Parkinson’s Empowerment Symposium for Patients and Families

Name: Parkinson’s Empowerment Symposium for Patients and Families
Start: 2026-02-21T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-21T14:00:00-05:00
Location: 1601 Owen Dr

Schedule

Sat Feb 21 2026 at 10:00 am to 02:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1601 Owen Dr | Fayetteville, NC

Parkinson’s Empowerment Symposium: Options for Care and Living Well free program for people with PD and their families!
About this Event

Join the UNC Movement Disorders Team at Southern Regional AHEC in Fayetteville, NC for a FREE program for people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families. Join the UNC Movement Disorders team to learn more about your Parkinson’s Disease care, how to build your care team, and learn important strategies for how to live well with Parkinson’s Disease. Light breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

Program made possible by the Parkinson's Foundation, UNC Neurology, and Southern Regional AHEC.

Agenda

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration; Explore exhibitor tables
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Empowering Yourself: Coping, Caring and Considerations
Host: Maggie Ivancic MSW, LCSW
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:55 AM
Movement Matters! The Importance of Exercise for Quality
Host: Dietra Buxton, DPT and Rebecca Bryant, DPT
🕑: 10:55 AM - 11:05 AM
Movement Break
🕑: 11:05 AM - 11:30 AM
Maximizing Daily Living with Occupational Therapy
Host: Marie Curtis, OT
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Bathroom Break; Grab Lunch; Explore Exhibitor Tables
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:50 PM
Lunch & Learn: Living Well with PD – What the Research Says
Host: Nina Browner, MD
🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:00 PM
Bathroom Break
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Feel the Power & Let Them Hear You! Considerations for Speech
Host: Jennifer Buckmire, SLP
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Empowerment Panel: Patient Experiences