Symposium – Saturday, May 2, 2026
2026 Patient/Care Partner Symposium Presented by Medtronic – Registration is Open!
The Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group is excited to announce that our 2026 FREE Patient/Care Partner Symposium is open for registration! Thank you to Medtronic as our Platinum Presenting Sponsor – without our sponsors, we could not provide this symposium free to attendees. Additional sponsors will be listed on our website shortly.
Come ask your questions about Parkinson’s Disease – we will have 7 speakers on the
panel – bios and photos can be found below.
Dr. John Morgan, movement disorders specialist neurologist, Augusta University
Dr. Nathan Rowland, neurosurgeon, MUSC Health
Dr, Myriam Sollman, neuropsychologist, Prisma Health Neurosurgery
Will Harmon, DPT, Trek Physical Therapy
Chris Maynard, person with Parkinson’s
Pete Oliver, person with Parkinson’s
Cindy Smith, chair yoga instructor and physical therapy assistant
Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Location: SCETV – Murray Studio 1041 George Rogers Blvd. Columbia, SC 29201
Valet Parking is available
Time: Check-in opens at 8:30 AM with time to visit sponsors – Breakfast available –
Program starts at 9:30 AM and concludes at 2:30 PM – Lunch break 11:30 to 12:30,
time to visit sponsors – full agenda in the link to register
VERY IMPORTANT: We must have the names of every individual person attending.
Please DO NOT REGISTER IN ONE NAME FOR MULTIPLE PEOPLE. If we do not
have the name of every person who arrives on the day of the symposium, anyone
whose name is not on the pre-registration list will have to be turned away. This is a
security requirement of our venue.
Please register using the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1985195164176?aff=oddtdtcreator
Below are photos and bios for each speaker:
Dr. John Morgan’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/John-Morgan-MD-PhD.pdf
Dr. Nathan Rowland’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Nathan-Rowland-MD-PhD.pdf
Dr. Myriam Sollman’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Myriam-J.-Sollman-PhD.pdf
PT. Will Harmon’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Will-Harmon-DPT.pdf
Chris Maynard’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Chris-Maynard.pdf
Pete Oliver’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Pete-Oliver.pdf
Cindy Smith’s Bio: https://columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Cindy-Smith-Chair-Yoga.pdf