Treating Symptom Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease is the topic as Passavant Area Hospital presents its next Community Health Event, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at the hospital.

Rodger Elble, MD, a neurologist affiliated with the SIU School of Medicine, will be the speaker. Dr. Elble specializes in all movement disorders including Parkinson’s disease, tremor and gait disorders, ataxia, dystonia and myoclonus. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, and he is a member of the American Academy of Neurology and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Dr. Elble will be available for questions following his presentation. To register for the free program, please call 479-5800. 

His presentation is co-sponsored by Passavant’s monthly Parkinson’s Disease and Neuromuscular Disorders Support Group. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m.