About this Event
This is an educational conference for Huntington's Disease patients and their families/care partners. This event is FREE and open to the public, but you must register either for in-person or vitually via Zoom Webinar. This event will take place in the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center room 12103 on the main level.
AGENDA
9:00 a.m. Event check-in
9:30-10:30 a.m. Therapeutic research updates - Amy Hellman, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
10:45-11:15 a.m. Caregiver support - Colleen Hoarty, Colleen Hoarty, LCSW, Clinical Social Worker
Department of Neurological Sciences and Social Work, Nebraska Medicine
11:15-11:45 a.m. Nutrition in HD - Jenna Wuebker, MS, RD, LMNT Nutrition Therapist, Department of Neurological Sciences, Nebraska Medicine
11:45-12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15-1 p.m. Treatment and management of behaviors in HD - Thomas. Magnuson, MD, Geriatric Psychiatry, Nebraska Medicine
1-1:45 p.m. Managing the disease at different stages - Kiel Woodward, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Sciences, UNMC
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Nebraska Medicine Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, 505 South 45th Street, Omaha, United States
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