JOIN US WEDNESDAY FOR A PD TALK VIA ZOOM

Dear Mary,

We hope you will join us this Wednesday, July 19th for an informative PD Talk on Advance Care Planning.

PD Talks: Advance Care Planning

with Mark Beland, Avow Community Liaison

Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 3:00 pm ET via Zoom

Register before 5:00 pm Today (Monday), July 17, 2023

Join Mark Beland, Avow Community Liaison, to learn about Advance Care Planning (ACP) available through Avow. Advance Care Planning is a face-to-face service between a qualified health care professional and a patient to discuss the patient's healthcare wishes. Included in this discussion are examples of Advanced Directives: Living Wills, Instruction Directives, Health Care Proxy, and Health Care Power of Attorney. The ACP session scheduled at Avow is covered through Medicare.

AUGUST IN-PERSON PD TALK

PD Talks: Advancements in Treating Parkinson's and

Essential Tremor

Sponsored by: Boston Scientific

Wednesday, August 23^rd, 2023

5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Fort Myers Regional Library 

2450 First St South Building, Meeting Room AB 

Fort Myers, FL 33901

Register before 5:00 pm on Monday, August 21

To register, please go to www.learndbs.com/1538

or by calling/texting Blake at 320-309-4644

Light refreshments and sandwiches will be provided!

Please join us for a presentation on some of the latest therapy options for treating Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor. The session features Dr. George Mandybur, MD, FACS, a neurosurgeon with Lee Health.

George Mandybur, MD, FACS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in treating Parkinson’s Disease, movement disorders, epilepsy, and brain and spinal tumors. Recruited by Lee Health, Dr, Mandybur comes to Fort Myers from Cincinnati, where he began practicing at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and the Mayfield Clinic. He served as a Professor of Neurosurgery for almost 18 years and as the director of stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. 

He has also published over 40 peer-reviewed publications and is a founding member of the UC Gardner Center for Neurosciences. Dr. Mandybur is an early adopter of many technologies for movement disorders, including advanced Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) techniques, and LITT laser surgery for epilepsy and brain tumors. He is a pioneer in the advancement of surgical pain management, including spinal cord stimulation, Trigeminal neuralgia, and facial pain.

Dr. Mandybur graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his neurosurgery residency at Loma Linda University Medical Center and general surgery residency at Case Western Reserve University. He also completed special training in movement disorders, epilepsy, and surgical pain management at Loma Linda University Medical Center and the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Mandybur has been named a Castle Connolly Top Doctor, an exclusive list of select physicians nominated by their peers as leaders in the field of medicine.

A team of Physical Therapists from Lee Memorial Hospital will also be joining us for the presentation to share their expertise. The Parkinson’s Association of SWFL will also have a booth with information about its programs and resources. 

This event is open to the public and admission is free!!



To register, please go to www.learndbs.com/1538 or by calling/texting Blake at 320-309-4644