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Feb 2015, Parkinson’s Support Group Meetings – Guest Speakers or Programs, Northern/Central California

February 1, 2015 By Stanford Parkinson's Community Help

Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have
guest speakers or programs planned for February 2015.  Here’s what’s
happening at a support group near you.

Lodi
Monday, 2/2, 10-11am
Guest Speaker #1:  Darlene Isbell, partner of someone with Parkinson’s
Topic #1:  Nutrition
Guest Speaker #2:  George Johnston, PANC
Topic #2:  Living with PD and a service dog
RSVP?:  No.

Placerville
Tuesday, 2/3, 1:30-3pm
Group Discussion Topic:  Dealing with dyskinesia.  Discussion will be
aided by Dr. Michael Okun’s blog post and excerpts from two DVDs.
RSVP?:  No.

Roseville
Tuesday, 2/3, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Christopher Boyd, chief of police, Citrus Heights
Topic:  Scams designed to separate seniors from their money
RSVP?:  No.

Hollister
Tuesday, 2/3, 1:30-3:30pm
Discussion Topic:  Parkinson’s Aware in Care Kit
RSVP?:  No.

San Francisco/Kaiser  – note new day as of January 2015
Tuesday, 2/3, 4:30-6pm
Guest Speaker Group #1:  Rock Steady Boxing San Francisco
Guest Speaker Group #2:  Dance for Parkinson’s
RSVP?:  No.

Soquel (Santa Cruz County)  – note new time as of January 2015
Wednesday, 2/4, 1-2:30pm
Panel Topic:  Remembering loved ones who had PD
RSVP?:  No.

Chico
Wednesday, 2/4, 1:30-3pm
Discussion Topic:  Your experience, questions, and suggestions about
with PD and medications
RSVP?:  No.

San Lorenzo (San Leandro)
Thursday, 2/5, 10-11:30am
Guest Speaker:  Ariane Chapple, fundraising manager, The Parkinson’s
Institute, Sunnyvale
Topics:  Update from The Parkinson’s Institute, including the “Less
Talk! More Walk!” Walkathon
RSVP?:  No.

Orangevale
Thursday, 2/5, 10-11:15am
Program:  Viewing and discussing “Capturing Grace”
RSVP?:  No.

San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 2/6, 10-11:45am  (program starts about 10:20am)
Entertainment/Program:  The Tap Dancing Divas
RSVP?:  No.

Visalia
Friday, 2/6, 10:30am-noon
Discussion Topic:  Parkinson’s Unity Walk
RSVP?:  No.

Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
Saturday, 2/7, 1-3:15pm  (guest speaker from 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker:  Neng Huang, MD, PhD, Valley Parkinson Clinic, Los
Gatos
Topic:  Parkinson’s Disease
RSVP?:  No.

Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 2/9, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker:  Carol Kinsel, owner, Senior Care Solutions
Topics:  In-home care, facilities, and communities
RSVP?:  No.

Lakeport
Monday, 2/9, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Arch Kottler
Topic:  Benefits of tai chi to PD
RSVP?:  No.

Pacific Grove (Monterey County)
Tuesday, 2/10, 3-4:30pm
Program:  Divide into two discussion groups – those with PD and care
partners
RSVP?:  No.

Palo Alto Young Onset PD (YOPD)
Tuesday, 2/10, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker:  Andrea Cordovez, music therapist
Topic:  Benefits of Music Therapy for PD
RSVP?:  Yes, if this is your first time attending.  Email group leader
in advance.

Palo Alto
Wednesday, 2/11, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Megan DePuy, speech/language pathologist, Stanford
University Medical Center and private practice in San Mateo
Topic:  Treatment Options – Speech, Voice, and Swallowing in PD
RSVP?:  No.

Oakland
Thursday, 2/12, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Peter Pressman, MD, behavioral neurology fellow,
UCSF Memory & Aging Clinic, San Francisco
Topic:  Cognition and Emotion in PD
RSVP?:  Yes, requested.  Email group leader in advance.

Stockton
Thursday 2/12, 1:30-3pm
Discussion Topic:  Food as Medicine
Facilitator:  Group member
RSVP?:  No.

Redding
Friday, 2/13, 12:30-3:30pm  (group meeting is from 1-3pm)
Guest Speaker:  Niko Kuyper, marketing representative, Northern
Rehab, Redding
Topics:  Staying safe at home, and different devices that can help with
this goal
RSVP?:  No.

Grass Valley
Friday, 2/13, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Brief presentation by Kristin Jenkins, community sales
director, Atria Grass Valley
RSVP?:  No.

Fresno
Saturday, 2/14, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker:  Ismael Anda, senior ombudsman, DMV
Topic:  DMV Services
RSVP?:  No.

Auburn
Tuesday, 2/17, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Dan Anderson
Topic:  Speech, Swallowing, and Communication for PD Patients
RSVP?:  No.

Sunnyvale DBS
Wednesday, 2/18, 1:30-3:30pm
Panel on DBS Experiences with Lee Schwager and David
Weinberg
RSVP?:  Preferred.  Contact group leader in advance.

Sacramento DBS/UC Davis  – note new group as of February 2015
Wednesday, 2/18, 2:30-4:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Sasha Duffy, MD, movement disorder fellow, UC Davis
Topics:  Impulse Control Disorders and Dopamine Dysregulation
Syndrome in PD
RSVP?:  Preferred.  Contact group leader in advance.

Walnut Creek
Saturday, 2/21, 9am-noon  (main program 10am-noon)
2-Group Program (9-10am):  Divide into two groups — Parkinsonians
and caregivers
3-Group Program (10:40am-noon):  Divide into three groups —
Parkinsonians only, caregivers only, and DBS
RSVP?:  No.

Napa YOPD (Young Onset PD)
Sunday, 2/22, 3-5pm  (guest speaker 4-5pm)
Guest Speaker:  Tama Adelman, retired RN and yoga instructor
Topic:  Yoga class she is starting for the PD community in Napa
RSVP?:  No.

Fremont
Monday, 2/23, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Vy Nguyen, OT, occupational therapist, Washington
Hospital Fremont

RSVP?:  No.

Mill Valley (Marin County)
Tuesday, 2/24, 1-3pm  (guest speaker from 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker:  Torri Campbell, dance instructor, presenting Dave
Iverson’s film “Capturing Grace”
RSVP?:  No.

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