Meetings

DATE/TIME

Usually 4th Sunday of each month
2:00–4:00 p.m.

LOCATION

We meet by Zoom until it’s safe to meet in person again.

DIRECTIONS

We send invitations to everybody on our mailing list. Write to Diane Kacvinsky to get on the list. kacvinskydiane@gmail.com

SCHEDULE

2020

Missed a Meeting? Watch it Here.

  • August 23, 2020: Zoom Video
  • Dr Martha Seier, with UNMC, on deep brain stimulation

Caring for your Loved Ones

  • Date: September 27, 2020
  • Speaker: Caregiver Education Group
  • Room:  Zoom

Deep Brain Stimulation Results

  • Date: October 25, 2020
  • Speaker: Members share their experiences
  • Room:  Zoom

TBA

  • Date: November 22, 2020
  • Speaker: TBA
  • Room:  Zoom

No Meeting in December

Dance for Parkinson’s

  • Date: January 26, 2020
  • Speaker: Ruth Davidson Hahn
  • Room:  Sheridan

DaTscan

  • Date: February 23, 2020
  • Speaker: Sharice Kucera, AMI

SPEAK OUT

  • Date: March 22, 2020 (postponed)
  • Speaker: Jessie Kohn, UNL Barkley Center
  • Room:  Sheridan

Driving Safety

  • Date: April 26, 2020
  • Speaker: Linda Stortz, Madonna Rehab
  • Room:  Sheridan

Madonna ProActive

  • Date: May 24, 2020
  • Speaker: Samantha Kelly, program director
  • Room:  Zoom

Palliative Care

  • Date: June 28, 2020
  • Speaker: Dr. Bob Bleicher. HoriSun Hospice
  • Room:  Zoom

SPEAK OUT

  • Date: July 26, 2020
  • Speaker: Jessie Kohn, UNL Barkley Center
  • Room:  Zo

Deep Brain Stimulation and Medtronic

  • Date: August 23, 2020
  • Speaker: Dr Martha Seier, UNMC
  • Room:  Zoom

2019

LSVT BIG

  • Date: January 27, 2019
  • Speaker: Alec Johnson, O.T.
  • Room:  Sheridan

New  Tax Laws

  • Date: February 24, 2019
  • Speaker:  Mark Burch, Burch and Associates, Inc.
  • Room:  Sheridan

Nutrition

  • Date: March 24, 2019
  • Speaker: Jenna Paseka, MS, RD, LMNT, Nutrition Therapist
  • Room:  Sheridan

Homecare 101

  • Date: April 28, 2019
  • Speaker:  Lauren Wright
  • Room:  Sheridan

Estates and Wills

  • Date: May 26, 2019
  • Speaker:  Patrick Timmer, Law Firm of Endacott, Peetz and Timmer
  • Room:  Sheridan

Dermatology Concerns and Ice Cream Social

  • Date: June 23,  2019
  • Speaker: Mark Heibel, M.D., Heibel Dermatology
  • Room:  Sheridan

No Meeting in July

Health and Fitness

  • Date: August 25, 2019
  • Speaker:  Ann Heydt
  • Room:  Sheridan

Medicare and Senior Scams

  • Date: September 22, 2019
  • Speaker:  Devorah Lanner from AARP
  • Room:  Sheridan

Medication Questions

  • Date: October 27, 2019
  • Speaker:  Dr. Ally, pharmacist
  • Room:  Sheridan

Considerations for Swallowing Interventions

  • Date: November 24, 2019
  • Speaker: Polly Ubben, Speech Pathologist
  • Room:  Sheridan

No Meeting in December

ONLINE SEMINARS

APDA, Nebraska Chapter Teleconferences

  • Date:  None scheduled
  • Topic:
  • Location:

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation Expert Briefings

Live programs and archived programs are available on the Web at http://www.pdf.org/en/pd_online_education.