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Offered By Jim Pollard & Sandra Kostyk, MD, PhD
HDSA Central Ohio Chapter
October 8, 2005 - 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ashland Inc., Building #2 - 5200 Blazer Parkway - Dublin,OH
About the Speakers
Jim Pollard, a special education teacher and healthcare administrator has worked with people with
Huntington's Disease for the last 18 years. He's toured England and Wales speaking to healthcare
professionals for the HD Association of Great Britain. A regular speaker at biennial meetings of both
the International and European Huntington's Associations, he is the former administrator of
Sunbridge for Lowell (MA) and current Program Director of the Laurel Lake Center's HD programs.
He helps run HD-related events at The Guthrie Center in Great Barrington, MA, and for the last
several summers he has organized an event at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah with the
Oklahoma Chapter of HDSA. He taught special education, behavior analysis and child development
at the graduate level for many years.
Jim is the editor and author of "A Caregiver's Handbook for The Advanced Stages of Huntington's Disease"
which has been published by HD societies in seven countries in North America and Europe. Jim also
authored the brochure "CNA's First Shift" to help aids and others helping to care for someone with
HD better understand the disease.
Dr. Kostyk received her M.D. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Her Ph.D. thesis research
focused on understanding motor circuitry related to targeted movements. She completed her
neurology residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital and persued further postdoctoral
research at Harvard University. Since June 2000, she has been the medical director of the HDSA
Center of Excellence at Ohio State University Medical Center. She is an active member of the
Huntington's Study Group, a national association of neurologists dedicated to improving the care and
treatment of individuals with Huntington's Diseasethrough their research efforts.
Suggested Audience
This program focuses on topics of special interest to family members caring directly or indirectly for
loved ones with HD and those who oversee their care in nursing homes or residential settings. This
program is not recommended for children as we address some practical topics.
If you have HD yourself, we ask that you pass up this day. The risk of unintentionally offending
you or hurting your feelings in some way tends to inhibit us as we try to figure out ways to
become better partners in your struggle with HD.
Conference Topics follows
A Caregiver's Introduction to HD
- Less Apparent Aspects of Movement Disorder
- Why the Cognitive Disorder is So Difficult
- A Basic Review of the Signs of Depression
- Huntington's Disguise
- The Importance of Routine
- The Importance of Proper Positioning
- How To Give A Shower
- Keeping Folks Engaged in More Advanced HD
- Research and Clinical Trials
Other Topics
Briefly, we will also discuss:
- Some New Observations About Feeding Tubes
- A Few Words About Haldol Problems with Smoking
To be held at: Ashland Inc., Building #2, 5200 Blazer Parkway, Dublin,OH 43017
Fee: $30.00 Professionals - $15.00 Caregivers, family members
Fee includes breaks, box lunch and continuing education credit for: SW(5.5),RN(7.2),LPN(7.2).
Professionals must attend the entire conference and complete the evaluation. Must have license
number for registration and continuing education credit.
Make checks payable to: Central Ohio Chapter HDSA and send to:
Barb Heiman LISW, 1060 Olmstead Rd., West Jefferson, OH 43162
Click here to download a PDF flyer and registration form
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