Transforming Care

A Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre team led by Dr. Martin McKeown, Professor of Neurology and Director of the PPRC, has embarked on a five-year project toward transforming patient care, which involves the development and evaluation of innovative approaches to remote monitoring of Parkinson’s status. Also known as Longitudinal Monitoring, this project aims to improve the way Parkinson’s symptoms are managed through a highly personalized approach to care. PPRI is grateful to the R. Howard Webster Foundation for enabling our support of this project through its commitment as lead donor. 

Global Collaboration 

The work of the PPRC goes beyond the Centre, as the team has recently collaborated with individuals in Singapore to develop a mobile phone application for remote assessment of a person’s disease status. The potential of this project allows patients to be evaluated off-site, which is especially valuable to those individuals who live in rural/remote communities.  

To learn more about the Transforming Care project, also referred to as Longitudinal Monitoring, you can access the full 2022 Impact Report here (PDF), and a 2020 Scientific Committee update presentation here.

To support the continuation of this project and the advancement of longitudinal monitoring toward the goal of transforming care for Parkinson’s patients, donate here. 

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PPRI is grateful to the R. Howard Webster Foundation for enabling our support of the Transforming Care project through its commitment as lead donor.

The 2020 Porridge for Parkinson’s North Shore fundraising event has provided over $300,000, which together with $200,000 from previous Porridge for Parkinson’s Vancouver events, completes funding for this project at $1.62M.