Bryant Lin, MD, Internal Medicine, Medical Director, Consultative Medical Clinic, will discuss best practices and new technology to assist aging at home for patients and their caregivers focusing on challenges with mobility, memory loss, diabetes, heart disease and cancer. He will draw from the medical literature and his own experiences at Stanford leading a team of medical students and residents who visit patients at home every month.
The event is free.
The Neuroscience Supportive Care Program is now offering free Tai Chi classes every Tuesday from 2:30-3:30 PM at the Stanford Neuroscience Health Center, Wellness Room 1551. Please see the class flyer.
Classes are free to the community. Walk-ins are welcome.
Helen Bronte-Stewart, MD, a movement disorder specialist and director of Stanford’s Movement Disorders Center, will be talking about her leading edge work on deep brain stimulation surgery at the Palo Alto Young Onset Parkinson’s Support Group meeting on Tuesday, February 14th, 6:30-8pm. The meeting is held in the Boardroom at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. This event is free and open to those diagnosed with PD by age 50 or younger, and their family members. An RSVP 24 hours in advance is required to the group leader, Martha Gardner…. Full Story>
The Dance for Parkinson’s class at Stanford now meets two days a week – Mondays and Fridays, 1:30pm-2:45pm. Dancing in chairs, at a barre, or standing, experienced teaching artists lead participants in an enjoyable blend of modern dance, ballet, and social dancing. The classes are free but require advance registration due to popularity. … Full Story>
Veronica Santini, MD, a movement disorder specialist at Stanford, will be talking about urination and constipation issues in Parkinson’s at the San Jose Parkinson’s Support Group meeting on Friday, February 3rd, 10am-noon, in Willow Glen. The meeting is held at the St. Francis Episcopal Church, 1205 Pine Ave. Usually the meetings begin with some announcements such that the speaker starts at 10:20am. This event is free and open to the public. No need to RSVP.