2024 Parkinson’s Disease Patient and Care Partner Symposium
Hybrid (online and live on Zoom), Details Below
9:00AM - 12:30PM
Save the Date for Our Symposium
Register now for the 2024 Parkinson's Disease Patient and Care Partner Symposium. The theme for this year’s symposium is “Parkinson’s from the Inside Out: Exploring the Gut, the Skin, and the Art of Dance.” The event will be both in person (first-come, first-served) and online. View our event flyer.
Date & Time
Saturday, November 23, 2024
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location
This event will be held in the BIDMC Klarman Building. The event room and parking garage are handicap accessible. In person attendance will be first-come, first-served. There is no fee to register for or attend the symposium, but those who attend in person are expected to cover their own parking (up to $18). You may also join from home via Zoom. A complete recording will be posted on YouTube after the event takes place.
Agenda
- 9:00 am: Welcome
- 9:15 am: Can Skin Biopsies Really Be Used to Help Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease?
- 10:00 am: GI Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: What Patients Need to Know
- 10:45 am: Break
- 11:00 am: Dance for Parkinson’s: The Transformative Impact of Movement and Music
- 11:45 am: Shaking Things Up! A Video by BIDMC’s Calling All Artists Group
- 11:55 am: Do Our Words Really Matter? A WellnessWorks 2024 Recap
- 12:10 pm: Closing Remarks
Speakers
- David K. Simon, MD, PhD
- Christopher Gibbons, MD, MMSc
- Trisha Pasricha, MD, MPH
- David Leventhal, BA
- Lissa Kapust, LICSW
To Register
Register to attend in person or online by calling 617-667-9885.