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Many Northern and Central California Parkinson’s Disease (PD) support groups have guest speakers or programs planned for June 2017. 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.
What does it mean if a support group you sometimes attend isn’t listed below? It might mean that the group doesn’t have a guest speaker or specific program, the group doesn’t have its regular meeting this month, the group has a social event, or 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 link above for the group leader’s contact info.)
Happy June,
Robin Riddle
parkinsons.stanford.edu
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Half Moon Bay
Thursday, 6/1, 3-4pm
Guest Speaker: Cherry Tuck, PD fighter
Topic: Her journey
RSVP?: No.
San Jose/Willow Glen
Friday, 6/2, 10am-noon (program starts about 10:20am)
Program: Break into two groups — those with PD and caregivers
RSVP?: No.
Santa Rosa (Sonoma County)
Saturday, 6/3, 1-3:15pm (guest speaker 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker: Allan Bernstein, MD, neurologist, Santa Rosa
Topic: Mood, cognitive, and sleep disorders in Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Lodi
Monday, 6/5, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Dianna Powell, San Joaquin County coordinator,
Legal Services of Northern California
Topic: HICAP and Medicare updates
RSVP?: No.
Roseville
Tuesday, 6/6, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Lin Zhang, MD, PhD, movement disorder specialist, UC Davis, Sacramento
Topic: Nuplazid – new drug for psychosis associated with Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco/UCSF Young Onset Parkinson’s Group
Tuesday, 6/6, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: Cameron Wisdom, Mission Bay Rock Steady
Boxing Gym, San Francisco
RSVP?: Yes, preferred to Monica Volz.
Soquel (Santa Cruz County)
Wednesday, 6/7, 1-2:30pm
Guest Speaker: Jenifer Armstrong, PharmD, pharmacist, Santa Cruz
Topic: PD – Inside and out of the prescription bottle
RSVP?: No.
Chico
Wednesday, 6/7, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Attorney, Corporon Law Offices
Topic: Long-term care planning (trusts, wills, and other legal documents)
RSVP?: No.
Sonoma/Vintage House
Thursday, 6/8, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Vanessa Kettler, balance instructor
Topic: Balance and fall prevention
RSVP?: No.
Stockton
Thursday, 6/8, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Christopher Trinchera
Topic: Medical marijuana
RSVP?: No.
St. Helena/Rianda House (new group)
Thursday, 6/8, 3:30-4:30pm
Guest Speaker: Barbara Brown, PT, physical therapist, St. Helena Hospital
Topic: Importance of a PT’s expertise in a PD care plan
RSVP?: No.
Fresno
Saturday, 6/10, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Beate Ritz, MD, PhD, UCLA
Topic: PEG (Parkinson’s, Environment & Genes) study at UCLA
RSVP?: No.
Yuba City (Tri-Counties)
Monday, 6/12, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Carly Pacheco, deputy director, FREED Center for
Independent Living, Grass Valley
Topic: FREED Center’s services
RSVP?: No.
Gilroy
Monday, 6/12, noon-1:30pm (new time)
Program: Listening to and discussing Michael J. Fox Foundation podcasts
on sleep disturbances and urinary problems in Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Bakersfield
Tuesday, 6/13, 2-4pm
Guest Speaker: Lin Zhang, MD, PhD, movement disorder specialist, UC
Davis, Sacramento
Topic: PD and the management of off episodes with Apokyn
RSVP?: Yes to group leaders Linda Feist, 661-304-9227, or Bill
Burgemaster, 661-343-2707
Pacific Grove (Monterey County)
Tuesday, 6/13, 3-4:30pm
Guest Speaker: Katie Pietsch, SLP, speech therapist, CHOMP
Topic: Think LOUD! – Speech and swallowing changes in PD
RSVP?: No.
San Francisco/Kaiser Young Onset Parkinson’s Group
Tuesday, 6/13, 4:30-6pm
Guest Speaker: Rima Ash, MD, movement disorder specialist, Kaiser SF
Topic: DBS therapies
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto Young Onset Parkinson’s Group
Tuesday, 6/13, 6:30-8pm
Guest Speaker: Helen Garvy, PD advocate and care partner
Topic: Medical cannabis for PD
RSVP?: Preferred, if this is your first time. RSVP at least 24 hours
in advance to Martha Gardner, group leader.
Turlock
Wednesday, 6/14, 1-2pm
Guest Speaker: Robert McCulla, DDS, dentist
Topic: Parkinson’s and sleep
RSVP?: No.
Palo Alto/Avenidas
Wednesday, 6/14, 2-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Ellen Corman, manager, Farewell to Falls, Stanford
Health Care
Topic: Fall prevention in Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Sacramento/Arden Arcade
Thursday, 6/15, 10am-noon
Guest Speaker: Lin Zhang, MD, PhD, movement disorder specialist, UC
Davis, Sacramento
Topic: PD – more than motor symptoms
RSVP?: No.
Carmichael/Mercy San Juan – Post-Deep Brain Stimulation Group
Thursday, 6/15, 2:30-3:30pm
Topic: Lifestyle health
RSVP?: Yes, to Kathleen Hoigaard, Mercy San Juan Campus
Walnut Creek (Mt. Diablo)
Saturday, 6/17, 9am-noon (speaker 10:45am-11:45am)
Guest Speaker: Nijee Luthra, MD, PhD, movement disorders fellow, UCSF
Topic: Advances in treatment of Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Lincoln
Tuesday, 6/20, 10-11am
Guest Speaker: Millie Nunez, PD cycling instructor, Sun City Lincoln Hills
Topic: Nutrition and forced exercise
RSVP?: No.
Auburn
Tuesday, 6/20, 1:30-3pm
Guest Speaker: Stephanie Fiola, RN, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals
Topic: Discovering Duopa – carbidopa/levodopa eternal suspension
RSVP?: No.
Modesto
Wednesday, 6/21, 1:30-3:30pm
Guest Speaker: Carlos Becerra, personal trainer, Alpha Fitness
RSVP?: No.
Auburn (special bonus meeting at same location as regular meeting)
Thursday, 6/22, 6-7:30pm
Guest Speaker: Robert Ghelfi, MD, Northern California Surgical Group,
Redding
Topic: Stem cell therapy for PD
RSVP?: No.
Mill Valley (Marin County)
Friday, 6/23, 1-3pm (guest speaker 1-2pm)
Guest Speaker: Sue Weiss, RD, dietitian, Kaiser San Rafael
Topic: Nutrition and Parkinson’s
RSVP?: No.
Fremont
Monday, 6/26, 7-9:30pm
Guest Speaker: Han Lee, MD, movement disorder specialist, Kaiser San
Leandro
RSVP?: No.