Join PCLA for our annual “Life Beyond the Basics” conference! This is an in-person event with an option to join via Zoom® . Enjoy insights from members of PCLA’s renowned Medical Advisory Board, who will present leading-edge strategies to help make living with Parkinson’s better. Location: Hotel Indigo Downtown LA or join via Zoom Schedule of Events 9 am: Breakfast and Meet & Greet 10 am - 1 pm: Program ATTEND IN-PERSON OR ONLINE! To register online, click here! To register in person, click here! About the Speakers Dr. Wael N. El-Nachef, MD, PhD, is a gastroenterologist specializing in gastrointestinal manifestations of Parkinson’s disease. He completed clinical fellowship training in Gastroenterology at UCLA, earning board certification in 2018, and performed his PhD work at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where he studied enteric neurogenesis in post-embryonic development. Dr. El-Nachef’s clinical interests include gastrointestinal complications of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, and esophageal and gastrointestinal motility disorders. Adrienne Keener, MD is a board-certified neurologist and Movement Disorders specialist at UCLA and the West Los Angeles VA PADRECC (Parkinson’s Disease Research Education and Clinical Center). Dr. Keener participates in clinical research and patient care, and is interested in interdisciplinary treatment approaches […]