The Davis Phinney Foundation and our New York partners hosted The Victory Summit on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside. 425 people from around the state and surrounding areas joined us to learn about how to live well with Parkinson’s today.
AGENDA
| 10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome and Opening Remarks Colleen Thurnherr, COTA, Creative Kinections, Danceability Inc. Polly Dawkins, Davis Phinney Foundation Patricia Weigel, RN, BSN, RNFA, University at Buffalo Comprehensive Movement Disorders Center, Department of Neurosurgery |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 | Parkinson’s Research Update Peter Konrad, MD, PhD Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee |
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| 10:45 – 10:55 | Movement Break: Laughter Yoga Joellen Kuhl, Laugh Rochester |
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| 10:55 – 11:10 | Taking Care of Your Spine Jenni Tuller, PT, MS, Cert. MDT, Physical Therapy Services of Rochester |
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| 11:10 – 11:30 | Connection Break | ||||||||
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Movement Break: Drumming & PD Karen Wright, Wright Rhythmology Jeffrey Mann |
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| 11:45 – 12:15 | Exercise as Medicine Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, NCS Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts |
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| 12:15 – 1:20 | Lunch Presentation of the Davis Phinney Foundation Local Hero Award |
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| 1:20 – 1:30 | Movement Break: Dance for PD® Cynthia Pegado, BFA |
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| 1:30 – 2:00 | Living Well with Parkinson’s Susan Imke, GNC-P Kane Hall Barry Neurology, Bedford, Texas |
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| 2:00 – 2:25 | Moments of Victory Davis Phinney, Founder, Davis Phinney Foundation |
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| 2:25 – 2:40 | Break Browse exhibitors and move to breakout sessions |
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| 2:40 – 3:20 | Breakout Sessions: Track One
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DOWNLOAD THE PROGRAM BOOK HERE
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
- Parkinson’s Research Update — Dr. Peter Konrad
- Living Well with Parkinson’s — Susan Imke, GNC-P
- Exercise as Medicine — Terry Ellis
LOCAL HERO AWARD
Read about our Western NY Local Heroes: Tom O’Donnell & Rick Lipka.
With generous support from our sponsors:

The Victory Summit was made possible thanks to our New York partners:






