MOVING FORWARD:
BIRMINGHAM
PARKINSON'S CONFERENCE 2026
• Thursday, March 12, 2026
• 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
• The Harbert Center | 2019 4th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203
​​
Speaker Presentations
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
9:30 AM
Check-In & Exhibitor Tables
-
Please check in to collect your packet of materials and name badge. We encourage you to visit our exhibitors!
10:00 AM
Welcome Remarks​
-
Bibby Bailey, PAA Executive Director & CEO
10:10 AM
Personal Connection​
-
Ken Cater, Emeritus Director
10:25 AM
Care Navigation Update
-
Ellen Hicks, PAA Director of Care Navigation
10:4o AM
Dietician
-
Christine Ferguson, PhD, RD, CSG
11:10 AM
Movement Break, Tai Chi
-
​Traci Aday, LPTA-NCS
11:20 AM
Neurologist
-
Mark Dean, DO
12:00 PM
Lunch & Exhibitors​
12:30 PM
Walking to the Beat of Your Own Drum: The Effects of Self-Selected Music on Responses to Exercise in People with Parkinson’s Disease
-
Christopher Ballmann, PhD, FACSM
1:00 PM
UAB Update
-
Dr. David Standaert, M.D., PhD
1:30 PM
Movement Break​
-
Vanessa Kaczmarek PT, DPT, NCS
1:40 PM
Caregiving
-
Kim Bailey, M.Ed., LPC
2:15 PM
Move, Think, Speak: The Power of Therapy Teams
-
Karen Hislop, OTR/L, CLT
2:45 PM
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
-
Joe Hawley, PAA Board President
SUPPORTING PARTNERS
Presenting Sponsors
Sponsors & Exhibitors
