Announcing the Presenters for the 2019 Parkinson's Expo

August 29,2018

April 13, 2019 Bradenton Area Convention Center 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto, FL Registration opens in January 2019

We are excited to announce the presenter line-up for the 2019 Parkinson's Expo! This event will leave the Parkinson's community feeling informed and empowered. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are nearly sold out. Click here for sponsorship and exhibitor information.

FEATURED PRESENTERS:

Maria De Leon, MD Retired, Board Certified       Movement Disorders Neurologist, Nacogdoches, Texas

Topic: "Examining the Needs of the Parkinson's Caregiver" _______________________________________________

Richard Dewey, MD Director, Clinical Center for Movement Disorders; Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurotherapeutics,                University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Topic: "Understanding the Motor Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease" _______________________________________________ Stewart Factor, DO Professor of Neurology, Director of the Movement Disorders Program and Vance Lanier Chair of Neurology,                                      Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia Topic: "Recognizing and Treating the Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease" ______________________________________________

Hubert Fernandez, MD Head of Movement Disorders under the Center for Neurological Restoration; Professor of Neurology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine,            Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Topic: "The Benefits of Exercise and Movement Therapies in Parkinson's Disease"

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Michael Okun, MD National Medical Director of the Parkinson's Foundation; Adelaide Lackner Professor and Chair, Department of Neurology; Professor, Co-Director of the University of Florida Fixel Center for Neurological Diseases and the Movement Disorders Program, Gainesville, FL

Topic: "Current Research in Parkinson's Disease"

____________________________________________________________________ BREAKOUT SESSION PRESENTERS: Cheryl Brandi, DNSc, APRN, NP-C, CDP, CADDCT  Clinician, Roskamp Institute Clinic, Sarasota, FL Topic: "Demystifying Lewy Body Dementia" _________________________________________________________________ Deborah Burke, MD Neurologist, Roskamp Institute Clinic, Sarasota, FL, Board Certified in Movement Disorders; Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology,                                  University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Topic: "What to Expect in Late-Stage Parkinson's Disease" CME\CEU PRESENTATION FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS PRESENTER: Dean Sutherland, MD Neurologist, First Physicians Neurology Group,  Sarasota, FL Topic: "Identification and Optimal Treatment of Parkinson's Disease" We would like to thank the sponsors and exhibitors who have already committed to support the 2019 Parkinson's Expo. A VERY limited number of opportunities remain.

Contact Michelle Gambler at michelle@neurochallenge.org or 941-926-6413 extension 102 for more information.

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