Description: 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Continental Breakfast
9:30-10 a.m.: Keynote: How Do We Get to the Cure for Parkinson’s Disease and How Do We Get There Faster? – Todd Sherer, PhD
Todd Sherer, PhD, is the vice president for Research Programs of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
10-10:45 a.m.: Parkinson’s Disease in 2010: Research & Treatment Update – Tanya Simuni, MD
Tanya Simuni, MD, is a neurologist on the medical staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, medical director of Northwestern University Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center and associate professor of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
10:45-11 a.m.: Question-and-Answer Session – Tanya Simuni, MD, and Todd Sherer, PhD
11-11:15 a.m.: Exercise Break
11:15-11:45 a.m.: Surgery for Parkinson’s Disease: What’s New? – Joshua M. Rosenow, MD
Joshua Rosenow, MD, is a neurological surgeon on the medical staff at Northwestern Memorial and director of Functional Neurosurgery and assistant professor of Neurological Surgery at Feinberg.
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Keep Moving: Novel Approaches to Exercise – Santiago D. Toledo, MD
Santiago Toledo, MD, is assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Feinberg and medical director of the Rehabilitation Programs for Movement Disorders and Orthopedics at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
12:15-1 p.m.: Lunch
1-1:25 p.m.: Ask the Physician: Physician Panel
1:25-2 p.m.: Dance for Parkinsons! – Citlali López-Ortiz, PhD, MA
Citlali López-Ortiz, PhD, MA, is a professional dancer and expert in Dance and Movement Sciences, adjunct assistant professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Feinberg and a research scientist in Sensory Motor Performance Program at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
2-2:30 p.m.: Breakout Sessions
8:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Fourth Annual Patient Art Exhibit: The Art of Parkinson’s
To participate in the patient Art Exhibit, please call Northwestern University Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at 312-503-4397.
When: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM
Fee(s): To register and obtain location details, please call Northwestern Memorial’s Health Resources and Physician Referral Service at 312-926-8400.
Contact Name: Diane B. Breslow
Contact Phone: 877-926-4664
Contact Email: dbreslow@nmff.org