Webinar

In this installment of the Acoustic Neuroma Association (ANA) Los Angeles Support Group, Dr. Amit Kochhar, MD, presents "Innovations in the Assessment, Education, and Management of Patients with Facial Paralysis." Dr. Kochhar, MD, is double board-certified in Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He is the director of the Facial Nerve Disorders Program at Pacific Eye, Ear & Skull Base Center, Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica.

Purnima Karia, Senior Occupational Therapist and Certified Driving Rehabilitation Specialist, discusses driving rehabilitation to help those living with Parkinson’s maintain their independence. Driving rehabilitation helps individuals facing challenges caused by a physical or cognitive impairment or age to achieve safe, independent driving or transportation options through education or information dissemination. PNI's Movement Disorders Center is here for you and your care partners throughout your journey.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute hosted guest speaker Lucy Postolov, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, DACM, L.Ac., to discuss acupuncture and integrative medicine as a support system for brain tumor treatment. The webinar was hosted by RJ Mallari, PNI Scientific Writer. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. We “Go Gray in May” and celebrate our patients, their loved ones, and their important journeys. Our brain tumor patients and their loved ones often report that they feel unseen, overshadowed, and isolated. A “rare” or “uncommon” diagnosis of a brain tumor can be challenging in the extreme, but may not be externally visible in its signs or even in its treatment side effects.

Laurie Fitzgerald, RN, BA, Energy Healing Certified, Touch Therapy, explains how energy touch can be therapeutic in brain tumor care. The webinar was hosted by Theresa Martello, RN, Nurse Navigator, Neuro-oncology May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. We “Go Gray in May” and celebrate our patients, their loved ones, and their important journeys. Our brain tumor patients and their loved ones often report that they feel unseen, overshadowed, and isolated. A “rare” or “uncommon” diagnosis of a brain tumor can be challenging in the extreme, but may not be externally visible in its signs or even in its treatment side effects.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute's Brain Tumor Center expert Walavan Sivakumar, MD, discusses updates in brain tumor neurosurgery and answers questions about how to prepare for brain tumor surgery. The webinar was hosted by RJ Mallari, Scientific Writer. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. We “Go Gray in May” and celebrate our patients, their loved ones, and their important journeys. Our brain tumor patients and their loved ones often report that they feel unseen, overshadowed, and isolated. A “rare” or “uncommon” diagnosis of a brain tumor can be challenging in the extreme, but may not be externally visible in its signs or even in its treatment side effects.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute's Brain Tumor Center experts Garni Barkhoudarian, MD, Neurosurgeon, and Robert Wollman, MD, Radiation Oncologist, answer questions about neurosurgery, radiation oncology, and medical oncology, and their role in brain tumor care. The webinar was hosted by Mindhan Nguyen, MHS, PA-C. May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month. We “Go Gray in May” and celebrate our patients, their loved ones, and their important journeys. Our brain tumor patients and their loved ones often report that they feel unseen, overshadowed, and isolated. A “rare” or “uncommon” diagnosis of a brain tumor can be challenging in the extreme, but may not be externally visible in its signs or even in its treatment side effects.

Natalie Diaz, MD, a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders at Pacific Movement Disorders Center, discusses what complementary therapies for Parkinson's disease are, the different types available, as well as the known benefits and precautions.

If you are caring for a family member with Parkinson's disease (PD) in the State of California and need to take time off work to take your loved one to an appointment, you are covered by job protection laws. Discover California Paid Family Leave basics and eligibility requirements with Jenya Cassidy, Director of California Work & Family Coalition. The coalition is a statewide alliance of organizations united in the belief that all people should have the time and resources to care for themselves and each other.

Exercise for Parkinson's disease can help improve cognition, motor symptoms, mental health, posture, reduce rigidity, and manage pain. Discover exercises and exercise routines recommended for brain health with Ryan Glatt, MS, CPT, NBC-HWC, Brain Health Coach & FitBrain Instructor. Ryan currently works alongside clinicians and researchers to implement cognitively-enhanced and comprehensive exercise and lifestyle interventions at the Pacific Brain Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

Pacific Neuroscience Institute's Dr. Natalie Diaz discusses how to talk to your provider about the use of complementary therapies for patients who seek relief from movement and non-movement symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Dr. Diaz is a board-certified neurologist with fellowship training in movement disorders. Her clinical practice focuses on the evaluation and management of patients with Parkinson’s disease, atypical parkinsonian disorders, Huntington’s disease, and other choreiform disorders, dystonia, and ataxia.