Join Professor Dan Weintraub at our Public Forum where he discusses some of the challenging symptoms of Parkinson's Disease in his lecture:  Memory and the Mind in Parkinson’s Disease Behavioural changes, and cognitive impairment are common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, these symptoms remain under-recognized and under-treated, often leading to adverse outcomes.  While psychological and psychosocial factors may contribute, evidence suggests that there is a neurobiological basis for many of these symptoms. A range of psychotropic medications, psychotherapeutic techniques, stimulation therapies, and other non-pharmacological treatments have been studied and are used clinically. Appropriate management of these symptoms is critical for comprehensive PD care, from recognizing their presentations and timing throughout the disease course, to the incorporation of different therapeutic strategies that utilize a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Weintraub is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Psychiatrist at the Parkinson’s Disease Center at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center.  A board-certified geriatric psychiatrist, he conducts clinical research in the psychiatric and cognitive complications of Parkinson’s disease and related disorders.  He has been PI or Core Lead on grants from NIH, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Pennsylvania, the Fox Foundation, the Movement Disorder Society, and industry-sponsored studies.  He is on the Executive Steering Committee for the Fox Foundation-funded PPMI study; serves on the Steering Committee of the Movement Disorders Society Non-Motor PD Study Group; and is co-Chair of the Cognitive Subgroup for the NINDS Common Data Elements.  He serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of the Lewy Body Dementia Association (LBDA) and is an Advisor to the Critical Path for Parkinson’s Consortium (CPP) of the Critical Path Institute.  Dr. Weintraub also is a long-time Associate Editor of Movement Disorders Journal.