PAST EVENT | Annual Rocky Mountain Huntington’s Disease Family Education Day

Join Us!

Saturday, October 21, 2023
8:30 AM-2:00 PM

Fellowship Hall at Bethany Lutheran Church
4500 E Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, CO
 
This event will be presented by the HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center and the HDSA Center of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center

The 2022 Annual Huntington’s Disease Education Day is presented by the HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado and the HDSA Center of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center. 

This event is funded by the Huntington’s Disease Society of America with support from Genentech, Sage Therapeutics, Neurocrine Biosciences, and uniQure.

Agenda

2023 Rocky Mountain HDSA Family Education Day Agenda
*The agenda is tentative. Topics, speakers, and times are tentative and subject to change.

8:30 am

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 am

Welcome & Introductions

Advances in Understanding Huntington’s disease and Promising New Therapies, Emily Forbes, DO, MS & Rajeev Kumar, MD

Social Work Presentation, Speaker is to be determined

Break

HDSA Advocacy, Phyllis Foxworth, HDSA Advocacy Manager

Palliative Care in HD + Parctical Solutions for Care Partners, Christina Vaughan, MD, MHS

Spiritual Care for HD, Katherine Walker, MDiv, BCC

Questions and Answers for Palliative & Spiritual Care

Closing Remarks & Thank You

12:45 pm

Lunch and Social Engagement

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