On Friday, June 27, the Rotary Club of Belmont & Redwood Shores is hosting a Health Education Conference at The Alexandria at San Carlos from 8:30am-4:30pm.
“Moving Forward: Innovation, Treatment, and Research in the 21st Century” will focus on movement disorders and highlight Parkinson’s Disease. Students, nurses, social workers, community leaders, and the general public are all welcome.
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Brain Support Network and Stanford’s Movement Disorders Center were pleased to present Stanford’s Carla Abdelnour, MD, speaking on “Lewy Body Dementia: Future Directions,” on April 17, 2025. Dr. Abdelnour’s talk focused on recent research findings and future research that may affect treatment of those with LBD. She provided a short overview of Lewy body dementia (LBD), which is an umbrella term that includes Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
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On Wednesday, April 9, at 4:30pm the Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center in Mountain View will host a free, interactive, two-hour workshop about the potential benefits of palliative care for people and families coping with chronic neurological illness, like Parkinson’s Disease and dementia. The speaker will be Jocelyn Jiao, MD, head of the new neuropalliative clinic at Stanford
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On Wednesday, April 9, at 2:30pm three research coordinators from Stanford will talk about research opportunities for those with Parkinson’s Disease (and perhaps healthy controls). We will hopefully receive all speakers’ permission to record the talks and post them to the Palo Alto Parkinson’s support group webpage, but attend in person so you can ask questions via the chat or the Question box.
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