key: cord-0682919-rajiskvc authors: Wijeratne, Tissa; Grisold, Wolfgang; Trenkwalder, Claudia; William Carroll, A.M. title: World Brain Day 2020: Move together to end Parkinson's disease date: 2020-06-24 journal: J Neurol Sci DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2020.116996 sha: 29952f6065f789775b4cfb39197782c4015463f8 doc_id: 682919 cord_uid: rajiskvc nan The Global Neurology Alliance (GNA) is ideally poised to advise key organizations such as the WHO and national governments as they work together to tackle the world's leading cause of disability https://wfneurology.org/global-neurology-alliance. The World Brain Day campaign is an ideal opportunity for the members of the GNA to formulate, organize and deliver effective policies and actions worldwide around the chosen theme for the year. Our organizations must mobilize, raise awareness of this threat and prepare measures at local, national, regional, and global levels to ensure readiness for fast and efficient action. The first World Brain Day (WBD) was initiated on July 22, 2014 with the purpose to raise awareness and advocacy for all neurological disorders and increase attention to the importance of brain health. For each successive WBD, the WFN has chosen a topic and promoted WBD by providing educational material, resources and press support to its 122 member societies. For several topics, the WFN has partnered with other international organizations in the way it has with MDS this year. WFN member societies and those of the broader Global Neurology Alliance are encouraged to use WBD and the materials available to jointly advocate for the relevant disease featured each year. On July 22, it is hoped that most of the WFN's 122 national member associations and MDS members will participate in public awareness programs, virtual symposia, webinars, and other educational and advocacy activities, as well as engage on social media via Facebook Live and Twitter chats in their own countries and regions to highlight the key issues related to Parkinson's disease. The WFN has worked jointly with MDS to generate a WBD toolkit that includes resources for those who will join the campaign. MDS is a professional society of more than 8,500 clinicians, scientists and other healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the care of patients with movement disorders through education and research. Its four regional sections representing the Americas, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and Africa elaborate on the critical importance of education, collaboration, and advocacy. The African Academy of Neurology (AFAN), Pan American Federation of Neurological Societies (PAFNS), Australasian and Oceanian Association of Neurology (AOAN), Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS), American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) are also partnering with the WBD 2020 campaign. We invite all neurologists, movement disorders specialists and colleagues, neurology nurses and allied health professionals, neuroscientists, advocacy organizations, bloggers, patient support groups, and others to join this ambitious campaign. The WFN is partnering with a professional public relations agency throughout the 2020 WBD campaign. For all inquiries, please contact wbd2020@wfneurology.org or Jade Levy, WFN Education Project Coordinator, at jade@wfneurology.org for further information. Parkinson's disease is a chronic, neurodegenerative brain disease that affects more than 7 million people of all ages worldwide, and its prevalence continues to increase. Disability Parkinson's disease is a whole -body disease that affects movement and almost all aspects of brain function, with symptoms worsening over time. Access to quality neurological care, life -changing treatments, and essential medication is unavailable in many parts of the world Research Additional resources are needed to help unlock the cause, onset, progression, and treatment of this disease across all ages. Let us work together to diagnose earlier, treat more effectively, and improve the lives of both those living with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers. Interested parties may download banner ads, social media graphics and content, videos and more from the WBD website and share across their networks. The WBD 2020 team is preparing for a global live webinar on July 22, 2020 at 1:00 am Eastern Standard time with ample opportunity for live questions and answers. Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990-2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study The global burden of neurological disorders. The Lance t Neurology Global, regional, and national burden of Parkinson's disease, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study The burden of Parkinson's disease: a worldwide perspective The neurology of COVID-19 revisited: A proposal from the Environmental Neurology Specialty Group of the World Federation of Neurology to implement international neurological registries Residency training: Advocacy training in neurology: lessons from the Palatucci Advocacy Leadership Forum We invite you to talk about WBD at every opportunity. Have flyers on WBD in your consulting rooms. Add a line about WBD to your email signature. Talk about WBD in your letters to primary care doctors. Talk about WBD when you teach residents and medical students using our slide kit or excellent educational material available through the MDS website.