Join in this Parkinson’s caregivers summit on Monday, September 19th, 9am to 3:30pm PT via webcast. Only the CareMAP part of the agenda is obviously Parkinson’s-specific, so I believe most of the summit will be of interest to those in the Brain Support Network community.
The World Parkinson’s Congress will start in Portland on September 20th. The day before the WPC, the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF) is hosting a PD caregivers summit in Portland, from 9am to 3:30pm. NPF aims to have caregivers “share experiences and everyday strategies for coping with the complex problems that arise as a result of PD.”
Anyone can participate in the summit via webcast. During the webcast, there will be two one-hour gaps during which break-out sessions are held.
REGISTER
Register here for the webcast:
www.parkinson.yourbrandlive.com/c/summit
AGENDA
9:00 – 9:20 am
Welcome
Susan Imke, FNP, GNP-C, Kane Hall Barry Neurology (Bedford, TX)
9:20 – 10:00 am
Maintaining Dignity and Identity
Susan Hedlund, MSW, LCSW, Oregon Health & Science University (Portland, OR)
10:00 – 10:40 am
Caregiving: The Emotional Rollercoaster
Jan and Seale, poet caregiver advocate (McAllen, TX)
10:40 – 10:50 am
Coping Strategy: Yoga & Stretching
Kaitlyn Roland, PhD, University of Victoria (British Columbia, Canada)
10:50 – 11:05 am
Break
11:05 – 12:00 pm
Breakout 1 (to be announced soon)
12:00 – 12:50 pm
Lunch and Networking
12:50 – 1:05 pm
Tools for Family Caregivers: CareMAP and Caring & Coping
Vaughn Edelson, National Parkinson Foundation (Miami, FL)
1:05 – 1:15 pm
Break
1:15 – 2:10 pm
Breakout 2 (to be announced soon)
2:10 – 2:20 pm
Break
2:20 – 2:30 pm
Coping Strategy: Mindfulness
Paula Wiener, MSW, LCSW, National Parkinson Foundation (Chicago, IL)
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Embracing the Challenge: A Panel Discussion
Moderator: Tony Borcich, LCSW, Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon (Portland, OR)
Julie Beck, spouse of person with young-onset Parkinson’s (Chicago, IL)
Rick Bentley, adult child of person with Parkinson’s (San Francisco, CA)
Pat Smith, spouse of person with Parkinson’s (Canandaigua, NY)