Parkinson’s Network North Presents
The 34th Annual Parkinson’s Summer Forum
Thursday, May 30, 2019
NMC Hagerty Center, 715 E Front St, Traverse City MI 49686
We invite you to join us for the Parkinson's Network North's 34th Annual Parkinson’s Summer Forum on Thursday, May 30, 2019.
Registration
Registration and Resource Fair start 8:15 AM; program starts at 9:15 AM.
You can register for the Forum beginning April 16, 2019, 9:00 AM.
Online registration will stay open until May 22, 2019, 9:00 PM.
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Featuring...
R. Ross Coleman, MD
Dr. Coleman, MD, is a neurologist specializing in movement disorders. He earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and completed his neurology residency at University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor. Dr. Coleman completed his movement disorders fellowship at University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Center. Dr. Coleman’s clinical interests include Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and other tremor disorders, dystonia, evaluation for deep brain stimulation, botulinum toxin injection, ataxia, Huntington’s disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration and other movement disorders.
Graham Atkin, Ph.D.
Dr. Atkin is a professor at Michigan State University, where he teaches about the brain and nervous system to both the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Human Medicine. His research background includes the study of gene therapy while earning his undergraduate degree at the University of Michigan and his first master’s degree at NYU. For his second master’s and doctoral research, Dr. Atkin returned to the University of Michigan to study Alzheimer’s disease. He went on to complete a postdoctoral study of Parkinson’s disease. He serves as part of the Michigan Dementia Coalition, writes and reviews exams for the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, and maintains educational outreach programs with patient support groups.
Expert Panel
Moderator: April Missias, MA Director, Leelanau County Senior Services
Dr. Kersti Bruining, MD, Neurologist
Dr. Andrew Cole, MD, Neuro-muscular Rehabilitation Specialist
Laura Meldrum, RN & care-partner, retired from Cardiac & Open-Heart Surgery
Ann Parker, PT, Physical Therapist & Tai Chi Instructor
For more details on PNN's Summer Forum, visit our website!
Contact Info: Maxine Meach 231-947-1946
Register for this Event
34th Annual Parkinson’s Summer Forum Thursday May 30, 2019, 9:15 AM
Online registration is closed at this time.
Please direct further questions to the event promoter.https://www.parkinsonsnetworknorth.org/