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2025 APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference

The 2025 APDA Iowa Parkinson’s Conference, was held on June 6 was designed to empower you, help you incorporate the tips and tricks you learned to improve your everyday life, and feel encouraged and optimistic about the future while gaining valuable skills to support your current journey.

Conference Videos and Presentations:

Click HERE to go to our YouTube Channel where you will find all the videos from the 2025 APDA Iowa Parkinsons Conference. You can also click on the presentation title below to go directly to the video recordings of their presentation.

Keynote Presentations

Laughing at Tigers – Carole Deyoe, RPh – slides
Exercise to Reduce PD Symptoms – Daniel Corcos, PhD – slides
The Gut-Brain Connection in PD – Richard Manfready, MD – slides
The Latest PD Treatments Lynn Struck, MD – slides

AM Breakout Sessions

FAQ, Ask the Doc – Keith Kohout, MD and Randall Hamilton, MD – slides
Nutrition Strategies – Jessica Schroeder, RDN, LD – slides
Improving Outcomes through Rehabilitation Therapy – Jillian Jones, DPD – slides
Area Education and Aging Resources Overview – Leah Brooke, MS, RDN, LD and Crystal Doig – Area Education slides – Aging Resources slides
Exercise Options – Boxing and Dance – Brandon Brockshus and Brenda Tubelo Pereira de Mattos – slides

PM Breakout Sessions

Care Partners Support – Lynhon Stout, MSW and Valerie Stickel Diehl, RN, MS – handouts
DBS, Is it right for me? Jeremy Greenlee, MD –
Addressing Challenges and Solutions to Driving – Kelsee Hove, OTD and Michelle Flora, COTA, CBIS – slides
Cognitive Fitness: More than Crossword Puzzles – Cassie Serrata, MS-CCC-SLP – slides
Exercise Options – Yoga and Tai Chi – Brandon Brockshus and Brenda Tubelo Pereira de Mattos





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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