Our next Essential Tremor support group meeting is scheduled for 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 7th. Meeting details are in the works ..but be sure to save the date by entering it into your calendar!
Tag Archives: ET
Please join us at St. Vincent’s on October 5th!
Saturday, October 5, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
Hawley 1 Conference Room
(Cancer Center 4th Floor)
2800 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT 06606
The Gut-Brain Connection and ET
presented by Dr. Eric Secor
- Is there a role for the microbiome-gut-brain axis in ET??
- At this meeting, we will review the literature and discuss how to optimize your microbiome!
NOTE: Parking garage is onsite.
Bring your parking pass with you for validation.
Inquiries are invited!
Registration is required no later than 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2nd!
To register or request information,
email Helen Moser or submit the form below:
The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by
We’ll see you in October!
For the first time in 10-1/2 years – and only because I’m still recovering from major surgery – we’ll forego our August support group meeting. Be assured that we’ll be back in full swing for our next regularly scheduled meeting on October 5th!
Looking forward to seeing you then,
Helen Moser
CT Essential Tremor Support Group Leader
Stand by..
Information about our August Connecticut Essential Tremor Support Group meeting will be announced in a few weeks!
Join us in Hartford on June 1st!
Saturday, June 1, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Hartford Hospital Education & Resource Center
Heublein Hall
560 Hudson Street, Hartford, CT 06106
What’s the Buzz:
a deep dive into high intensity focused ultrasound for tremor
presented by Dr. Toni de Marcaida
This will be a discussion on the who, what, when, where, and how of high intensity focused ultrasound for Essential Tremor, the non-surgical treatment option for medication refractory tremor.
Dr. Toni de Marcaida is the Medical Director of Hartford HealthCare’s Chase Family Movement Disorders Center, Movement Disorders Fellowship Program Director and Associate Clinical Professor in Neurology at the UConn School of Medicine. Under her leadership, Hartford HealthCare’s movement disorders program was designated as a Comprehensive Care Center by the Parkinson’s Foundation’s Global Care Network, one of the first in the nation and the only one in the Northeast to date.
She completed her fellowship in Experimental Therapeutics and Movement Disorders at the University of Rochester, her Neurology residency at the University of Connecticut, where she was selected as chief resident during both her 3rd and 4th years of training, and her medical internship at New York Medical College. She was named one of Hartford’s Top 30 Women of Distinction in 2019 for her service to patients with Parkinson disease and other Movement Disorders, and her role in developing the Movement Disorders program for Hartford HealthCare. Most recently, she was recognized by the Schwartz Center as one of 12 finalists from almost 200 nominees for the 2023 National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award.
Dr. de Marcaida has a special interest in evaluating novel pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, including the judicious use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, in the management of PD and other movement disorders. She has been the Principal Investigator for over fifty clinical trials for PD and other movement disorders, but advocates strongly for a shift away from a single-minded focus on the treatment of disease to a broader perspective on the importance of overall wellness and well-being, as a better approach to care. She is also passionate about addressing racial disparities and health inequities related to the care of patients with Movement Disorders.
Inquiries are invited!
Registration is required no later than 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 29th!
To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below:
*** PLEASE NOTE: AS CLEARLY STATED ABOVE ***
REGISTRATION FOR THIS MEETING CLOSED AT 7PM ON MAY 29TH.
The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by
Stay tuned…
Information about our next regularly scheduled Connecticut Essential Tremor Support Group meeting will be announced the end of April ..stay tuned!
Enter April 6th in Your Calendar!
Our next regular ET support group meeting is scheduled for 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th, at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. We’ll be discussing the non-motor symptoms of essential tremor that day. You won’t want to miss it!
Join us in Cheshire for our February 3rd meeting!
Saturday, February 3, 2024
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
The Association Between Essential Tremor & Parkinsonism
presented by
Movement Disorders Neurologist Elena Bortan, MD
Meeting Location:
Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center Conference Room
280 South Main Street, Cheshire, CT 06410
In her presentation, Dr. Bortan will address and update us on the following questions:
- Is essential tremor predictive of Parkinson’s disease?
- What is epidemiological evidence between essential tremor and other neurodegenerative conditions?
Neurologist Elena Bortan is a movement disorders specialist with the Ayer Neuroscience Institute Chase Family Movement Disorders Center. She came to Hartford HealthCare from Middlesex Hospital, where she worked for almost a decade.
Dr. Bortan earned her medical degree from Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Romania. She completed a residency in neurology at Tufts New England Medical Center and a fellowship in movement disorders at the Lahey Clinic.
Fluent in English and Romanian, Dr. Bortan’s areas of clinical interest are movement disorders including Parkinsonism, essential tremor and others; botulinum toxin chemodenervation for dystonia blepharospasm and spasticity; deep brain stimulation; and general neurology. She is board-certified in neurology and a member of the American Academy of Neurology and The Movement Disorder Society.
Inquiries are invited!
Registration is required no later than 7:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, January 31st!
To register or request information, email Helen Moser or submit the form below:
The CT essential tremor support group is sponsored by
Save the date!
Our next regularly scheduled support group meeting is scheduled for 1:00-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 3rd. Meeting details are in the works ..but be sure to save the date by entering it into your 2024 calendar!
Plan to join us on December 2nd!
Reply
Although our in-person (only) location is to be determined, we’re excited to have scheduled Joan Monin, PhD, to present at our December 2nd meeting! An Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health, Dr. Monin’s work focuses on caregiving and health and how people and families cope with health challenges like ET.
Please be sure to add our December meeting to your calendar and to stay tuned for more details.
CT Essential Tremor Support Group 