APDA Iowa Education Parkinson’s Conferences

Parkinson’s Conferences

2025 APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference: Register today!
2025 Siouxland Regional Parkinson’s Conference: Register Today!

We have two amazing conferences on the horizon! For information on what to expect, the speakers involved, and venue details, keep scrolling down!

2025 APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference

The APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference is designed to empower you. Incorporate the tips and tricks you learn today to improve your everyday life. Feel encouraged and optimistic about the future while gaining valuable skills to support your current journey.

Conference Schedule:

  • 8:00-9:00 Registration/Vendors
  • 9:00-9:10 Welcome -Shelly Charter Executive Director APDA Iowa & EMCEE: Todd Magel    
    Greetings from Lesley Chambers, President APDA
  • 9:10-9:55 Keynote: Laughing at Tigers– Carole Deyoe RPh A little laughter is good medicine – and a lot of laughter can be a contagious cure!
  • 10:00-10:45 Keynote: Exercise to Reduce PD Symptoms – Daniel Corcos PhD
  • 10:45-11:15 Break/Vendors/Exhibits/Workshops
  • 11:15-12:00 AM Breakout Sessions
    • FAQ, Ask the Doc: Keith Kohout MD and Alex Eischeid MD
    • Fueling the Fight: Nutrition Strategies to Support Parkinson’s Symptoms and Enhance Well-Being – Jessica Schroeder RDN LD
    • Improving Outcomes through Rehabilitation Therapy -Jillian Jones DPD
    • Finding Local Area Education and Resources – Leah Brooke MS, RDN, LD and Crystal Doig
    • Exercise Options – Boxing and Dance – Brandon Brockshus and Brenda Tubelo Pereira de Mattos
  • 12:00-1:00 Lunch, Vendors, Exhibits, and optional Lunch Meet Up – Young Onset, DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation), Other Parkinson like diagnosis’-MSA (Multiple System Atrophy) PSP Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, or Lewy Body
  • 1:00-1:45 PM Breakout Sessions
    • Care Partners Support – Lynhon Stout MSW and Valerie Stickel Diehl RN MS
    • DBS, Is it right for me? –Jeremy Greenlee MD
    • Parkinson’s Disease and the Road Ahead: Addressing Challenges and Solutions to Driving – Kelsee Hove OTD and Michelle Flora, COTA, CBIS
    • Cognitive Fitness: More than Crossword Puzzles – Cassie Serrata MS-CCC-SLP
    • Exercise Options – Yoga and Tai Chi – Brandon Brockshus and Brenda Tubelo Pereira de Mattos  
  • 1:45-2:15 Break/Vendors/Exhibits/Workshops
  • 2:15-3:00 Keynote: The Gut-Brain Connection in PD –Richard Manfready MD
  • 3:00-3:50 Keynote: The Latest PD Treatments – Lynn Struck MD
  • 3:50-4:00 Closing Announcements/ Thank You with Shelly Charter and Todd Magel
Register for the APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference Today!



2025 Siouxland Regional Parkinson’s Conference

The Sioux City Conference offers an amazing array of topics that are important to you. Expect to hear from inspiring speakers and explore various vendors. By the end of the day, you will walk away with practical tools to enhance your quality of life. Registration Required. Click HERE to register today!

REGISTER FOR SIOUXLAND TODAY!





APDA Iowa Conferences – Archived Session Videos and Slides

2024 Iowa Parkinson’s Conference – West Des Moines

AM Keynote Speakers

Tips and Tools to Live Your Best Life – Kay Arvidson and Lyle Gibson

Why do I need to move? – Elizabeth Stegemöller, PhD

AM Breakout Sessions

PD 101 and Managing Stress and Anxiety – Gail McGaughy, MPT, C/NDT, CLT, CBIS, PT

PD and Pelvic Floor Solutions – Lily Jorgenson, DPT

PM Breakout Sessions

DBS, Is it right for me? – Jeremy Greenlee, MD

Overcoming Financial Barriers paying for PD Meds – Matt Korte, PharmD

Medicare 101 – Aaron Peterson

Connecting through Art, Music, Movement – Sam Erwin, MS, MA, ATR

PM Keynotes

Psychiatry Management in Parkinson’s Disease – Leonard Richards, DO

Non-Motor Symptoms of PD – Lynn Struck, MD

2024 Siouxland Regional Parkinson Conference

Exercise as Medicine slides – Martin Walsh

Orthostatic Hypotension slides- Isaac Tubbesing

Palliative Care for PD slides – Dr. Amy Callaghan

Managing Parkinson’s Symptoms slides – Allison Owings

What’s New in Studies and Treatment slides- Kassandra Diaz

2023 Annual APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference

Morning Sessions – Get Out and Go – Linda K. Olson, MD, FACR, Motivational Speaker, Author, Triple Amputee, 5-minute Move Break – LSVT Big demo – Gail McGaughy, PT (starts at 1:15:52), and Moving Along to New Horizons in Parkinson Research– exercise, balance, and vision – Aasef Shaikh, MD, PhD, Penni and Stephen Weinberg Chair in Brain Health and Vice Chair for Research, Dept. of Neurology, Cleveland Medical Center (starts at 1:31:01) Linda Olson Slides

Breakout Sessions 1:

Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms and Treatment Strategies of Each – Alex Eischeid, MD,
Movement Specialist, MercyOne Neurology

Medicare and You, Making the Most of your Benefits – Ann Goodman, Shiip Counselor. Slides

Staying Motivated on your Fitness Journey – Javier Tuel, BS, ISSA Certified Personal Trainer,
Tuelshed Training. Slides

The Nuts, Bolts and History of Focused Ultrasound for Parkinson’s Disease Tremor – Travis
Tierney, MD, PhD, Staff Neurosurgeon, St. Mary’s Hospital, Nebraska City, Nebraska. Slides

Building your Healthcare Team – Gail McGaughy, MPT, C/NDT, CLT, CBIS, Physical therapist and
Tammy Miller, COTA/L, MHS, CBIST, CCM, Dir. Outpatient Services, On With Life. Slides

Breakout Sessions 2:

Deep Brain Stimulation, Is it right for me? – Jeremy Greenlee, MD, from the University of Iowa.

Managing your Mental Health and the Variations in Advancing Parkinson’s Disease – Dianne
Alber, PhD. Slides

Navigating Disability Rights and PD in the Workplace – Cynthia P. Letsch, J.D. Slides

PD and Strategies to Live Well – Valerie Stickel-Diehl, RN, MS, MSCN. Slides

Management of Swallowing Disorders in PD – Jennifer Scharn, M.A., CCC-SLP and Jodie
Roesler, M.A. CCC-SLP. Slides

Afternoon Sessions – Psychiatry Management in Parkinson’s Disease – Leonard S. Richards, DO, Psychiatrist, UnityPoint Health; 5-minute Move Break – Dr. Elizabeth Stegemoller, PhD Neurosciences (starts at 45:13, and PD and Managing Medical Emergency, Urgent Care, ER, or Hospitalization –
Lynn Struck, MD, from UnityPoint Health (starts at 34:29). Dr. Richards slides, Dr. Struck Slides

2022 Annual APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference

Summer 2022 Iowa Parkinson’s Conference

Write a New Chapter in Your PD Journey…And Make It an Inspiring One
Brenda Clark Hamilton, MA Ed. Fresh Coffee Professional Growth Programs
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Exercise – Medicine for Parkinson’s Disease and the Aging Brain Jackie Russell, RN, BSN, CNOR, ACE, and David Zid, BA ACE APG, Total HealthWorks, Co-Founders OhioHealth Delay the Disease
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Fusing the Virtual and Real-worlds to Aid in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Jay Alberts, Ph.D., Vice Chair of Innovations, Cleveland Clinic Founder Pedaling for Parkinson’s
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Non-Motor Symptoms of PD Lynn Struck, MD, Neurology Movement Specialist, Unity Point,
APDA Iowa Medical Director
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Sleep in Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders Stuart McCarter, MD, Mayo Clinic
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Total HealthWorks Exercise Workshop – Break-out Session David Zid, BA ACE APG, and Jackie Russell, RN BSN CNOR, Total HealthWorks 

Unleashing the Power of Nutrition in Managing Parkinson’s Jessica Schroeder, RDN LD, Expedition Wellness
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Deep Brain Stimulation – Is it Right for Me? Jeremy Greenlee, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals 
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Research at ISU; Stronger than Ever Elizabeth Stegemoller, PhD., Iowa State University College of Human Sciences
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