Patient and Family Symposium Fall 2015

8:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 9:00 a.m. WELCOME 9:05 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Psychiatric & Cognitive Issues of PD Daniel Weintraub, MD: Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 9:30 a.m. NEW TREATMENT PIPELINE Tanya Simuni, MD: Medical Director of Northwestern Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Arthur C. Nielsen Professor of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 10:00 a.m. NON-MOTOR SYMPTOMS OF PARKINSON’S DISEASE Danny Bega, MD: Movement Disorders Neurologist at Northwestern Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, Instructor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. EXERCISE AND PD Daniel M. Corcos, PhD Department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences 11:15 a.m. PRACTICAL TIPS FOR SPEECH & SWALLOWING Kristen A. Larsen, MA, CCC-SLP 11:40 a.m. Physician Panel: Question and Answer 12:00 p.m. Break-out Sessions Benefits of OT & PT Psychiatric Issues in PD Comprehensive Exercise Program (Eric Johnson) Tai Chi (Anna York)