Silke Cresswell, MD, FRCPC
Keynote Speaker
A movement disorder neurologist and Associate Professor for Medicine and Neurology,
Dr. Cresswell holds the Marg Maikle Professorship for Research in Parkinson’s Disease at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health and the University of British Columbia Movement Disorder Clinic. She is investigating the role of the gut microbiome and of nutrition with the goal to find new approaches to neurodegenerative disorders
Lee Neilson, MD
Presenter
Lee Neilson is a movement disorder neurologist and VA-funded researcher at the Portland VA Medical Center and Oregon Health & Science University. His long-term research goal is to improve the treatments available to people with Parkinson’s Disease.
Joseph Quinn, MD
Research Update
Dr. Quinn is the Director and a neurologist at Oregon health & Science University and the Portland VA Medical Center. He devotes his time to caring for patients in a clinical setting while also performing research focusing on treating and preventing cognitive decline and dementia in individuals.
Kim Berg’s Rebel Performance Project
Performer
For over 25 years, Kimberly has trained individuals with a wide range of needs, specializing in Parkinson’s, cardiovascular disease and orthopedic rehabilitation. Her Parkinson’s focus began in 2006, working with Fay Horak (a world-renowned movement disorder specialist at OHSU), as an expert to research and create the best comprehensive exercise program for people with Parkinson’s. Kimberly realized she could make a huge impact on people’s abilities and help slow their disease. She was the Exercise Coordinator for the Brian Grant Foundation in 2012 and created the Powering Forward Boot Camp and developed a series of on-line exercise videos for people with PD. She served on a Medical Advisory Board with some of the nation’s greatest researchers in the Parkinson’s world.
Manju Bangalore & Lacey Prososki
Interactive Presentation
Manju Bangalore founded the nonprofit Painting with Parkinson’s in 2020 to provide free painting kits and art classes to those within the Parkinson’s community, including her father who inspired the program. Manju is an actor, model, physicist, activist, and caregiver.
Lacey Prososki has been teaching monthly classes for Painting with Parkinson’s since the program started. Lacey received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2021, and is currently in a master’s program in Art Therapy in Vancouver, B.C.
We believe everyone is an artist. Art therapy has been shown to improve Parkinson’s symptoms. Art-making can help alleviate tremors, freezing, impaired speech, and isolation and depression. Art also provides a person an outlet to be creative, increasing confidence.
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At Sunovion, we are advancing therapies to tackle some of the most challenging psychiatric and neurological disorders that impact the lives of millions of people worldwide. As a patient-centered company, we focus on improving the quality of life for those living with serious CNS conditions.
Within a decade, we have introduced several new treatment options and will continue expanding our portfolio to enable better outcomes for those we serve. Innovation today, healthier tomorrows.
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Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes four FDA-approved treatments as well as clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. Headquartered in San Diego, Neurocrine Biosciences specializes in targeting and interrupting disease-causing mechanisms.
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At AbbVie, our commitment to preserve the personhood of those living with neurological and
psychiatric disorders is unwavering. Every challenge in this uncharted territory makes us more
determined and drives us harder to discover and deliver solutions for patients, care partners, and
clinicians. AbbVie is a proud sponsor of the OHSU Parkinson Center of Oregon Essential Tools Workshop series.
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Boston Scientific is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative medical solutions that improve the health of patients around the world.
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Kyowa Kirin is a global specialty pharmaceutical company with US Headquarters based in Princeton, NJ. The company is focused primarily on developing and commercializing biopharmaceuticals that help improve the health and well-being of people through innovative and state-of-the-art technologies in various therapeutic areas including oncology, neurology, nephrology, and immunology.
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