Living with HD: A Guide for Families
Submitted by Gerleine on October 14, 2009 - 5:52pm.
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24 Oct 2009 - 9:30am - 24 Oct 2009 - 4:00pm
HDSA Texas Affiliate Educational Event - Presented by Lundbeck
Date: Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time: Registration: 9:30-10:00am: Program 10am - 4pm
Location: Holiday Inn Select - International Airport
77 Northeast Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78255
(Free Parking in the Holiday Inn Parking Lot)
Cost: NO COST TO ATTEND !!
RSVP REQUIRED FOR MEAL COUNT:
RSVP Gerleine A Schoonover
210-691-0047
Breaks and Lunch included in program.
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GET ANSWERS -- To some of Your Most Difficult Questions!
Keynote Address: "Undate on Huntington's Disease"
Dr. Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, member-Plummer Disorders Center of Scott & White Health care-Round Rock
Invited Guest Address: "How to Manage Difficult Behaviors"
Jane Paulsen, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Psychology and Neurosciences, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine; Active in HD research for over fifteen years; presently the principal investigator of the Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) HD Center of Excellence, University of Iowa; founding member of the Huntington's Study Group.
MORE GREAT TOPICS AND SPEAKERS
"How to Talk to Your Kids About HD" -
Nina Ross, MSW-MPH, clinical social worker at the HDSA Center of Excellence in MN
"Avoid Caregiver Burn-out and Guilt"
Pamela Brandon, director Aging and Disability Resources Center of Tarrant County
All Sessions Will Include Time Allotted for Questions and Answers
CALL or EMAIL TO REGISTER TODAY!! NEEDED TO INSURE MEAL COUNT FOR EACH ATTENDEE.
CALL 210-691-0047 (messages can be left at this number)
EMAIl curehdnow@aol.com
Huntington's Disease Society of America
Texas Affiliate