Conference Agenda

On With Life Parkinson’s Disease Conference
Thursday, October 12
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church
140 Gathering Place Ln, Iowa City, IA.

  • 8:00-8:45 a.m. - Registration, Exhibitor Hall
  • 8:45-9:00 a.m. - Welcome
  • 9:00-9:45 a.m. - PD 101Gail McGaughy, On With Life
  • 9:45-10:45 a.m. - Physician Keynote - Is it Parkinson's or is it Aging? – Dr. Rebecca Gilbert, APDA   
  • 10:45-11:00 a.m. - Exercise Break – Parte Chandler Yokley, On With Life
  • 11:00-11:45 a.m. -Substitute Decision Making: State vs. Federal laws and Voluntary vs. Involuntary Mechanisms
     – Cynthia Letsch, Letsch Law Firm 
  • 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Lunch, Exhibitor Hall
  • 12:30-12:45 p.m. - Exercise BreakGail McGaughy
  • 12:45-1:30 p.m. - Adaptive EquipmentSue Sandahl, On With Life
  • 1:30-2:15 p.m. - The Benefits of a Comprehensive Therapy Approach for those with Parkinson's – Kristen Conway and Gail McGaughy, On With Life
  • 2:15-2:45 p.m. - Break, Exhibitor Hall, Drumming with Grand Living
  • 2:45-3:30 p.m. Changes in Voice and Swallowing with Disease ProgressionChandler Yokley and Maren Tuttle, On With Life