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2024 APDA Connecticut Annual Parkinson’s Education Conference – New Britain – FREE
April 6 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
APDA Connecticut Annual Parkinson’s Education Conference
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Central Connecticut State University- Memorial hall- Constitution Room
Come out for the Connecticut APDA chapter’s annual education conference. We are proud to have RVNAhealth’s Registered Dietitian, Monica Marcello, as one of their key note speakers! See the agenda below and details to register for this FREE event.
9:00 am | Check-in, Refreshments & Exhibit Hall Open
10:00 am Welcome
The Importance of Exercise and PD | Neha Prakash M.B.B.S, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center @ UConn Health, Director – Interdisciplinary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Clinic , Director – Movement Disorders Advanced Therapeutics Clinic, Patient Safety Faculty Expert – Neurology Residency Program & Cristina Colon-Semenza PT, MPT, PhD Assistant Professor University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources. Department of Kinesiology – Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Mental Health & Parkinson’s Disease – Cognition, Depression, Anxiety and More. | Ana Vives-Rodriguez MD, Yale School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Neurology Yale School of Medicine and Adrian Chan, MD Hospital for Special Care Neurologist – Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center and Co-Director, Center for Cognitive Health.
Nutrition, Gut Health, and its role in Parkinson’s Disease | Duarte Machado, MD, Board-Certified Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist at Hartford Healthcare Chase Family Movement Disorder Clinic and Monica Marcello, MS, RD, CDN Registered Dietician- RVNA Health
Innovations in Parkinson’s Research, Medications and More – Panel comprised of Veronica E. Santini, MD, MA; Duarte Machado, MD; & Bernardo Rodrigues, MD, PhD, FAAN,