2009 Parkinson's Video Teleconference

San Francisco VA Parkinson's Disease Research, Education and Clinical Center (PADRECC)

Advances in the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

Friday, November 13, 2009

Goal of this program was to share updated research findings for patients with Parkinson's Disease, their families, and caregivers. Current research and future therapies to treat PD were presented. Talks about the progress of gene therapy treatments, neuroprotection therapies, critical analysis of benefits of alternative therapies, interventional MRI technique for DBS implantation, and a review of the link between PD and pesticides were presented by expert faculty.

Future directions: Cell-based Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
Dr. Danial Lim, SFVA Neurosurgery, Assistant Professor and Director of Restorative Neurosurgery, UCSF
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Parkinson’s Disease: The Pesticide Link
Dr. Web Ross – Honolulu VA/University of Hawaii
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Alternative treatments for PD: Helpful or Harmful?
Dr. Rima Ash, SFVA/UCSF Movement Disorders Fellow
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Neuro-protection Therapies for PD: The Good, the Bad and the Expensive!
Dr. Graham (Alec) Glass, Deputy Director SFVA PADRECC, Associate Clinical Professor, UCSF
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Interventional MRI for Deep Brain Implants
Dr. Paul Larson, Chief Neurosurgery and Director, Center for Advanced Neurosurgical Operative Procedures SFVA and Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, UCSF
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Update on Results of National Cooperative PD DBS Study
Dr. William J. Marks, Jr., Director of SFVA PADRECC and Associate Professor of Neurology, UCSF
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