The Parkinson Association of Northern California (PANC) is hosting its annual conference, virtually this year.  Anyone in the US may attend.  The keynote speaker is Parkinson’s advocate Dr. Soania Mathur.  Several movement disorder specialists from Northern California will be speaking.  Registration is $10/person.  Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach will be exhibiting, virtually.

You’ll have the opportunity to view the online conference from the comfort of your home, learn more about PD, explore the virtual exhibit hall (where Stanford will be exhibiting), participate in the movement breaks, and have access to the PANC ParkinsonWISE video.

Anyone affected by PD is invited to attend.  And anyone in the US (or around the world) is welcome to attend.  Though many (not all) of the speakers are from Northern California, they will be speaking on important topics in PD — symptoms, treatment, and care. 

REGISTRATION

Registration is $10 per person, which includes live access to the conference broadcast and exhibit hall.  Additionally, the printed conference program, PANC wrist band, and the book “Shaky Hands – A Kids Guide to Parkinson’s Disease” by the keynote speaker will be mailed to all registrants in advance.  That is….assuming you register well in advance!

Register at the PANC conference registration webpage or by calling PANC, phone 916-357-6641

AGENDA

Here’s the conference agenda:

Saturday, October 24, 2020

Conference, 8:30am – 1pm (PT)

Virtual exhibit hall, 7:30am – 1:30pm (PT)

8:30am   
Welcome and Announcements

8:40am   
Morning Coffee Q&A with Suketu Khandhar, MD, Kaiser Permanente Neurology

9:25am   
Sleep in PD, Erica Byrd, MD, Sutter Medical Group Neurology

9:55am   
Keynote Fireside Chat, Soania Mathur BSc, MD, CFP and Suketu Khandhar, MD, Kaiser Permanente Neurology

10:25am 
Movement break, Kathy Van Hoof, Dance for Parkinson’s, Pamela Trokanski Dance Theatre

10:40am 
Future of NeuroModulation, Jill Ostrem, MD, UC San Francisco

11:10am 
Expert Panel Discussion

• Moderator, Norika Malhado-Chang, MD, UC Davis School of Medicine 
• Physical Therapist, Sara Pinasco, PT, Kaiser Permanente 
• Care Partner, Carolyn Loveridge                           
• Movement Disorder Specialist, Ashok Joshua Dayananthan, MD, UC Davis Health
• Geriatric Psychiatrist, Beverly Chang, MD, Private Practice
• Registered Dietician, Erin Lavin, RD, CNSC, UC Davis Health
• Social Worker, Erin Kight, LCSW, Sutter Health
• Speech Therapist, Marty Mooney-Conkle, MS, CCC-SLP, Mercy Medical Group/Dignity 

11:55am 
Movement break, Paul McCarthy, Parkinson Certified Personal Trainer

12:10pm 
Lunch Case Studies Presentation – Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesia

• Moderator, Norika Malhado-Chang, MD, UC Davis School of Medicine
• Panelist, Ehsan Hadi, MD Mercy Medical Group/Dignity Health
• Panelist, Laura Sperry, NP UC Davis Health

12:55pm 
Closing Remarks

INFORMATION

For more information, visit the PANC conference webpage or call PANC, phone 916-357-6641