disclosures

Parkinson’s Foundation adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

Planning Committee & Content Validators

  • Lee Neilson, MD: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Deanna Sgambato, DMS, MHS, PA-C: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Janet Reilly, DNP, APRN-BC, RN: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Katrina Rudd, LICSW, C-ASWCM: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • David Bertram, Psy.D, LP: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Activity Director

  • Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Faculty

  • Sneha Mantri, MD, MS, FAAN: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Whitley Aamodt, MD, MPH, MSCE: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)

  • Indhira Blackwood, MPA: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.
  • Lisa Hoffman, MA: has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

In 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.

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.0 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. 

 

Physicians 

Parkinson’s Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Nurses

Parkinson’s Foundation designates this live material for a maximum of 1.0 ANCC contact hours.  Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Physician Assistants 

Parkinson’s Foundation has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval valid through September 15, 2029. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent.   


Psychologists 

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.  1.0 CE hours. 

Social Workers 

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Parkinson’s Foundation is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Parkinson’s Foundation maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 ASWB credits continuing education credits. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AAPA Category I CME
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
  • 1.00 ANCC
  • 1.00 APA
  • 1.00 ASWB ACE
  • 1.00 IPCE Credit™
  • 1.00 Participation
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