American Parkinson Disease Association, Washington Chapter

A DBS educational event to update our patients and community on DBS technology and management.
This event is for people with DBS or interested in DBS.

LESSONS LEARNED FROM LEADING DBS EXPERTS

• Dr Monique Giroux, Movement Disorder Neurologist — "Life after DBS"
  Dr. Giroux has over 10 years experience caring for patients that have DBS.
  Dr. Giroux will discuss the lifelong impact of DBS
• Dr Ronald Young, Neurosurgeon — "Compassionate and Expert Surgical Care"
  Learn from one of the most experienced DBS Neurosurgeons in the country with over 30 years experience.
  Dr. Young will discuss the short-term and long-term surgical issues of living with an implanted brain device.
• Susan Carpentier, Medtronic Senior Technical Services Consultant, Kristina Vozni, Medtronic Technical Support Specialist, and Larry Hudziak, Medtronic DBS engineering specialist
  Medtronic specialists will discuss old and new DBS devices and answer your questions about living well and safe with an implanted device.
  Medtronic is currently the only device company that has FDA approved deep brain stimulation devices.

Ask the Programmer Forum during lunch with Sierra Farris

Sierra Farris is the DBS Program Coordinator and expert programmer at Evergreen Hospital. She will answer questions during lunch.

Patient panelists with Moderator Bill Bell, Co-Founder Northwest Parkinson's Disease Foundation

• The Patients experience
• The Caregiver Experience
• What is the trigger that leads to the decision to have DBS
• The impact of DBS in the short and long term

Registration opens at 9:00am in the Evergreen Hospital Conference Center. Event concludes at 3:00pm.
Call 425-899-3000 to register for the conference, lunch is provided.