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IETF Virtual Education Events

Listen in to our conversations with experts in the field of essential tremor to learn about diagnosis, surgical options, coping techniques, ET research and much more.

Click the video links below to watch the presentations that interest you most.

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The Global Burden of Essential Tremor and Economic Cost of Treatment
September 2, 2026

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Essential tremor impacts about 25 million people worldwide. In this video, Dr. Kandice Kapinos, senior economist and professor of public policy, RAND School of Public Policy, discusses the economic costs of care and treatment for people living with essential tremor.

Breathing as a Tool for Essential Tremor
July 2, 2026

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Breathing is a tool people can use to help manage stress and anxiety. Since stress and anxiety can worsen essential tremor, when individuals learn to control breathing, it can make an impact on its severity. This presentation is by Elsa Unenge, founder of Breath Curriculum. After watching, take part in this free 8-minute practice session […]

Timing is Everything: Your Journey from Diagnosis to DBS

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Learn about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) treatment for essential tremor offered by Boston Scientific, including some of the new technology being offered. This presentation is by Dr. Philip Tipton, neurologist, and director of the Cole Center for Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville.

Low Intensity Ultrasound Stimulation for Essential Tremor
June 4, 2026

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Nudge, a neurotechnology company based in San Francisco, is studying how low intensity ultrasound affects brain activity and tremor symptoms in people with essential tremor. In this video, Dr. David Segar, medical director of Nudge, gives an overview of Nudge’s research in this area.

Treatment of Essential Tremor with Felix NeuroAI
February 16, 2026

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Dr. Richard Dewey, medical director at Fasikl, discusses the Felix NeuroAI system. The wristband device uses an artificial intelligence system for personalized stimulation for day long continuous tremor relief.

ET and SPEAK OUT! Therapy
November 19, 2025

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SPEAK OUT! Therapy helps people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and other related disorders like vocal essential tremor, regain and retain their speech and swallowing. Hilary Byatt, M.S., CCC-SLP, speech/language pathologist and chief operating officer of the Parkinson Voice Project, explains how this therapy works to improve shaky and hoarse voice, pitch breaks, softer voices and […]

Treating Hand Tremors with the Cala TAPS Therapy
November 17, 2025

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Learn about the Cala kIQ System – the science behind it, how it is used, and how people with essential tremor (ET) can get access to this therapy. The presenter for this virtual education event is Alex Kent, VP of Research at Cala Health. Cala kIQ is a wrist-worn device similar to a wrist watch, […]

Study of Oral Cannabis for Essential Tremor
August 26, 2025

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Dr. Fatta Nahab, voluntary professor of neurosciences at the University of California, San Diego, gives an overview of the Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study of Oral Cannabis for Essential Tremor. The goal of the study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an oral cannabis formulation in a controlled clinical trial. Read the entire […]

Orthostatic Tremor
July 28, 2025

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Orthostatic tremor is a somewhat rare and mysterious condition. It is a tremor of the lower limbs and trunk which is only present when a person is standing. Learn more about it in this presentation by Dr. Alfonso Fasano, chair in neuromodulation, professor of medicine (neurology), University of Toronto, Canada.

Essential Tremor Nonmotor Symptoms
July 25, 2025

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The diagnosis of essential tremor is dependent on identifying progressive tremors in the hands, head, voice, legs and arms. But there are also nonmotor symptoms beyond tremor, as explained in this presentation by Dr. Pravin Khemani, medical director, Movement Disorders Clinic at Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle.