Parkinson Disease Research Center

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO
PARKINSON DISEASE CLINIC & RESEARCH CENTER
(A National Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence)
Presents

CONFERENCE ON PARKINSON DISEASE
Saturday, November 14, 2009
12 noon – 4:35pm
Westin St. Francis Hotel (California West Ballroom)
335 Powell Street
San Francisco, CA, 94102

12:00 – 12:10              Welcome and Introductions
                                    Mariann Di Minno, RN, MA
                                    Parkinson Center Coordinator and Clinical Professor of Nursing

12:10 – 12:45               Chad Christine, MD
                                    Associate Professor of Neurology
                                    “What Causes Parkinsonism?”

12:45 – 1:20                 Ken Nakamura, MD, PhD
                                    Assistant Adjunct Professor
                                    “Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson Disease”

1:50 – 2:25                 Michael Aminoff, MD, DSc
                                    Professor of Neurology and Director, Parkinson Center
                                    “Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease”

2:25 – 3:00                   Paul Larson, MD
                                  Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery
                                    “Surgical Treatments of Parkinson Disease”

3:00 – 3:35                   Caroline Racine, PhD
                                    Assistant Adjunct Professor
                                    “Cognitive Problems in Parkinson Disease”

3:35 – 4:00                   Marsha Melnick, PT, PhD
                                   Clinical Professor, Department of Physical Therapy and                                                 Rehabilitation Science
                                    “Exercise – Keep Your Brain Active”

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
Conference registration fee is $20.00 per person. Pre-registration is strongly recommended to reserve a space. Please make the check payable to the UCSF Parkinson Center. Please complete this form and mail it with a check for total number of attendees to:

                               UCSF Parkinson's Center
                               Attention: Tim Underwood
                               505 Parnassus Avenue, Rm 795-M, Box 0114
                               San Francisco, CA 94143-0114
                               (415) 502-1672
                               timothy.underwood@ucsf.edu

Name:_________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________
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Telephone:_____________________________________
Email address to confirm:_____________________________
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Registration is available on-site, but may be very limited. Payment can be made in cash or by check on-site, day of conference.
NO CREDIT CARDS WILL BE ACCEPTED. PLEASE NOTE THAT LUNCH IS NOT AVAILABLE, ONLY A SNACK WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE AFTERNOON BREAK.

From East:     Take Route 580 and cross the Bay Bridge, to the Fremont Street Exit on the right. Turn left onto Howard Street, and proceed 4 blocks to 3rd Street. Go right on 3rd Street and cross Market Street. Turn left onto Geary Street until you cross Powell Street. The Westin St. Francis "carriage entrance" is located on Geary, a half block past Powell Street.

From San Francisco International Airport:     Take Highway 101 North and exit at 4th Street. Exit right onto Bryant and continue 1 block and turn left onto 3rd Street. Cross the Market Street intersection, and turn left onto Geary Street. The hotel is located just past Union Square, and The Westin St. Francis "carriage entrance" is located on Geary Street, a half block past Powell Street.

From the Golden Gate Bridge (North):     Cross the bridge and exit at Lombard Street. Turn right onto Van Ness, and left onto Bush. Turn right onto Powell, then make another right onto Geary Street. The Westin St. Francis "carriage entrance" is right off of Geary Street.

Garage parking available on-site at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. A discounted flat rate of $25 will be offered to conference guests for parking services. To receive this discount, please pick-up parking coupon from the registration tables when you sign-in on the day of the conference, and then give the coupon to parking attendants when you pay on the way out. Alternatively, there are public garages nearby: Union Square Garage (across from Hotel), or Mason/O’Farrell Garage (two blocks from hotel).

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