Our 2021 Monthly Meetings will be jam-packed with informative speakers, entertainment, support and sharing, with a good dose of fun. All meetings are 2 to 4 p.m., unless otherwise noted.
Click on any of the meeting dates below for additional information; more updates will be added soon.
September 18th – Why Sleep Matters in Parkinson’s Disease
Presented by Dr. Erik Krause
August 21st – Music Therapy & Parkinson’s
Presented by Hope Young, MT-BC and Kristen Barta, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS
July 15th – Expected Loss: Coping with Anticipatory Grief
July 29th – Giving the Gift of Advance Care Planning to Those You Love
Presented by Garrick Colwell, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and Co-Creator of “Kitchen Table Conversations” & Hospice Austin “Conversations on Grief”
June 19th – CAPS Ice Cream Social
In-Person at the Maravilla at the Domain
May 15th – Good Nutrition and Parkinson’s Disease
Presented by Jo Bidwell, B.S., M.Ed Director of Southwest Parkinson Society
April 17th – Recent Clinical Trial News and State of Parkinson’s Research
Presented by Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) Co- Founder Debi Brooks and Chief Science Officer Brian Fiske, PhD.
March 20th –The Reasons for Poor Sleep and Measures to Improve It
Presented by Dr. Subhashie Wijemanne, Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist
February 20th – “Live” Q&A with Dr. Tom Hill and Corinne Jones
Live presentation
January 16th – 31 Minute Brain Class
Presented by Damien Temperly, Co-Owner Aging is Cool
2020 Meetings
January 18th – New Medications for Parkinson’s Disease
Presented by Ruth Guajardo, Pharmacist
February 15th – Palliative Care
Presented by Dr. Paul Tatum III, MD MSPH CMD FAAHPM AGSF
March 14th – Meeting cancelled due to public health concerns
April 23rd – Respiration, Voice, & Speech in PD
Virtual meeting presentation by Corinne Jones, PhD and Mike Groth, Personal Trainer
May 16th – Full Body & Mind Exercise Program
Virtual meeting presentation by Damien Temperly of Aging Is Cool
June 20th – Moving Forward/Health in Your Hands
Virtual meeting presentation with Dr. Michael Soileau, Neurologist and Lindsay Mitchell, Founder of Vital-Side
July 16th – The Gut and Parkinson’s
Virtual meeting presentation with Dr. Erik Krause, D.O.
August 15th – Encore of Health in Your Hands
Virtual meeting presentation with Lindsay Mitchell, Founder of Vital-Side
September 17th – PD, COVID-19, and Recent Clinical Advancements
Virtual meeting presentation with Dr. Elizabeth Peckham, D.O.
October 16th – Virtual Get Together!
November 21st – A Research Update from the Michael J. Fox Foundation
Virtual meeting presentation with Kimberly Tronolone
December 18th – Virtual CAPS Holiday Party
Our programs continue to feature engaging, expert speakers and highly informative presentations each month. Parkinson’s books and other resources can be checked out for free at our membership meetings. Program information will be posted as soon as it is available, so check back often!