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.