Parkinson's Association of San Diego's 8th Annual Empowerment Day

7:30am - Registration and Check-In Open

7:30am - Sponsors and Exhibitors Open

8:45am - 8:55am - Welcome and Introductions by Marty Acevedo, RDN

8:55am - 9:05am - Overview of Parkinson's by Nelson Hwynn, DO

9:05am - 9:25am - Autonomic Nervous System in PD by Katie Longardner, MD

9:25am - 9:45am - Hospitalization in PD by Brent Wright, MD

9:45am - 10:05am - Exercise by Sherrie Gould, NP, CMRD

10:05am - 10:25am - Sex and Intimacy by Elizabeth Torres, Psy.D., ABPP

10:25am - 10:55am - BREAK AND EXHIBITS

10:55am - 11:05am - Big and Loud by Emory D'Andrea, MA CCC-SLP

11:05am - 11:25am - Deep Brain Stimulation by Arjun Khanna, MD

11:25am - 11:45am - Panel Discussion

11:45am - 11:55am - Value of Joining a Support Group by Paul Dawson

11:55am - 12:00pm - Value of Joining Tremble Clefs by Matt Ignacio

12:00pm - 1:00pm - LUNCH and EXHIBITS

12:00pm - Performance by Tremble Clefs

1:00pm - 2:00pm - BREAKOUTS

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Care Partner Breakout with Elizabeth Torres, Psy.D., ABPP

1:00pm - 1:20pm - Voice, Swallowing, and Choking by Emory D'Andrea, MA CCC-SLP

1:20pm - 1:40pm - Ballroom Dancing by Erin Angelo

1:40pm - 2:00pm - Young Onset Parkinson's Disease by Jennifer Johnston, PhD

2:00pm - 2:10pm - Reconvene

2:10pm - 2:30pm - Integrative and Alternative Medicine by Robert Bonakdar, MD

2:30pm - 2:50pm - Skin Biopsy vs. DaT Scan by Andrea Lee, PA

2:50pm - 3:10pm - Fall Prevention by Meagan George, DPT

3:10pm - 3:20pm - Rock Steady by Mickey Burke

3:20pm - 3:40pm - Research and the Future by David Coughlin, MD

3:40pm - 4:00pm - Mindfulness by Jeff Seckendorf, CPT

4:00pm - 4:20pm - Panel

4:20pm - 4:30pm - Yoga by Danica Edelbrook, MS

4:30pm - 4:35pm - Closing by Marty Acevedo, RDN

The 8th Annual Empowerment Day will be hosted at a new location, Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Cir N, San Diego, CA 92108