Information and Referral Center
The Information and Referral Center is located at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System in Seattle, WA. The Information and Referral Coordinator provides a variety of services to help in supporting people with Parkinson Disease (PD) and their caregivers, and can be reached at 206-277-5516 or at apda@uw.edu. (Additional contact information is shown below.)
These services include:
- Distributing our DVD and other literature on PD on such topics as nutrition, exercise, medications and much more.
- Conducting literature reviews – occasionally there are topics that might not be covered by our literature and so the Center can do a literature search to find the information you need.
- Maintaining, establishing, and facilitating support groups across our state to help ease the burden and provide education for patients and caregivers.
- Finding speakers for support groups and other organizations that seek to learn more about PD. A list of support groups in Washington State and Idaho can be found on our website.
- Maintaining a lending library of books and other information on Parkinson Disease.
- Providing referrals to physicians, allied health professionals, and other resources.
- Providing support to those who call about their own PD or that of a friend or loved one.
- Producing a bi-monthly newsletter, the "Parkinson Pathfinder" with information on educational events in Washington and Idaho, topics of interest to people with PD and their caregivers, and a list of support groups across the state.
- Maintaining a list of websites with a wealth of information to help people with PD and their caregivers.
Contact Information
Kristin Murphy
Coordinator, Information and Referral Center
American Parkinson Disease Association
The Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
1660 S. Columbian Way, S-182 GRECC
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: 206.277.5516
Fax: 206.764.2476