Parkinson’s Disease: Treatment Options and General Information

This event is hosted by Abbott, but Abbott has no control over the content of the presentation.

Please join our webinar with Dr. Drew Kern, Movement Disorders Specialist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Subjects to be discussed:

  • What comes after diagnosis
  • Treatment options/resources
  • Surgical options
  • How CU Anschutz can help with your journey

RSVP:

Taylor.Humphries@abbott.com

Zoom Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84142033436

Download the event flyer here.

Estate Planning for Families Affected by Parkinson’s Disease

Please join us for a virtual conversation around creating estate plans for families with Parkinson’s

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Julie Westbrock, Vice President of Business Development, TrustPoint Wealth Management

Wednesday, February 8 from 2 pm – 3 pm EST

RSVP Required

As the Vice President of Business Development, Julie’s team works with individuals, families, organizations, and businesses that benefit from sophisticated wealth-related services. She leverages her years of experience in her solo practice to help clients with complex trust and estate needs including settlement preservation trusts, special needs trusts, and estate planning.

Julie earned her BS in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University in New York and her Juris Doctor at William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul. Her career has focused around helping individuals with all aspects of estate planning.

Julie, her husband, and son live in the Minneapolis area. She enjoys her husband’s BBQ, her son’s rock band performances, and spending time at the family farm. She is active in the Minnesota/ Dakotas Chapter of the Parkinson’s Foundation, an organization dear to her heart. She is also involved with the Positive Coaching Alliance and the Rotary Club of Edina.

Julie will help participants understand the basics of setting up estate plans.

Transitions

The Movement Disorders Center is growing again! A handful of providers have moved on from our center for various personal reasons, including retirement and spouses being transferred to new positions. But we are excited to welcome new faculty to our group.

The faculty and staff at the center continue to be dedicated to improving the lives of people with movement disorders.

We announced in our newsletter that Dr. Alex Baumgartner and Dr. Michael Korsmo will be graduating from our fellowship program and will be joining us as faculty in August. Both bring niched areas of expertise that will help round out our center.

Dr. Baumgartner will be joining Dr. Kern as part of our advanced therapies and deep brain stimulation (DBS) team in the operating room. In the past few years, the number of DBS surgeries performed yearly has nearly doubled. The team has recently added a new neurosurgeon and more programmers as well. Dr. Baumgartner will see patients in the clinic at the Anschutz Medical Campus and in Lone Tree.

Dr. Korsmo will be expanding our reach to underserved communities. In addition, he will be seeing patients at our main clinic on the Anschutz Medical Campus and at our Boulder clinic.

Dr. Vaughan is expanding her neuro-palliative clinic. Her clinic will now be found at the Anschutz Medical Campus. By moving her clinic, Dr. Vaughan and her patients will have access to more services and resources. Her focus will now be neuro-palliative care; the main difference is that she will not be the primary movement disorders specialist for patients. She will still serve the movement disorders community through neuro-palliative care during all stages of diseases. She will still be available to all patients for neuro-palliative care via telehealth.

For more information about neuro-palliative care, you can read our Fall 2021 newsletter.

Aware in Care Ambassador Open House

Webinar participants will hear from current volunteers and learn what it’s like to be an Aware in Care Ambassador. Please use the registration link with anyone who may be interested in getting more involved with the Parkinson’s Foundation. Ambassador applications will open on June 1, 2021.

7th Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium

Given by a team of experts to update the community on Parkinson disease, advanced treatments, and new information. Find out more here.

About this Event

7th Annual Parkinson Disease Symposium

November 4, 2020, 1:30 PM-3:30 PM

What: An educational conference about Parkinson disease covering topics such as medications, nutrition, exercise, research, advanced treatments, and many more.

Where: Virtually, please register here.

Who: Patients, families, and caregivers affected by Parkinson disease

Cost & Registration: This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required.

For more information, additional questions, or to request hard copies of our Save the Date, please contact Nicole Leith at 303-724-8984.