10th Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium

Saturday, October 28, 2023
9:00 AM-2:00 PM

Help the Movement Disorders Center honor 10 years of providing our annual education day to the Parkinson’s community by joining us this fall. 

Who | designed for people with Parkinson’s disease, care partners, and families. Healthcare professionals and anyone interested in learning more about Parkinson’s disease are welcome.

What | a free educational event given by a team of experts to update the community about Parksinson’s disease. Topics this year include medications, advanced therapies, research, and CBD for Parkinson’s disease.

Where | Anschutz Health Sciences Building, Aurora, CO and virtual via Zoom

When |  Saturday, October 28, 2023 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

This event is free, but registration is required. Please click below to button below to register for the in-person event or the virtual event.

Event Details

Times, speakers, and topics are subject to change. Please check back for the most updated information.

8:55 AM-9:05 AM | Welcome and Program Overview

9:05 AM-9:25 AM | Medication Update, Matthew Woodward, MD

9:25 AM-9:50 AM | What Your Doctor Really Wants to Know, Michael Korsmo, MD

9:50 AM-10:00 AM | Interactive Break, Art as Action

10:00 AM-10:10 AM | Break

10:10 AM-10:30 AM | Research Update, Brooke Heffernan, MD

10:30 AM-11:00 AM | Update on Parkinson’s Disease and CBD, Maureen Leehey, MD

11:00 AM-11:45 AM | Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson’s Disease, Samantha Holden, MD, MS

11:45 AM-12:30 PM | Lunch Break

12:30 PM-1:15 PM | Keynote Address: Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease, Amy Amara, MD, PhD

1:15 PM-1:25 PM | Interactive Break, LSVT

1:25 PM-1:35 PM | Break

1:35 PM-2:15 PM | Focused Ultrasound and More Advanced Therapies for Parkinson Disease

Maureen Leehey, MD |

Drew Kern, MD, MS, FAAN | I am a board-certified neurologist and a fellowship-trained movement disorders specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. I am an Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and co-director of the Advanced Therapies for Movement Disorders (ATMD) program. Currently, I study treatment options for advanced Parkinson’s disease, including novel drug delivery systems, carbidopa-levodopa enteral suspension (Duopa), and deep brain stimulation. I established the Movement Disorders Center’s carbidopa-levodopa enteral suspension and deep brain stimulation. I see patients at UCHealth at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora and UCHealth Boulder Health Center. 

The University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center is honoring 10 years of providing education to the Parkinson’s disease community through our annual Parkinson’s Disease Symposium. 

One of the ways we are celebrating is by creating a top ten list of things people with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners wish they knew sooner. We’d love to hear from you!

Enter your answers here and we’ll create an anonymous list of the top ten answers for each.

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Community Partners

  • Davis Phinney Foundation
  • Reconnect With Your Body
  • LSVT
  • 3rd Law Dance

Thank you to our generous sponsors.

Our goal is to keep information free and accessible to all. This is made possible by our generous industry sponsors. We appreciate all that they do to support our community.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! We serve a continental breakfast and boxed lunch. We provide vegetarian, dairy-free, and gluten-free options. We also provide water, hot tea, and coffee throughout the day. 

The conference will be at the Anschutz Health Sciences Building (AHSB). The address is 1890 N Revere Ct, Aurora, CO 80045. The building is dark brick and dark glass that sticks out and doesn’t match the surrounding buildings. 

We recommend using Google Maps with the above address.

We have reserved parking in the Cheyenne Wells and Vail lots on the Anschutz Medical Campus. See the parking map here. The event space is circled in red. Free parking is circled in yellow. Passengers can be dropped off on N Revere Street to reduce walking. 

Cheyenne Wells is located across N Revere Ct to the west of the building. The Vail lot is to the North of the building across 19th Avenue.

Yes, if you are unable to attend the event in person, it will be recorded and be available on our YouTube channel a few weeks after the event.

If you are registered to attend in person and find out you are unable to attend, please edit your reservation as soon as possible. 

We only release PDF copies of presentations with the presenter’s permission. Approved PDFs will be released after the event.