Health & Wellness
WeCare Conference for Healthcare Professionals
Our healthcare frontlines are suffering. The healthcare professional community has been strained for years, and the pandemic only exacerbated the challenges which continue today. Support for our caregivers has never been more vital!
In 2022, the first-ever Minnesota Cares Wellness Workshop was held to care for, and to encourage, our health care community- it was a great success. We are pleased to announce this annual workshop is now returning another year- newly named WeCare Conference to give homage to it's new nonprofit roots in WeCare Nonprofit.
Last year's conference had 450 healthcare professionals in attendence. To continue it's mission, and the mission of WeCare Nonprofit as a whole, this special event is designed to provide an inclusive space for our diverse healthcare community to identify a personal path toward healing, restoration, evidence-based learning, resilience, and fun as a “Thank You” to those who care for our community's health. The workshop will offer belonging, knowledge, and tools to nurture and sustain personal well-being in any healthcare role.
Keynote Dr. Corey Martin
Moving From Surviving To Thriving
Keynote Nurse Giovanna Navarro:
B.R.I.G.H.T. Reset: Burnout to Breakthrough
Jeffry Wark, MA, LICSW
Joyous Re-zeal-ience in Chaotic Times: The Psychoemotional, Metabolic, and Communal Benefits of Laughter Yoga
Jeremiah J. Eisenschenk, MD
Food As Medicine: Low Carb 101
Donte Curtis, Catch Your Dream Consulting
Balance, Believe and Brave: Caring for J(us)tice
Paul Causton, Allina Hospital Chaplain, Ordained Minister
Burnout & Recovery: Living Out of Your Inner Strength
Roberta Cassidy, PhD, RN, FNTP, CNFTG
Nature’s Healing Power: Cultivating Active Hope for the New Now and a Better Tomorrow
Samantha Moe, MA, SLP
When Home is Hard: Parenting Tools for Big Emotions, Mental Health & Neurodiversity
Maddie Johnson, LMFT, ATR-BC
Burnout: How Creativity Can Spark Change
Amy Quarberg, MA, RN, CCAP
Graceful Presence: Mindful Movement for Deepening Connection
The Bond Between
Animal Therapy
Julie Shannon Williams, M.Ed., C-IAYT, PCA LEAD TRAINER YACEP
An Integrative Approach to Health and Wellness
Melissa Conway, LICSW
CBT on a Stick: A Hands-On Reflection for Healthcare Workers
Katie Gross, RN, BSN
The Bliss Within: Cannabis, the Endocannabinoid System, and the Spirit of Healing
Corey L. Martin, MD
The Power of Forgiveness: Healing Ambiguous Grief and Finding Peace
Mandy Kortus, Shift Solutions
Finding the Oatmeal Life: Normalizing the Discomfort of Health After Sustained Trauma
Natalie Lu, MSN, RN, CPPS
Creative Journaling for Resilience: ZINES!
Meghan Afonkin, Soul Ballroom
Movement is Medicine
Kerry Appleton, MAN, RN, NBC-HWC
A Pledge to Self: Creating a Path Towards Self-Stewardship
Katie Gross, RN, BSN
Burnout, Bliss and the Body: How Cannabis Supports Sacred Rest and Play
Debriefing the Frontlines Crisis Team
"Den Debriefing," A Safe and Supportive Space to Process Secondary Trauma with a Team of Trauma and Crisis Debriefing Experts.
Open to any healthcare worker or leader. Past participants have included: MDs, Dos, NPs, PAs, Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Dietitians, Respiratory Therapists, Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Paramedics, Pastoral Services and more.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Minnesota Medical Association and WeCare NonProfit Foundation. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
