2023 Huntington's Disease Society of America
Centers of Excellence Family Education Day
Saturday, October 21, 2023 | 8:30 am – 2:00 pmBethany Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall4500 E Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, CO
Co-presented by the HDSA Centers of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain and University of Colorado Movement Disorders Centers and the Movement Disorders Foundation, the 2023 Family Education Day features presentations by the region's leading physicians and medical experts on Huntington's Disease research and patient care:
- Registration & continental breakfast
- Advances in understanding Huntington’s disease and promising new therapies (Rajeev Kumar, MD, Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center, and Emily Forbes, DO, MS, University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center)
- Social work in HD (Meghan Smith-Cunningham, LCSW Clinical Instructor, Neurology)
- HDSA Advocacy (Phyllis Foxworth, HDSA Advocacy Manager)
- Palliative care in HD + practical solutions for care partners (Christina Vaughan, MD, MHS)
- Spiritual care for HD
- Lunch and social engagement
The 2023 HDSA Rocky Mountain Family Education Day was underwritten in part through the generous support of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Neurocrine, Genentech, uniQure, PicnicHealth, PTC Therapeutics, MassMutual SpecialCare and Rare Patient Voice.
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2022 Huntington's Disease Society of America
Centers of Excellence Family Education Day
Saturday, October 29, 2022
Co-presented by the HDSA Centers of Excellence at the University of Colorado and Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Centers and the Movement Disorders Foundation, the 2022 Family Education Day featured presentations by the region's leading physicians and medical experts on Huntington's Disease research and patient care:
- Presentation on HD research and Q&A: Drs. Emily Forbes, , DO, MS (HDSA Center of Excellence at the University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Center) and Rajeev Kumar, MD (HDSA Center of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center)
- Presentation on HDSA and HD Parity Act: HDSA President Molly Kokesh
- Presentation and Q&A on mindfulness: Dr. Jennifer Medina (HDSA Center of Excellence at the Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center)
- Presentation and Q&A on genetic testing: Marrisa Lafreniere (BS Instructor, Neurology, UC Health Neurosciences Center - Anschutz Medical Campus)
- Presentation and Q&A on insurance planning: David Marks
Click here to watch the 2022 HDSA Centers of Excellence Family Education Day online!
The 2022 Rocky Mountain Huntington's Disease Family Education Day was underwritten in part through a generous contribution by Teva Pharmaceuticals.
2021 Huntington's Disease Society of America
Centers of Excellence Symposium
Saturday, November 13, 2021
Co-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, sponsored by the Movement Disorders Foundation,
the annual symposium features the region's leading physicians and medical experts on Huntington's Disease research and patient care.
Research Update, Part I, Emily Forbes, DO, University of Colorado Movement Disorders Center.
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here to view presentation.)
Research Update, Part II, Rajeev Kumar, MD, Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center.
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Patient Care Support, Christina Vaughan, MD, MHS, MS
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Cognitive Decline in Huntington's Disease, Vicki Wheelock, MD
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Saturday, May 15, 2021Movement Disorders Virtual Symposium
View session recordings on-demand online:
- Plenary Session
- Huntington's Disease Breakout Session
- Parkinson's Disease Breakout Session
- Essential Tremor Breakout Session
- Dystonia Breakout Session
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