Events

3rd Annual Parkinson's Disease Patient and Caregiver Symposium

Agenda for the comprehensive program covering clinical features, treatments, and research in Parkinson's disease (PD).

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Registration and Breakfast

9 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks, Current Therapy for Parkinson’s,
Amy Colcher, MD, Director, Movement Disorder Division

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. - Research Update, Andrew McGarry, MD,
Attending Neurologist

9:45 a.m. to 10:10 a.m. - Oral Health, Samuel Zwetchkenbaum, DDS

10:10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. - Break

10:20 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. - Rationale for Combining r-TMS and Mindfulness for Movement Disorders, Basant K. Pradhan, MD, Attending Psychiatrist

10:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. - BIG Physical Therapy, Nicholas Caputo, DPT

11:20 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. - Deep Brain Stimulation, James Barrese, MD

11:50 a.m. to noon - Visit Vendor Tables

Noon to 1 p.m. - Lunch and Q&A

1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Cognitive Issues in PD, Andrea J. Casher, PsyD,
Director, Neuropsychology Lab

1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. - PD with Dementia and Implications for Caregivers,
Patty Hoffman, OT, Fox Rehabilitation

2 p.m. to 3 p.m. - Concluding Remarks; Q&A; Visit Vendor Tables