Advances in Treatment & the Search for a Cure

Cadence Bank Arena and Conference Center
375 East Main Street
Tupelo, MS 38804

March 18, 2023

10:00 am to 1:00 pm CDT

FREE

Parkinson’s Research and Care: Advances in Treatment & the Search for a Cure

Check-in & Exhibitor Booths Open at 9:15 a.m. CST

Participants will learn how research helps shape treatments and identify new care strategies for managing Parkinson's symptoms. This program will also provide information on where we stand in the search for a cure, and what that would mean for people affected by Parkinson's today and future generations.

There is no charge to attend, but registration is required. This program is open to people with Parkinson's, their families, friends and the community.

Speakers
Marissa Dean, MD
Assistant Professor | Division of Movement Disorders | Department of Neurology
UAB | The University of Alabama at Birmingham

William Owens, MD
Neurologist
Mid-South Neurology

**Agenda CST**
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m.	Check-in and Exhibitor Booths Open
10:00 a.m.- 10:10 a.m.	Welcome Annie Long, Parkinson's Foundation
10:10 a.m.- 10:45 a.m.	Advances in Parkinson's Disease Treatment William Owens, MD Mid-South Neurology
10:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.	Fitness Break: Tai Chi Stephen Thompson
11:00 a.m.-11:35 a.m.	The Latest in Parkinson's Research & the Search for a Cure Marissa Dean, MD UAB \| The University of Alabama at Birmingham
11:35 a.m.- 12:05 p.m.	Question & Answer Session
12:05 p.m.- 12:25 p.m.	Lunch Break
12:25 p.m.- 12:55 p.m.	Person with Parkinson's and Care Partner Panel
12:55 p.m.- 1:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks Annie Long Parkinson's Foundation