Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have
guest speakers or programs planned for March 2015. Here’s what’s
happening at a support group near you.
Placerville
Tuesday, 3/3, 1:30-3pm
Group Discussion Topics: Walking, gait exercise, and therapy for PD.
Discussion will be aided by online videos by physical therapists and PD
research organizations.
RSVP?: No.
Roseville
Tuesday, 3/3, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Kimberly Lanni, PhD, Valley Psychological Center, Roseville
Topic: Psychosocial symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease
RSVP?: No.
Soquel (Santa Cruz County)
Wednesday, 3/4, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speakers: Neng Huang, MD, PhD, movement disorder specialist in
private practice, Los Gatos, and Fahd Khan, MD, neurosurgeon, Good
Samaritan Hospital, Los Gatos
Topic: New DBS implant center at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Gatos
RSVP?: No.
Chico
Wednesday, 3/4, 1:30-3pm
Program: Tai chi class, led by Ferrell Prouty
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 3/6, 10-11:45am (program starts about 10:20am)
Program: “DBS without the BS” — Q&A with panelists who have had DBS
(deep brain stimulation) surgery
RSVP?: No.
Visalia
Friday, 3/6, 10:30am-noon
Guest Speaker: Ronald Ziman, MD, medical director at CARE at Granada
Hills Community Hospital
Program: Updates with PD, and “Ask the Doctor”
RSVP?: No.
Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
Saturday, 3/7, 1-3:15pm (guest speaker from 1-2pm)
Guest Speakers: Dave Iverson, journalist, and Torri Campbell, dance
instructor
Topics: Parkinson’s Dance Project Sonoma, and “Capturing Grace”
RSVP?: No.
Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 3/9, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Kathryn Kring, speech/language pathologist, Ride Out
Hospital
Topics: Swallow and voice functions in relation to PD
RSVP?: No.
El Dorado Hills
Tuesday, 3/10, noon-2pm
Program: “Arthritis – How to Put Pain in Its Place.” Discussion will
be aided by DVDs and materials from the Arthritis Foundation.
RSVP?: No.
Pacific Grove (Monterey County)
Tuesday, 3/10, 3-4:30pm
Guest Speaker: Matt Arnold, MD, movement disorder specialist, Sutter
East Bay, Berkeley
Topic: Living Well with PD
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto Young Onset PD (YOPD)
Tuesday, 3/10, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: James Tetrud, MD, movement disorder specialist, The
Parkinson’s Institute, Sunnyvale
Topics: PD Medications – What’s Available, What’s New, and What’s in
the Pipeline
RSVP?: Yes, requested as group leaders need a headcount for food.
Dinner will be provided. Email rriddle@stanford.edu by Sunday 3/8, 5pm.
Lakeport
Wednesday, 3/11, 11am (Day and time change for March 2015 only)
Guest Speaker: Maya Katz, MD, movement disorder specialist, UC San
Francisco and SF VA
Topics: PD, medications, and Q&A
RSVP?: Yes, requested as group leaders need a headcount for food. Lunch
will be provided. Email phillip.e.myers@att.net
San Francisco (CPMC)
Wednesday, 3/11, 10am-noon
Program: Open Q&A with Arshia Sadreddin, MD, movement disorder
specialist, CPMC
RSVP?: Yes, required. Phone Jessica Fong, medical assistant, CPMC,
415-600-7886.
Turlock
Wednesday, 3/11, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Eddie Ballesteros, DMV senior driver ombudsman
Topics: Driving with PD, and Tips for Safety on the Road
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto
Wednesday, 3/11, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Nikki Hochhauser, Home Instead Senior Care, Mountain View
Topics: Care Options, Legal Changes in Home Care in 2015, and
Preventing Hospitalizations in PD
RSVP?: No.
Oakland
Thursday, 3/12, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Jayah Faye Paley, certified trainer, Poles for Mobility
Topic: Pole Walking for Balance and Mobility
RSVP?: No.
Stockton
Thursday, 3/12, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Melody Tolmie, NMT, neurologic music therapist, private
practice, Stockton
Topics: Health and wellness areas served by music therapy
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Thursday, 3/12, 6-8pm
Program: Q&A with Melanie Lising, MD, and Svjetlana Miocinovic, MD,
neurology fellows, UC San Francisco
RSVP?: Yes, preferred. Email monica.volz@ucsf.edu
Redding
Friday, 3/13, 12:30-3:30pm (group meeting is from 1-3pm)
Guest Speaker: Matt Arnold, MD, movement disorder specialist, Sutter
East Bay, Berkeley
Topic: Living Well with PD
RSVP?: No.
Eureka
Friday, 3/13, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker: Ryan Vodden, LAC, acupuncturist
RSVP?: No.
Fresno
Saturday, 3/14, 10am-noon
Guest Speakers: Benjamin Remington, MD, neurosurgeon, Modesto, and
Jennifer Fry, Medtronic representative
Topic: DBS – A Surgical Option in PD
RSVP?: No.
Folsom
Monday, 3/16, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Michelle Payne, speech/language pathologist, UC Davis
Topics: Voice and Swallowing Therapy in PD
RSVP?: No.
Sacramento Post-DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Monday, 3/16, 10am-noon
Topic: What’s New for PD?
Possible Guest: Suketu Khandhar, MD, movement disorder specialist,
Kaiser Sacramento
RSVP?: Yes, required. Please phone Kaiser Sacramento Neuroscience
Reception Desk, 916-973-6860.
Lincoln
Tuesday, 3/17, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Susan Feldman, Brightstar Care, Roseville
RSVP?: No.
Auburn
Tuesday, 3/17, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Eddie Ballesteros, DMV senior driver ombudsman
Topic: Senior Driving Safety
RSVP?: No.
Modesto
Wednesday, 3/18, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Eddie Ballesteros, DMV senior driver ombudsman
Topic: Senior Driving Safety
RSVP?: No.
Sunnyvale DBS
Wednesday, 3/18, 1:30-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Edward Jonathans
Topic: Interactive metronome therapy
RSVP?: Preferred. Contact group leader in advance.
Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 3/19, 10am-noon
Guest Speakers: Nicklesh Thakur, DO, and Linda Ramatowski, NP, Sutter
Neuroscience, Sacramento
Topics: Non-Motor Symptoms of PD
RSVP?: No.
Walnut Creek
Saturday, 3/21, 9am-noon (guest speakers from 11am-noon)
Guest Speakers: Steve Molinari, OT, occupational therapist, and Marilyn
Nikkari, SLP, speech therapist, John Muir Health
Topics: Occupational therapy and speech therapy interventions in the
treatment of PD
RSVP?: No.
Fremont
Monday, 3/23, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker: Jayah Faye Paley, certified trainer, Poles for Mobility
Topic: Pole Walking for Balance and Mobility
RSVP?: No.
Mill Valley (Marin County)
Tuesday, 3/24, 1-3pm (guest speaker from 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker: Stephanie Lawrence, Iyengar yoga teacher
Program and demonstration: Benefits of Yoga for PD
RSVP?: No.