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Show description/summary:1) National randomized controlled trial of virtual house calls for Parkinson disease2) Neurology Today: Interview with Joseph Safdieh, the new Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today®This podcast begins and closes with Dr. Robert Gross, Editor-in-Chief, briefly discussing highlighted articles from the September 12, 2017 issue of Neurology. In the first segment, Dr. Jeff Ratliff talks with Dr. Ray Dorsey about his paper on virtual house calls for Parkinson disease. In the second part of the podcast, Dr. Andy Southerland interviews Dr. Joseph Safdieh about Dr. Safdieh's new position as Editor in Chief of Neurology Today. Disclosures can be found at Neurology.org.DISCLOSURES: Dr. Ratliff has received a speaker honorarium from Haverford College.Dr. Dorsey has served on the scientific advisory boards of Shire Pharmaceuticals and Huntington's Disease Society of America; has received travel funding and/or honoraria from the American Academy of Neurology and the American Neurological Association; has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Huntington's Disease, HD Insights, and Digital Biomarkers; has been a consultant for 23andMe, Abbott Nutrition, Abbvie, Amgen, Biogen, Clintrex, GlaxoSmithKline, Grand Rounds, Lundbeck MC10, MedAvante, Medico Legal services, NIH/NINDS Optio, Shire, Sunovion Pharma, Teva, UCB, Voyager Therapeutics, State of Georgia, Mednick Associates, and Putnam Associates; has performed clinical practice, including telemedicine, as a movement disorder neurologist; has received research support from Abbvie, AMC Health, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, BioMarin, GlaxoSmithKline, Great Lakes Neurotechnologies, Lundbeck, Medtronic, Prana Biotechnology, Raptor Pharmaceuticals, Roche, Teva Pharmaceuticals, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, University of California Irvine, Duke University, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Davis Phinney Foundation, Michael J. Fox Foundation, Safra Foundation, Greater Rochester Health Foundation, Huntington Study Group, and National Science Foundation; holds Grand Rounds and BlackFlynn stock options; and has received compensation for expert testimony.Dr. Southerland serves as Podcast Editor for Neurology; receives research support from the American Heart Association-American Stroke Association National Clinical Research Program, American Academy of Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Health Resources Services Administration and the NIH; has a provisional patent application titled: "Method, system and computer readable medium for improving treatment times for rapid evaluation of acute stroke via mobile telemedicine;" and gave legal expert review.Dr. Safdieh has served on the scientific advisory board for Upsher Smith; is the Editor-in-Chief of Neurology Today, has received publishing royalties from Elsevier, and has performed consultant work regarding legal proceedings.