Some Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for February 2014. Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you.
Also listed below is a “PSP and CBD Research Update” to be held on February 8th in San Francisco. This event is co-organized by UCSF’s Memory and Aging Center plus Brain Support Network, the Northern/Central California PSP and CBD Support Group. PSP = progressive supranuclear palsy CBD = corticobasal degeneration.
For the meeting location, day/time, contact info, and RSVP details (if an RSVP is required or preferred) for all Northern and Central California support groups, see the Stanford website.
What does it mean if a support group you sometimes attend isn’t listed below? It might mean that the group doesn’t have its regular meeting this month, or the group is having a social event. Or it might mean that this month’s meeting doesn’t have a guest speaker. Or it might mean that the guest speaker info didn’t arrive from the group in time to be added here. Last but not least, it could mean that I messed up. If you are not a regular attendee of a group, it’s always a good idea to call the group leader to confirm the meeting! (See the group leader’s contact info.)
Happy Lunar New Year!
Robin
parkinsons.stanford.edu
650-724-6090
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Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
Saturday, 2/1, 1-3:15pm (guest speaker is 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker: Julie Andersen, PhD, research scientist, Buck Institute, Novato
Topic: Updates on Parkinson’s Research
RSVP?: No.
San Andreas (Calaveras County)
Tuesday, 2/4, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Anthony Warren, Family Fitness, Angel’s Camp
Topic: Exercise Demonstration
RSVP?: No.
Placerville
Tuesday, 2/4, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Ehsan Hadi, MD, neurologist, Mercy Medical Group, Carmichael
Topic: Living Well with Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Santa Cruz
Wednesday, 2/5, 12:30-2pm
Guest Speaker: Beth Hyytinen, HICAP manager, Senior Network
Services, Santa Cruz
Topic: Medicare Part D and the Affordable Care Act
RSVP?: No.
Orangevale
Thursday, 2/6, 10-11:15am
Program: Showing second half of movie “Awakenings”
RSVP?: No.
San Jose – Willow Glen
Friday, 2/7, 10am-noon (program starts about 10:20am)
Guest Speaker: Kristen Larsen, director of education, ProtoKinetics
Topic: Mobilaser – a visual cueing device
RSVP?: No.
Visalia
Friday, 2/7, 10:30am-noon
Guest Speaker: Ronald Ziman, MD, movement disorder specialist,
Neurocommunity Foundation, West Hills
Topic: Brief Overview and Parkinson’s Updates. Plus “Ask the Doctor.”
RSVP?: No.
Ft. Bragg
Friday, 2/7, 2-3pm
Guest Speaker: Mike Morris, Numotion
Topic: The Latest in Wheelchairs
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco
Saturday, 2/8, 8:30am-12:30pm
UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center, Fisher Banquet Room, 1675 Owens
Street, SF
Program: “PSP and CBD Research Update: What Have We Learned and What
Research is Underway at UCSF?” Free, half-day seminar for those with
PSP or CBD, family members, and friends. Organized by UCSF’s Memory
and Aging Center and Brain Support Network. Continental breakfast is
provided. There is a fee for parking. RSVP is required by Feb 4. For further
details or to RSVP, contact Sharon Reichardt. Please provide a contact
name, phone number, email address, the number of people attending with
you, and their first names (for nametags).
Fresno
Saturday, 2/8, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Bob Starr, DDS, dentist, Fresno
Topic: Importance of Dental Hygiene
RSVP?: No.
Pleasanton
Saturday, 2/8, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Stephen Ratliff, Livermore Valley Senior Living Center
Topic: Introduction to their facility
RSVP?: No.
Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 2/10, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Carol Kinsel, geriatric care manager, Senior Care Solutions
Topic: Navigating the Senior Care Maze
RSVP?: No.
El Dorado Hills
Tuesday, 2/11, noon-2pm
Guest Speaker: Love Miller, CTAP
Topic: California Telephone Access Program
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco
Tueday, 2/11, 4:30-6pm
Guest Speakers: Rebecca Hartman, PT, and Debbie Hopkins, PT, Kaiser
San Francisco
Topic: Physical Therapy
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto Young Onset PD
Tuesday, 2/11, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, movement disorder
specialist, Stanford University
Topic: Brain Radio and Interleaving: New Developments in Deep Brain
Stimulation
RSVP?: Yes, required as space is limited. (There are 18 wheeled
chairs around the table, and 27 small folding chairs along the
walls). RSVP to Stanford APDA, phone 650-724-6090.
Palo Alto
Wednesday, 2/12, 2-3:30pm
Program: Discussion on sleep problems in Parkinson’s Disease, led by
Robin Riddle, Stanford APDA Parkinson’s Information & Referral Center
RSVP?: No.
Oakland
Thursday, 2/13, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Jan Stohr, PhD, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCSF
Topic: Introduction to Prion Biology
RSVP?: Yes, required. RSVP to Joyce Sakai.
Walnut Creek
Saturday, 2/15, 10am-noon (break-out groups from 11am-noon)
Program: Divide into three discussion/sharing groups — men with PD,
women with PD, and caregivers
RSVP?: No.
Lincoln
Tuesday, 2/18, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Erin Vestal, DPT, NCS, physical therapist, Kaiser Roseville
Topic: Physical Therapy for PD
RSVP?: No.
Sunnyvale DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Wednesday, 2/19, 2-4pm (time change for this meeting only)
Guest Speaker: Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, movement disorder
specialist, Stanford University
Topic: Brain Radio: New Developments in Deep Brain Stimulation
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. RSVP to Greg James, phone 650-380-2881.