Upcoming Events

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  • 12
    12.April.Tuesday

    Rising to the Sky

    16:00 -17:00
    2022.04.12
    Supportive & Neuro-Palliative Care

    You and your family are cordially invited to an event to honor our patients.

    The 3rd Annual Patient Commemoration Event is a non-denominational service to honor patients who have recently passed and their families. The focus is on remembrance and healing. To protect our patients’ privacy, we are asking interested partied to email us at Neuro-Palliative@ucdenver.edu or call our administrative partner Candace Ellman at 303

    The University of Colorado Neurology Supportive and Palliative Care
    Annual Patient Commemoration Ceremony
    Tuesday, April 12, 2022 | 4:00-5:00 PM

    This event will be held virtually. To register or ask questions, please send an email to neuro-palliative@ucdenver.edu or call 303-724-2194.

    Information on how to connect will be emailed to you. (Computer, smartphone, or tablet and access to the internet is required.)

    Download the flyer

  • 13
    13.April.Wednesday

    Parkinson Disease Research Update

    15:45 -17:15
    2022.04.13
    University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center

    Please register for the event here.
    Please note that presentations will begin at 3:45 even though the registration page notes a 3:30 start time.

    In honor of Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month, please join the University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center (MDC) for a virtual update on the incredible research going on at our center.

    The faculty of the MDC will present clinical trials and investigator-initiated research that is happening now to improve current therapies, find the next therapy, and find out more about the disease in hopes of finding a cure.

    This event is intended for patients, care partners, and families, but providers and anyone interested in learning more are welcome to attend.

    Agenda
    Wednesday, April 13, 2022

    3:45-3:50 | Welcome and Introductions
    3:50-4:15 | Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Trial Update, Michelle Fullard, MD, MSCE*
    4:15-4:20 | Clinical Trial Q&A
    4:20-4:45 | Advanced Therapies for Parkinson’s Disease Trials, John Thompson, PhD**
    4:45-4:50 | Advanced Therapies Trial Q&A
    4:50-5:05 | Study Close Up: Sleep in DBS, Alex Baumgartner, MD*
    5:05-5:15 | Additional Q&A

    * Movement Disorders Specialist, Department of Neurology, University of Colorado School of Medicine
    **Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine

    This agenda is tentative and subject to change.

    colorado parkinson's foundation center of excellence

    Please register for the event here.
    Please note that presentations will begin at 3:45 even though the registration page notes a 3:30 start time.

Care Partner Support Groups

Online Caregiver Support Group
Led by: Malenna Summrall
Every Monday, 7:00-8:00 MT
To connect: email Malenna.Sumrall@cuanschutz.edu

People Living With & Affected By Parkinson’s Disease
(including patients, families, friends, caregivers)
Led by: Cari Friedman, LCSW
Every Wednesday at 7:00 PM
To connect: In the Zoom app, enter meeting ID 94654962000 and password 839074

Online Support Group for Care Partners
Led by: Cari Friedman, LCSW
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of every Month at 2:00 PM MT
To connect: In the Zoom app, enter meeting ID 96935032229 and password 916562