Upcoming VTel Events
All VTel events are held between 11:30 am and 12:30 pm.
No Dates scheduled at this time
VTels can be viewed at the following Hospital Locations:
Anchorage
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3202
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Boise
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110
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Portland (location of Live Talk)
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Building 101, Room 109
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Roseburg
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C205
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Seattle
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204
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Spokene
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329A
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Vancouver
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Columbia Room
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White City
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158
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Videos of Previous Vtels
"Complications of Leovdopa Therapy in Parkinsons's Disease," Steven Gunzler, M.D.
- Understainding of dyskinesia
- Understanding motor complications
- Adapte PD Medications to avoide dyskinesia and motor complications
"Update on
Impact and Treatment of Falls in Parkinson's Disease," Jeff Kraakevik, M.D.
- Identify patients with Parkinson's Disease at risk for falls and how to reduce the risk for falls.
- Recognize how falls affect the lives of patients with Parkinson's Disease.
- Identify the common causes of falls in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
- Identify the thereapeutic approaches, including exercise.
"Movement Disorders in Older Patients," Kathryn Chung, M.D.
- Parkinson's Disease, enssential tremors, dementia with Lewy bodies, small-vessel ischemic disease, restless leg syndrome in elderly patients.
- Medications for treating movement disorders should be titrated more slowly in elderly people.
- Early mobility problems in PD are usually treated with levodopa or dopamine agonists
- Dopamine agonists should be avoided in elderly PD patients with confusion or hallucinations.
"Dysphagia in Parkinson's disease," Erin Bookout, M.S.
- The role of Speech-Language Pathology.
- Oral Pharyngeal, and esopageal dysphagia due to Parkinson's Disease(PD).
- Methods of evaluation and treatment of dysphagia due to PD.
Behavioral Health and Clinical Neurosciences Section
Phone: 503-721-1091
FAX: 503-402-2961
email: nwpadrecc@va.gov |
