Webcast Agenda

 
 
Beginning - 04:43 Welcome
Amy Comstock Rick, J.D., Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network
 
04:43 - 1:00:33 How Government Affects Parkinson's Disease
Fred Longenecker, Director of Regulatory Affairs, GE Healthcare
Thomas Montine, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Director of Neuropathology, Alvord Endowed Chair in Neuropathology, University of Washington
Peter Schmidt, Ph.D., CIO and Vice President, Programs, National Parkinson Foundation
Ann Wasson, California State Coordinator, Parkinson’s Action Network
Moderator: Amy Comstock Rick, Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network
 
1:00:33 - 1:30:15 Keynote Address
U.S. Senator Mark Udall (D-CO)
Introduction: Amy Comstock Rick, Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network
 
1:30:15 – 2:41:39 How Advocacy Moves Government
John Duda, M.D., Director, PADRECC, Philadelphia VA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Pennsylvania
Kathy Hudson, Ph.D., Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and Policy, National Institutes of Health
James “J.P.” Paluskiewicz, Legislative Director, Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX)
James Trussell, Georgia State Coordinator, Parkinson’s Action Network
Moderator: John Schall, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network
 
2:41:39 – End New Congress Update & Closing Remarks
John Schall, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Parkinson’s Action Network