2020 Virtual
Halloween Convention
October 31, 2020
12:30 PM - 8:30 PM (EST)
WeHaveAFace.org customarily holds an annual convention each year; however, due to COVID-19, we will host a virtual event on October 31, 2020. As with all of our events, they are free to attend. We are pleased to announce that we will have some of our outstanding medical professionals and community members participate on this special day. We will be utilizing Vimeo Livestream across our Facebook pages, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn. Feel free to watch from your computer, smartphone, tablet, or directly from our mobile app! The entire convention will be recorded for later viewing.
*WeHaveAFace.org takes COVID-19 very seriously. Board Members physically attending will have been in quarantine for a minimum of two weeks before the event as per strict science guidelines.*
Virtual Convention Program!
Introduction
Jen Almeida
Director of Communications
Community Address
James Valvano - WeHaveAFace Founder
Ian Torrington - WeHaveAFace USA President
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Working with your therapist
Hilary Lange: Licensed Professional Counselor
1:20 PM -1:30 PM
Difference between HD and other diseases
Dr. Thomas Bird
1:35 PM -1:45 PM
Awards from our Community (Part 1)
Community Video Testimonies
Awards from our Community (Part 2)
1:50 PM - 2:50 PM
Talking Back at HD!
Dr. Kelsy Finn :
Mayo Clinic
2:55 PM - 3:10 PM
HD and JHD Research Update
Dr. Kyle Fink
UC Davis Institute for Regenerative Medicine
3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Tribute to WeHaveAFace USA Mascot!
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM
Non-Drug Treatment Program
Dr. Herwig Lange
George Huntington Institute - Germany
3:50 PM - 4:05 PM
Improving Genetic Testing Services
BJ Viau
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM
Awards from our Community (Part 3)
Acknowledging WeHaveAFace President
5:00 PM - 5:25 PM
Presentation
Carol Kennedy, (RGN, RDSA, RM, IV.)
President: WeHaveAFace England and Wales
5:30 PM - 5:45 PM
Presentation
Cindy Moore
President: WeHaveAFace Canada
5:50 PM - 6:05 PM
Awards from our Community (Part 4)
6:10 PM - 6:35 PM
ChHange-HD
Dr. Peg Nopoulos
University of Iowa
6:40 PM - 6:55 PM
"The Importance of your Nutshell"
Jimmy Pollard
CHDI
7:00 PM - 7:15 PM
"A story of love with HD"
Jen Almeida
WeHaveAFace USA: Director of Communications
7:20 PM - 7:30PM
Environmental Enrichment for HD:
Cage to Community
Dr. Travis Cruickshank -
Edith Cowan University, Australia
7:35 PM - 7:50 PM
Special Presentation
WeHaveAFace Team USA
Free Raffle Drawing
Closing Ceremony
James Valvano: Founder of WeHaveAFace
7:55 PM - 8:30 PM
Spooky Halloween Walk Through!
*WeHaveAFace.org takes COVID-19 very seriously. Board Members physically attending will have been in quarantine for a minimum of two weeks before the event as per strict science guidelines.*
