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January 2016, PD Support Groups – Guest Speakers/Programs, Northern and Central California

January 8, 2016 By Parkinson's Community Help

Happy New Year!

Several Northern and Central California Parkinson’s support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for January 2016.  Here’s what’s happening at a support group near you.

Do you need to know the support group meeting location, day/time, contact info, and how to RSVP if required?  Please refer to the Stanford Parkinson’s website for all Northern and Central California support groups.

Stay dry,
Robin Riddle

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Lodi
Monday, 1/4, 10-11am
Guest Speaker:  Don Allen, Canine Companions for Independence
Topic:  Service Dogs for Different Needs
RSVP?:  No.

Placerville
Monday, 1/4, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  John Grippe, LVN, care manager, Harlow’s Help at Home, Placerville
RSVP?:  No.

San Francisco YOPD (Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease)/UCSF
Tuesday, 1/5, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker:  Maya Katz, MD, neurologist, UCSF
Discussion Topics:  PD Medications and Non-Medication Therapies
RSVP?:  Yes, preferred.  Email Monica Volz.

Soquel (Santa Cruz County)
Wednesday, 1/6, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Steven Roberts, MD, urologist, PAMF Santa Cruz
RSVP?:  No.

Chico
Wednesday, 1/6, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speakers:  Scott and Julie Corporon, Corporon Law
RSVP?:  No.

Redding
Friday, 1/8, 1-3:30pm  (speaker 1:30-3pm)
Guest Speaker:  Shasta Senior Nutrition Program
Note:  January meeting location is at SSNP, Mercy Oaks campus, 100 Mercy Oaks Dr.
RSVP?:  No.

Eureka
Friday, 1/8, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker:  Michelle Remy, person with PD and artist
RSVP?:  No.

Fresno
Saturday, 1/9, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker:  Cong Zhi Zhao, MD, movement disorder specialist, University Neurology Associates, UCSF Fresno
Topic:  Updates in PD
RSVP?:  No.

Yuba City (Tri-County)
Monday, 1/11, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker:  Terry Adair, DDS, retired
Topic:  Nutrition for PD Patients
RSVP?:  No.

Bakersfield (Kern County)
Tuesday, 1/12, 2-4pm
Guest Speaker:  Monte Leighton, family service counselor, Hillcrest Memorial Park
Topic:  End-of-Life Planning
RSVP?:  No.

Palo Alto/YOPD (Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease)
Tuesday, 1/12, 6:30-8pm
Discussion Topic:  Sleep
Note:  See group leader’s list of TED talks, other online videos, and articles to review.
RSVP?:  Yes, requested if this is your first time attending meeting.  Contact group leader Martha Gardner at least a day before meeting.

Palo Alto/Avenidas
Wednesday, 1/13, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Narayan Brach, clinical psychology graduate student, PGSP-Stanford PsyD Consortium
Topic:  Applying Mindfulness in Coping with the Stress of PD or PD Caregiving – Neuroscience Research and Skill Building
RSVP?:  No.

Millbrae/Magnolia
Thursday, 1/14, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Evaldo dal Poggetto, opera singer
Topic:  Voice strengthening through voice training by singing
RSVP?:  No.

Stockton
Thursday, 1/14, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Robert Halliwell, PhD, pharmacologist, University of the Pacific
Topic:  Update on Stem Cell Research at UofP
RSVP?:  No.

San Francisco/UCSF DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Thursday, 1/14, 6-8pm
Program:  National Geographic’s “Brain Surgery Live” program
RSVP?:  Yes, preferred.  Email Monica Volz.

Sonoma/Vintage House
Friday, 1/15, 10-11am
Guest Speaker:  Vanessa Kettler, balance and fall prevention expert
Topic:  Building Better Balance
RSVP?:  No.

Walnut Creek
Saturday, 1/16, 9am-Noon  (guest speaker 11am-Noon)
Guest Speaker:  Dave Iverson, journalist
Topic:  Building Hope – Addition in the Face of Subtraction
RSVP?:  No.

Carmichael/Post-DBS Class (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Monday, 1/18, 10am-Noon
Topics:  New year’s resolutions to engender motivation.  Pre- and post-DBS neuropsychological issues.
Discussion Facilitated By:  Linda Trettin, PhD, neuropsychologist
RSVP?:  Yes, preferred.  Call group leader Linda Trettin, PhD, 916-453-7942.

Lincoln
Tuesday, 1/19, 10-11am
Guest Speaker:  Marsha Kilian, RYT, Yoga for Living with Parkinson’s, Rocklin
Topic:  Yoga for PD
RSVP?:  No.

Auburn
Tuesday, 1/19, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Kimberly Lanni, PhD, clinical neuropsychologist, Valley Psychological Center, Roseville
Topic:  Psychosocial Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
RSVP?:  No.

San Jose/Villages
Tuesday, 1/19, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Peter Lin, MD, movement disorder specialist, Valley Parkinson Clinic, Los Gatos
Topics:  General overview of PD, and wearable technology research
RSVP?:  Yes, required, if you are not a resident of The Villages.  Call group leader Alice Pratte, 408-223-8033, well in advance of meeting as your name must be put on a list of those authorized to enter this gated community.

Sunnyvale DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)
Wednesday, 1/20, 1:30-3:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Salima Brillman, MD, movement disorder specialist, The Parkinson’s Institute, Sunnyvale
Topics:  Medications and Treatment Agents in PD
RSVP?:  No.

Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 1/21, 10am-Noon
Guest Speaker #1:  EMT/firefighter
Topic #1:  What we need to know to help their job if they ever need to respond to our emergencies
Guest Speaker #2:  Sheri Hoffman, attorney
Topic #2:  Wills, trusts, and estate planning
RSVP?:  No.

Merced
Thursday, 1/21, 10am-Noon
Guest Speaker:  Ann Baucom, travel agent and owner, Merced Travel
Topic:  Traveling with Parkinson’s
RSVP?:  No.

Davis
Thursday, 1/21, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker:  Kelly Ward, Fall Prevention Lady, Sacramento
Topic:  Fall Prevention
RSVP?:  No.

Berkeley
Saturday, 1/23, 10:30am-Noon
Guest Speaker:  Han Lee, MD, movement disorder specialist, Kaiser
Topic:  Your Circle of Care
RSVP?:  Requested.  Call Ann, 510-832-8029, or email PD Active Forum.

Napa YOPD (Young Onset PD)
Sunday, 1/24, 3-5pm  (guest speaker from 4-5pm)
Guest Speaker:  Chrystallyn Lewis, AbbVie, PD patient advocate program
RSVP?:  No.

Fremont
Monday, 1/25, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker:  Sue Buff, PD California Network
RSVP?:  No.

Mill Valley (Marin County)
Tuesday, 1/26, 1-3pm  (program from 1-2pm)
Program:  “Charlie Rose Brain Series,” episode on Parkinson’s Disease (and Huntington’s Disease), aired June 14, 2012
RSVP?:  No.

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