University of Nebraska Medical Center Parkinson's Disease 2025 Conference

Schedule

Wed Oct 01 2025 at 08:00 am to 03:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center | La Vista, NE

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A Conference for Parkinson’s Disease Patients and their Family/Care Partners.
About this Event

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Department of Neurological Sciences
Parkinson’s Disease 2025 Conference

A Conference for Parkinson’s Disease Patients and their Families/Care Partners

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.| Embassy Suites La Vista Hotel and Conference Center | 12520 Westport Parkway, La Vista

This event and parking is free, but registration is required.

REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 7:00 AM ON AUGUST 25, 2025.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

  • You will not need a ticket to attend, you just need to give the name you registered under at the check-in desk.
  • If after you register, you can no longer attend, please email us at [email protected] so we can open your vacated spot to someone else.
  • At the end of the registration process, you will have the opportunity to submit questions for the Q&A session.
  • If you would like to stay at the Embassy the night before the conference, please use this link to reserve a room: Parkinson's Conference
  • Please bring a sweater/jacket or dress in layers as the temperature of the venue space may be difficult to regulate.
  • Check-in table opens at 8:00 am where you will be given a conference booklet and meal ticket if you have ordred a special meal. Please do not arrive before 8:00 am as the venue and vendors will still be setting up for your arrival. Program begins at 9:00am.

Agenda

🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Check-in/Breakfast/Exhibitor Tables Open
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:05 AM
Welcome and Introduction-Mara Seier, MD
🕑: 09:05 AM - 09:15 AM
Opening Comments - Matthew Rizzo, MD
🕑: 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease - Erin Cameron-Smith, MD
🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM
The Story of Levodopa – Past, Present and Future - Mara Seier, MD
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Break and Exhibitor Tables
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Cognitive Changes in Parkinson’s Disease - Nick Kavish, PhD
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease - Kiel Woodward, MD
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch and Exhibitor Tables Open
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Parkinson’s Disease Research Updates - Miguel Situ, MD
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Parkinson’s Disease and the Care Partner - Colleen Hoarty, LCSW
🕑: 01:30 PM - 01:45 PM
Movement Break-Jennifer McKune, PT/Anne Mahnke, OT
🕑: 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM
Nutrition and Parkinson’s Disease -Jenna Wuebker, RD
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Deep Brain Stimulation-Parkinson’s Disease - Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Question and Answer Session
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Where is it happening?

Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center, 12520 Westport Parkway, La Vista, United States

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Department of Neurological Sciences

Host or Publisher Department of Neurological Sciences

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