Insights & Inspirations - March 17, 2012
Insights & Inspirations
Parkinson's Disease Event for People 59 and Under
Presented by OHSU Parkinson Center of Oregon
in partnership with the Brian Grant Foundation
Join us for a symposium designed just for you and the unique challenges you and your family faces when living with young-onset Parkinson's disease. The program features a mix of both medical experts and peers living with young onset PD daily. See the agenda below for details.
Saturday, March 17, 2012
9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
OHSU School of Nursing Building
Auditorium, Room 144
3455 SW U.S. Veterans Hospital Road
Portland, Oregon
Directions
Registration
Registration deadline is March 9th.
$20 per person
For more information, please call 503 494-9054
Agenda
Welcome & Opening Remarks -- Julie Carter, ANP, Associate Director
9:00 — 9:10 a.m.
Greeting -- Ben Petrick, former Major Leaguer with Colorado Rockies
9:10 -- 9:30 a.m.
A Hopeful Vision for Your Future -- Matt Brodsky, MD
9:30 — 10:15 a.m.
Potential Mobility Constraints in PD — Laurie King, PT, PhD
10:15 — 11:00 a.m.
Prevention of Mobility Constraints: A Tailor-Made Exercise Program
(Live demonstration and stretch break) — Jenny Wilhelm, DPT
11:00 — 12:00 p.m.
Lunch & Networking
12:00 — 1:00 p.m.
Workshops (choose one)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
- Maintaining Intimacy & Emotional Connection -- Sheila Silver, DHS
- Parenting with Parkinson's Disease -- Allison Lipnick, LCSW
- Ins & Outs of Social Security Disability -- Cheryl Coon, Attorney-at-Law
Here for Each Other — A Panel of Young People with PD
2:15 — 3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
3:00 -- 3:30 p.m.
Directions to School of Nursing (SON) Auditorium
- From Sam Jackson Park Road, proceed up the hill & turn left on U.S. Veteran's Hospital Road.
You will see the School of Nursing building on your right. - For Parking, proceed past the School of Nursing building and turn right on SW Gaines Road.
Parking is located in the Gaines Lot, on Gaines Road.
Gaines Road is on the south side of the School of Nursing building. - To reach the auditorium, access the School of Nursing entrance on Gaines Road and take the elevator down to the 1st floor.
