Women Physicians in Christ Annual Conference Program 2018

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”

—Psalm 51:12, KJV

Welcome WELCOME TO VERMONT AND THE 2018 WPC ANNUAL CONFERENCE Welcome to Vermont and The Essex Culinary Resort and Spa! We are so happy you are able to join us! Last year in Big Sky, Montana, we focused on pinnacles of faith and how our faith journey can sometimes be compared to the hard work of climbing a mountain. But when you get to the top, it is so worth it!

This year our theme is about refreshment and restoring the joy we initially found in Christ! And what better place of refreshment than a culinary institute in Vermont in the fall? We have prayed that each one of you will be filled once again with the deep-down joy and peace that comes from knowing Christ and being known by Him. This is the joy that motivates and sustains our work.

Have you faced some challenging days or seasons recently? Or has life become mundane while the burdens and cares of this life overwhelm you? Possibly you are just plain tired—mentally, emotionally and/or spiritually. If so, you are not alone. You are not facing anything that is not common to man. As He promises, God will not let you take on more than what you can bear with His help. He will provide a way out of every situation (1 Corinthians 10:13). Our hope is this: God will renew our strength (Isaiah 40:29) and fill us with an inexpressible and glorious joy (1 Peter 1:8). In fact, God’s joy is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).

David understood what it meant to need refreshing and restoration. In Psalm 51:12 he said,

“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit” (KJV).

The context of this verse is when Nathan confronted David after his affair with Bathsheba. David was sorrowful and was asking God for forgiveness and joy.

No matter what situation you are facing, you can go to God with it and expect peace, comfort, joy and restoration. We have a High Priest (Jesus) who understands what we experience in this life; therefore, we can approach the throne of grace and find help in our time of need (Hebrew 4:15-16). Please take this opportunity in this place of rest to commune with God. Spend time in His presence, for in His presence there is fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11).

Remember also that our joy is restored through relationships. God made us to be relational. Be intentional about getting to know someone while you are here. Pray for one another. Break bread together. Behold the beautiful scenery and know that God richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment (1 Timothy 6:17).

Expect God to lift your burdens and increase your joy at this 2018 WPC Conference!

Regina Frost, MD (left) Jane Goleman, MD (center) Holly Austin, MD (right) 2018 Conference Co-Chairs

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Contents General

Schedule at a Glance..........................................................................................................................................................................................4 Conference Maps...............................................................................................................................................................................................5 Resort Information............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Workshops at a Glance...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Special Events................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Worship, Prayer and More.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Event Coordinators..........................................................................................................................................................................................13 About Us........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Continuing Education..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Special Notes.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Silent Auction................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Your Joy Comments........................................................................................................................................................................................ 18

Thursday

Daily Schedule..................................................................................................................................................................................................23 Workshop Sessions..........................................................................................................................................................................................24 Plenary Session 1..............................................................................................................................................................................................26

Friday

Daily Schedule..................................................................................................................................................................................................29 Workshop Sessions..........................................................................................................................................................................................30 Plenary Session 2..............................................................................................................................................................................................34 Workshop Sessions..........................................................................................................................................................................................36 Plenary Session 3..............................................................................................................................................................................................40

Saturday

Daily Schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 Workshop Sessions..........................................................................................................................................................................................44 Plenary Session 4..............................................................................................................................................................................................50

Sunday

Daily Schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 53

Connections

Exhibitor Information......................................................................................................................................................................................55 Speaker Recommended Books .......................................................................................................................................................................57 Exhibitor Advertisements............................................................................................................................................................................... 59 2017 Memories................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 CA Tapes Order Form......................................................................................................................................................................................71 Conference Evaluation.................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 2019 Early Bird Registration Form.................................................................................................................................................................75

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General SC H E DULE AT A GLA NCE Thursday, September 20 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration and Bookstore

Lobby

12 - 12:10 p.m.

Welcome

Mansion Ballroom

12:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Mansion Ballroom

2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

2:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Mansion Ballroom

4:40 - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Welcome Dinner and Reception

Inn Atrium

7 - 9 p.m.

Opening Worship & Plenary Session 1—Bill Reichart, MDiv

Mansion Ballroom

Friday, September 21 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

East Lawn (weather permitting)

8 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

9:10 - 11:20 a.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

11:20 - 11:45 a.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

11:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Lunch

Inn Atrium

1 - 2 p.m.

Plenary Session 2 - Sally Knox, MD, FACS

Mansion Ballroom

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.

Break

Mansion Foyer

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

4:40 - 5:20 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner

Inn Atrium

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Worship and Plenary Session 3 - Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Mansion Ballroom

8:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Bonfire and S’mores

East Lawn

Saturday, September 22 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

East Lawn (weather permitting)

7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird CME

Salon 1

8 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

9 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

12:20 - 1 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

1 - 6 p.m.

Free Time Activities

Various Locations

6 - 9 p.m.

Banquet, Worship and Plenary Session 4—Jackie Kendall

Mansion Ballroom

Pick up boxed lunch if you ordered.

Sunday, September 23 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

8:40 - 10 a.m.

Worship and Communion—Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Inn Atrium

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General CONFERENCE MAPS

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General CON FE R EN CE MAP S

Inn Atrium: All meals except Banquet Sunset 1: Prayer Room Sunset 2: Study Hall Salon I: Workshops #1 Salon III: Workshops #2 Foyer: Exhibit Hall Ballroom: Plenary Sessions and Workshops #3

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General Welcome to The Essex Culinary Resort & Spa

RESORT INFORMATION

Nestled at the foot of the Green Mountains in the scenic Lake Champlain Valley, this 18-acre resort is just minutes from Burlington International Airport and is surrounded by all that Vermont is famous for—skiing, antiquing, boating, shopping, hiking and more.

What makes The Essex extraordinary are its onsite amenities, including a full-service spa, fitness center, golf and tennis, Cook Academy, guided Vermont tours, hot air ballooning and unforgettable team-building activities alongside the resort’s chefs.

Eat, Learn, Savor As Vermont’s Culinary Resort, The Essex is pleased to offer two restaurants for your dining pleasure along with a wide variety of fun, hands-on classes for all abilities in Cook Academy. Cooking classes offer a low-pressure, hands-on culinary experience where you can enjoy learning new techniques or hone the skills you already have!

You’ll work alongside experienced chefs as you prepare a delicious meal using local Vermont ingredients.

The Spa at The Essex You are invited to completely rejuvenate with a visit to Spa at The Essex. The recipe for relaxation encourages you to unwind. As a guest, you have unlimited spa access. This includes acess to the indoor pool, outdoor hot tub, fitness center and the sauna and steam rooms.

The spa is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., and the Fitness Center, indoor pool and hot tub are open from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Saturday Free Time Activities Attendees were asked to reserve spots for activities at The Essex and for transportation to Burlington.

Those who made reservations will be given priority. If you did not respond to the survey, please let us know your preference at registration and we will see what spots may still be open. All activities with associated fees at The Essex will be added to your hotel bill. Shuttles will be taking attendees to Burlington ($15 each way, added your hotel bill) where you may enjoy a wide variety of activities from visiting museums or the arts district to renting boats or watersports equipment to enjoy on Lake Champlain.

A myriad of special shops and waterfront events will be available for your free time enjoyment. More information on downtown Burlington can be found in your attendee gift bag.

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General WOR K S HOPS AT A GLA NC E Choose to attend whichever workshops best fit your needs. Detailed descriptions can be found on the day of the particular workshop. They are organized here by location in chronological order.

Workshops #1 Salon I

Pre-conference Workshops Mansion Ballroom

2:40 - 3:40 p.m.

The Joy Found in Understanding Personality Types of Patients and Practitioners* Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC 1 Hour CME THURSDAY

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Applying Spiritual Health to Your Practice* Connie Hahn, DO 1 Hour CME

Early Morning CME

SATURDAY

7 - 8 a.m.

Obesity and Weight Loss: Can Weight Loss Be Sustained?

Sarah Barr, MD, FAAFP 1 Hour CME Located in Salon I

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9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

THURSDAY

10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

Telomeres and Torah: The Science and Faith of Longevity Jean Wright, MD, MBA 1 Hour CME

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

1:10 - 2:10 p.m.

The Care of Anorectal Disorders in the Primary Care Setting Rebekah Kim, MD, FACS, FASCRS 1 Hour CME

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

THURSDAY

Adult Children, Aging Parents Part 2: Facilitating Difficult Conversations Alvera Stern, EdD 1 Hour CME

Creating the Life You Love Part 1: Navigating Life’s Decisions After Residency* Panel Discussion SATURDAY

9 - 10 a.m.

Opioids: Trends, Tools and Training* Clydette Powell, MD, MPH, FAAP 1 Hour CME

Recognizing and Treating Emotional Trauma in Children and Adolescents Kerry-Ann Williams, MD 1 Hour CME

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.

Adult Children, Aging Parents Part 1: Strategies for Addressing Common Challenges Leslie Walker, MD 1 Hour CME

Creating the Life You Love Part 2: Negotiating the Curves and Potholes of Your Career* Panel Discussion

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Joy in Freedom Stacey Lemanski, MD

General *Students and residents are welcome to attend any workshop, but they may find those marked with an asterisk of particular interest.

WORKSHOPS AT A GLANCE

Workshops #2

Workshops #3

Salon III

Mansion Ballroom

9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

The Journey from Mourning to Joy: My Experience Regina Frost, MD, FACOG

9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

Workshop To Be Announced

10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

When the Doctor Needs a Doctor: The Joy of Mental Health for Medical Professionals* Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC 1 Hour CME

10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

Lady-in-Waiting: How to Avoid a Bozo in a Lifemate Jackie Kendall

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

From Exhausted to Energized: Fill ‘er Up with Fuel for the Heart* Patti Francis, MD

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Leadership in Crisis Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA 1 Hour CME

Hanging On to Joy in a Sea of Change Ann Tsen, MD, ACC

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

FRIDAY

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

FRIDAY

Stewarding Patient Relationships for Success Sally Knox, MD, FACS 1 Hour CME

Why Suffering?* Amy Givler, MD, FAAFP

9 - 10 a.m.

Five Keys to Creating WPC Community Groups* Bill Reichart, MDiv

Sepsis and Septic Shock: Definition, Diagnosis and Management Andrea Braun, MD 1 Hour CME

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Developing Community Groups Panel Discussion

DSLR Photography: Becoming Picture Perfect Andrea Braun, MD

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

Diagnosing and Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents Kerry-Ann Williams, MD 1 Hour CME

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

9 - 10 a.m.

SATURDAY

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

SATURDAY

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General SP EC I AL EV E NTS

Welcome Dinner and Reception THURSDAY, 5:30 - 7 P.M.

Inn Atrium Come and enjoy the beautiful Atrium in the Inn. Enjoy our dinner stations with Essex chefs, meet and greet old friends and enjoy meeting some new friends! WPC’s Welcome Dinner and Reception is sponsored by Faithlife/Logos Bible Software.

• First Time Attendees: We want you to feel welcomed in every way! Please join us at the specially marked area for new WPCers at the reception so we can get to know you. Also, be sure to get your special “WPC Rookie” ribbon and a free WPC lapel pin at the registration table or the reception so you can feel right at home throughout your first experience at a WPC conference.

• Students, Residents and Fellows: When you arrive at the reception, please look for the young lady with a special neon yellow t-shirt that says, “Looking for students, residents, fellows?” to meet WPC Student Representative Lisa Reimer and have an opportunity to meet and get to know others who are attending the conference.

Prayer Room

THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 7 A.M. - 9 P.M.

Sunset I While you are at the conference, we encourage you to visit the Prayer Room. The room is available for you Thursday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Whether praying alone or with newfound friends, you will definitely leave feeling renewed and refreshed after you spend quiet time with the Lord. Ouida Phillips will be available for conversation and prayer for many of the hours of the conference. Check the schedule outside the room for times when she is sure to be there.

Student, Resident and Fellow Events Students, residents and fellows are welcome to attend any of the events throughout the conference, but these sessions are particularly focused for trainees. WPC Student Representative Lisa Reimer will be wearing a special neon yellow t-shirt at special events to help you connect with her.

WORKSHOPS

All workshops noted within an asterisk in the workshop schedule are particularly focused for students, residents and fellows.

STUDY HALL

Students are welcome to use Sunset II as a study hall for gathering or studying throughout the conference.

THURSDAY

Welcome Reception: 5:30 - 7 p.m. - Inn Atrium (Please look for Lisa in her neon yellow t-shirt.)

SATURDAY

Thank You Card Time: 1:15 - 3:15 p.m. - Sunset II This session is MANDATORY for those students, residents and fellows who received conference scholarships. We will write thank you notes to grant donors, talk about challenges we’re facing and share prayer requests. If you haven’t already, you may sign up for free time activities that begin after 3:15 p.m.

For more information, please contact WPC Student Representative Lisa Reimer at 323-383-3387.

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General Bookstore Schedule

SPECIAL EVENTS

The bookstore will be offering some of CMDA’s Life & Health Resources titles that pertain to our joy and leadership conference themes, along with some of the speakers’ recommended books titles carried by CMDA. Order forms will be available if you have titles you wish to order and have shipped to you. We will be selling our WPC logo wear through the bookstore, so be sure to pick up your WPC visors, polo shirts, two styles of jackets and tumblers. We will also have House of Hope items for sale.

The bookstore is scheduled to be open during the following times (except for during the Plenary Sessions): THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

8 a.m. - 9:30 p.m.

8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Last chance will be immediately following the Evening Plenary

Men’s Track

The location of the Men’s Track will be available at the Registration Table. The goal of the men’s track is to provide a forum for the discussion of the unique situation we all face; that is, being married to a Christian physician or dentist. We hope this will be a meaningful and helpful time for all of the men who choose to participate. In the past we have shared craggy hiking trails, a chartered saltwater fishing boat and fly fishing.

The Men’s Track will be facilitated by Ron Francis, (retired from engineering, finance, SM, CPA), and Chris Hahn, PhD. Ron is married to incoming WPC Commission Chair Patti Francis, and Chris is married to WPC Commission Member Connie Hahn. Ron is a retired CPA and financial manager, while Chris is a professional family mediator and corporate facilitator.

THURSDAY

Meet and Greet: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m. - Prayer mixed with a brief sharing of our lived experiences, followed by a brief planning of Friday’s activities.

FRIDAY

Fellowship Activity: 9 a.m. - 4:40 p.m. - Build fellowship by joining us either fishing on Lake Champlain on chartered boats (charter fees apply) or hiking in beautiful Vermont.

SATURDAY

Group Discussion: 9:40 - 10:40 a.m. - Discussion focused on our shared experiences and Scripture passages.

Early Bird Exercise FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, 7 A.M. - 8 A.M.

Lisa Souba is a graduate of Health Works Institute, one of the few nationally accredited massage schools recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. She is a licensed massage therapist in the state of Montana and is certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, and through Klose Training and Consulting in Manual Lymphatic Drainage (Vodder Technique). In fall 2014, she completed her Deepfeet Ashiatsu massage certification. Ashiatsu is a technique where the therapist uses her feet to administer the massage. She has studied yoga since 2003 and is certified through Holy Yoga. She has had training in the AromaTouch Technique and works with essential oils. Lisa enjoys blending her massage and yoga experience to bring wholeness and healing to her clients. Her continued studies in yoga have bought her to a deeper knowledge of an ancient form of healing called Ayurveda. Not only has it transformed how she practices yoga and cares for her body, but also how she shares that knowledge with her yoga students and massage clients. Lisa coaches individuals who are interested in taking their healthcare to a deeper level through her Whole Body Wellness program. #WPC2018Vermont — 11

General WOR S H IP, PRAYE R A ND MO RE

Worship Leader - Clinton Ross

Clinton Ross is the Music Director at Christ Community Church in Johnson City, Tennessee and performs at venues throughout the Southeast. Clinton graduated with a Bluegrass, Old-Time and Country Music degree from East Tennessee State University in 2014, only the 16th person to have received this degree. Clinton plays a variety of instruments including guitar, mandolin, bass and banjo. He and his wife Beth, who volunteers for WPC, just celebrated their first wedding anniversary in August.

Song Leader - Dr. Joy Walton

Dr. Joy Walton is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCOM) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH). A native of Columbus, she completed both her undergraduate and medical degrees at The Ohio State University. Dr. Walton has led worship for 18 years at local churches and community groups in Ohio, Texas and New York.

Prayer Room - Ouida Phillips

Presently living in Charlotte, North Carolina, Ouida is a retired public and Christian schoolteacher. She serves on the National Prayer Committee, Awakening America Alliance and Mission America Coalition. She is Teaching Director for the Lake Wylie/Steele Creek Community Bible Study and a former Bible Study Fellowship leader and Sunday School teacher. She enjoys her volunteer work at the Billy Graham Library. For more than 40 years she has supported her husband Tom as he has served the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in various roles in many locations around the world. Ouida and Tom are the parents of three adult children: Cara, a physician living in Colorado; Molly, an Air Force C-17 pilot living in Pennsylvania; and Matt, an Air Force test pilot living in Florida. They have nine grandchildren. Her favorite pastimes are reading, friends and family, especially grandchildren. Ouida’s favorite Bible verse is 3 John 1:4, “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth” (NIV 2011).

Listening and Prayer - Kellie Hooker

Kellie Hooker recently retired from a career that included: a decade teaching middle school; 13 years in missions with Southern Baptists in Canada, Central America and Mexico; and, most recently, 16 years with CMDA’s Campus & Community Ministries in San Antonio, Texas. She lives in Tyler, Texas, where she and her husband Robert are restoring the 130-year-old farmhouse built by his great-grandfather.

She enjoys reading, road trips, mission trips and her five grandchildren.

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General E V E N T COORDINATO RS Debbie McAlear

WPC Administrator; Bristol, Tennessee Debbie came to WPC nearly five years ago with experience as Marketing Director of financial institutions and non-profits. After 15 years in coastal Corpus Christi, Texas, she was thrilled to enjoy all four seasons again, surrounded by the beautiful mountains, wildlife and foliage of Northeastern Tennessee.

Working with the dedicated women of WPC has been an amazing blessing in Debbie’s life. Outside of work, her two granddaughters are the lights of her life, living only nine miles away with daughter Emily and husband Brad. Her son Andrew lives in Alexandria, Virginia. When not busy with slumber parties, kid baking championships and Lego-building with Ryleigh (age 10) and Katelyn (almost 8), Debbie keeps busy with church activities and Bible study, gardening, reading and spending time with family and friends.

Beth Ross

Administrative Assistant, Johnson City, Tennessee Many of you know Beth from her four years working at CMDA. Although she is now an Administrative Assistant for the Managed Accounting Services department of a CPA firm (Blackburn, Childers, & Steagall, PLC), Beth scheduled her vacation to come help with our WPC conference again this year.

A covenant member of Christ Community Church, PCA in Johnson City, Tennessee, Beth is pursing certification through the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors (ACBC). She is in her second year of marriage to, as she says, “the adorable mandolin player featured at the conference.” Beth prefers snow to sun, coffee to tea, dogs to cats and home to anywhere else.

David L. Flower, BS

Director of Engineering, Analytical Systems Int’l; Tomball, Texas Owner of Simple Joy Media, Audio and Video Production Company We are pleased to welcome David Flower back, offering his A/V expertise for our WPC Conference.

Mr. Flower was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He grew up in Miami, Florida where he met his future wife (Dr. Linda Flower) at the high school science fair. David worked with Texas Instruments in Houston, Texas and the Compaq Computer Corporation in Tomball as the Director of Engineering until retiring in 2000. Today he works part-time for Analytical Systems Int’l. He is also involved in live sound and media production with his son Jonathan. They support many organizations such as CMDA, Christian Youth Theater and National Youth Theater. For several years he has been a Republican Precinct chairman and a Harris County Emergency Services Commissioner.

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FOR YOUR CONVENIE N C E

Be sure to use #WPC2018Vermont when you share your conference pictures with the WPC Facebook or Twitter pages!

The Prayer Room, Study Hall, Registration Area and Bookstore will be open throughout the conference for your convenience. So be sure to utilize them throughout your days with us here in Vermont.

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General AB OU T US

What is Women Physicians in Christ?

The Women Physicians in Christ (WPC) Commission is a commission of the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA). WPC (formerly known as Women in Medicine and Dentistry – WIMD) began as a result of a survey identifying the unique needs of female CMDA members in the early 1990s. The initiators of this effort, Dr. Patti Francis and Dr. Sally Knox, organized the first WIMD conference in Philadelphia in 1994. The ministry was headed by Rev. Marti Ensign, a CMDA employee from 1992 to 2000. After Rev. Ensign’s retirement, WIMD became a commission, first chaired by Dr. Darilyn Falck. In February 2015, we became Women Physicians in Christ – a new name, but with the same mission and focus. With further financial and prayer support from WPC members, our 15-member commission now organizes annual meetings, weekend retreats and publications. We sponsor student and resident scholarships for our meetings. We have WPC mission trips through Global Health Outreach (GHO) and WPC Marriage Enrichment Weekends. WPC is self-supporting, which means your CMDA dues are not applied to WPC. Your donations to WPC fund the WPC Administrator at the national office in Bristol, Tennessee, as well as all programming. Ultimately, we hope to have sufficient monthly giving to support a female physician or dentist on staff in Bristol as well. We are very excited to be celebrating 25 years of WIMD/WPC in 2019. You can help us continue spreading the word about this amazing opportunity to connect with other Christian women physicians and dentists to your friends and colleagues.

We are looking forward to our next 25 years, anticipating continued growth, new ministries and new members!

Mission and Vision Our mission is to encourage and support Christian women physicians and dentists as we share the unique challenges of our multiple roles: • Through authentic relationships (Acts 2:42) • Through personal growth (Psalm 119:10) • Through discipleship and mentoring (Titus 2:3-4) • Through professional development (Colossians 3:23-24) Our vision is to see women doctors connected, inspired, equipped and using God’s gifts for God’s glory! We want to be the key resource for Christian women physicians and dentists in integrating their personal, professional and spiritual lives. In addition to those of CMDA, we emphasize the following core values: • Connectedness • Authenticity and transparency • Intentional relationships

Commission Members Patti Francis, MD (Chair) Regina Frost, MD (Vice Chair) Holly Austin, MD (Immediate Past Chair) Marilyn Whitney, MD (Treasurer) Andrea Braun, MD Madie Hartman, DO Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD Lynn Hickman, MD Amy Givler, MD Wanda Lam, MD (Resident Representative) Jane Goleman, MD Tiffany Owens, MD Lanette Guthmann, MD Lisa Reimer, BS (Student Representative)

Connie Hahn, DO WPC Commission at the 2017 WPC Annual Conference (Not Pictured: Marilyn Whitney, Lisa Reimer, Madie Hartman, Tiffany Owens, Wanda Lam and Regina Frost.)

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General Conference Objectives

CONTINUING EDUCATION

By the end of this conference, participants will be able to: 1. Discuss recent clinical updates in rectal disease, epigenetics, obesity and sepsis including the “Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines.”

2. Be aware of and identify key strategies for managing stress, preventing burnout, improving relationships and patient interactions by understanding personality styles, and improving leadership skills.

3. Identify and treat developmental trauma and anxiety in children and adolescents.

4. Improve communication with older adults and their families regarding aging and progressive illness including end-of-life issues and appropriately document a spiritual history.

Credits This Live activity, WPC 2018 Conference Vermont, with a beginning date of 09/20/2018, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 12.00 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AMA/AAFP Equivalency: AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™ toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as Prescribed, not as Category 1.

CME Evaluations and Certificates Post conference, CME Certificates may be obtained only through completion of the Conference & CME Evaluation on Survey Monkey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018ConfEvalCME. Please keep notes during the conference on which CME talks you attended so you can accurately fill out the CME Evaluation. Notes pages are provided throughout the program.

IMPORTANT NOTE

When completing the CME evaluation, make sure you complete and exit the survey before printing your certificate. If you do not do this, we will have no record of your evaluation. Should you ever be audited, we would have to say that you did not complete the evaluation for the credits.

STEPS TO RECEIVING YOUR CME CREDITS

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Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2018ConfEvalCME. Complete the evaluation questions.

When provided, copy the “To Print Certificate” link.

Complete the survey.

Then paste the link and print the CME certificate.

If you have any questions on this, please contact Debbie at wpc@cmda.org or 423-844-1022.

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General SP EC I AL NOTE S

DON’T MISS A SESSION WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE? Visit www.cmda.org/wpcprogram to access the electronic program.

Did you miss a session? Or did you enjoy a workshop so much that you want to experience it again? Here is your chance! This is also a great opportunity to share the information with your co-workers and friends. Throughout the conference, Christian Audio Tapes will be recording each session and workshop. CDs and mp3s will be available for purchase immediately after each session, or you can purchase the entire set of workshops and plenaries for a discounted price. Fill out the order form located at the back of the program to order, or you can also visit www.catapes.com after you return home.

GET INVOLVED WITH WPC We’d love to have you get more involved with WPC! Please talk with any commission member if you’re interested in getting more involved with WPC. Commission members are expected to attend and assist with the CMDA National Convention in the spring, the WPC Annual Conference and phone conferences during the year. A larger WPC Advisory Council also helps. If your interest and talents lie in managing social media, we would love to have you help further develop our social media presence. If you have these talents, please share them with WPC. And if you would like to help with an upcoming conference, please let us know that also! We will be in Mobile, Alabama in 2019 for our 25th anniversary conference, and then we will be in Newport Beach, California for our 2020 conference.

We are always looking for new people to help in planning conferences, especially if you live close to the site and can help add some “local flavor” or contacts.

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General SUPPORT WPC

Silent Art Auction

Through the generosity of CMDA members Dr. David and Bobbie Hafer, we are pleased to again offer a Silent Art Auction this year.

Paintings will be on display through Saturday evening at 6 p.m. when bids will close. Winners will be announced at the banquet on Saturday night. Be sure to go and view the artwork and place your bids throughout the conference. Monies raised from the auction will be used for WPC’s general fund and to further the many ministries of WPC. The paintings are unframed, so you will be able to choose a frame and matting to suit your personal decor.

Dr. David and Bobbie Hafer David and Bobbie have been married for 41 years and have spent their lives living in Montana. Lifetime members of CMDA, their membership extends back 25 years. David practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in Great Falls, Montana for his working career, while Bobbie performed the administrative tasks and managed the office. David and Bobbie retired to the beautiful Proctor Valley just a few miles from Flathead Lake in Western Montana. They have always had an interest in art, but always as spectators. The International Charlie Russell Art Show and Auction is held in Great Falls annually each March, and they have attended it since their arrival in Great Falls. Through the many years of the Russell auction, they learned to appreciate both fine art and the talented artists who produce it. As a Christmas present one year, Bobbie bought all of the essentials for David to try his hand at what she knew was lying just below the surface in artistic talent. That resulted in both of them taking an art class and immediately falling in love with the oil painting media. They continue to take private lessons from several well-known artists in their area and work hard at developing their talent and passion for their new retirement career. They participate annually in the Hockaday Museum Member’s Show and have displayed sold art through the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. Art provides a new adventure and learning experience for the Hafers, and it also provides true joy by allowing them to share their art with organizations like CMDA in furthering kingdom work through charitably donating their art for fundraising purposes. #WPC2018Vermont — 17

YO UR J OY CO MM E NTS

H OW DO YOU DEF INE J OY ?

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Joy comes from deep within. For me, it is the knowledge that no matter what the world says, I am loved by my Father in heaven and I am invaluable in His eyes.

I see joy as a choice. That is, it is beyond the human emotion of happiness. It is a choice to be glad because Christ has made us glad and He has poured out His grace on us. We trust His promises and that gives us joy.

A good feeling, based on a confidence and assurance of God’s sovereignty and my security in Him. A feeling I wish I had more often.

Fulfillment of purpose.

Peace in my heart regardless of circumstances.

A deep abiding sense that God is in control and peace in knowing that.

True heart-felt gladness/happiness.

A deep sense of contentment and pleasure.

Internal feeling of wellbeing not dependent on circumstances.

The deep abiding knowledge and conviction of the love of God. An overwhelming positive sense of fullness, gratitude and confidence that God is God in all things, specifically in my family’s lives and my life. Joy can be demonstrated by laughter, tears or serenity.

The definition is when I know that I know I am right with God—walking in peace.

An inner peace not affected by circumstances.

Deeper than happiness; not sure really.

Inner contentment.

A true happiness with an inner sense of peace not dependent on worldly matters.

A heart of explainable delight.

Radiating contentment and peacefulness.

Finding peace in Jesus.

Peace.

Jubilant, full of peace, contentment.

Happiness, contentment and full of excitement.

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WHAT IS T HE D IF F ERENC E B ETWEEN HA PPINESS A ND JOY ?

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Happiness is temporary and superficial.

Happiness requires good circumstances, coming from pleasant external factors. Joy does not, joy comes from within.

Happiness is an emotion that tends to be circumstance-dependent. It is present when “life is going well, or according to our personal desires.” Joy is deep and dependent only on understanding our relationship with God. It is present when we are truly “right with God.” Happiness depends on our circumstances and is our natural response depending on them. We choose to believe God’s promises that He will bless us abundantly and that He IS blessing us.

Joy is spiritual and felt in your heart. Happiness is putting a smile on your face. Joy is felt deeper.

Happiness occurs in response to circumstances. Joy can be found even in painful or distressing or frightening circumstances, if you know you are where you should be.

“Happiness is when your happenings happen to happen the way you want your happenings to happen” -Stuart Briscoe Happiness depends on your circumstances which may change, but joy endures forever despite any and all good and bad circumstances.

Happiness is dependent upon my circumstances whereas joy is grounded in the knowledge, promises and provision of God. Joy is being right with God even in the midst of painful situations. Happiness is when I get my way or what I want (marriage, money, success).

Happiness can come and go. Joy is steadfast. Happiness is temporary. Joy is permanent.

Happiness is dependent on circumstances and feelings. Joy is not; more foundational and less changeable.

Joy is not dependent on circumstances.

Happiness is superficial and dependent on circumstances. Joy is an inner happiness independent from the world around us.

Joy is your deepest heart’s desire while happiness is a state of contentment.

Happiness is more transient; things can make us happy, but if they’re not present or they change, the happiness they bring can change as well. Joy is more like being content with things, but not basing the amount of joy you feel on them.

Happiness is an emotion and joy comes from the heart. Joy is the inner peace.

Happiness is a fleeting emotion, joy is rooted in faith, love and God’s promises.

I believe joy is the combination of happiness and excitement and peace all rolled into one.

I think happiness is fleeting, more superficial. Depends on our circumstances and as they come and go, our happiness comes and goes.

Joy comes from God and is deep within. Joy can exist even when circumstances are uncertain.

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W H AT I N YOUR LIFE BR I N G S YOU TH E MOST J OY ?

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Seeing God at work in and around me. Knowing I’ve made a difference in someone else’s life. Giving. Caring.

God through nature. Family. Accomplishing something.

Connection with God/Jesus. My family. Running.

The years I spent in PNG working and serving the people of PNG. This includes—especially—my times worshipping with my fellow PNG Christians.

My son’s belly laughter (he’s a little less than two years old).

Giving to others.

Spending time with my family, meaningful interactions with patients, secret generous and cheerful giving.

Nature, relationships, exercise, grandchildren.

Certain Christian songs that strike deeply to the heart of our relationship with the Lord. My husband. My family. Time alone to recharge.

Disney World.

Contemplating what Jesus did for me and the world; that I am completely forgiven and able to come boldly before the throne of God, knowing that I am His beloved daughter; spending time with or even merely thinking about my family; recounting God’s faithfulness and blessings over the 65 years of my life; the gift of my husband, children and grandchildren. I also am filled with joy when I worship, read and meditate on God’s Word, and view and contemplate God’s creation.

The most joyful times in life are when I am at peace with my family/God and we are walking in unity with each other and in service.

God, family—husband, children, grandchildren­—my home filled with family.

Deeply understanding/feeling/sensing God’s love for me. Understanding some new truth about Him. Jesus. Family. Friends.

My sense of belonging to God. Honestly, even though it shouldn’t be dependent on this, it is hard to feel joy if my children are not happy or struggling. I can still feel joy if my circumstances are difficult at the time.

My relationship with my Savior and my family.

Sunshine, feeling that there is nothing pressing on me to be done, small children or animals choosing to snuggle with me over others, knowing my responsibilities are taken care of, coffee on my front porch in the morning or evening.

Doing for others.

Family.

God and family.

Family and being at church and hearing the Word.

Two precious grandchildren. Seeing a rainbow after a summer rain. Colorful birds at my feeder or a beautiful rose blooming out. Babies belly laughing. A friend’s long-awaited call. The prayers of a young child.

Relationships—especially connecting on a below-the-surface level.

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HOW D O YO U F IND J OY I N THE MIDST O F ST RUGG L E S ?

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I have to look to the Lord, His Word, the power of the Holy Spirit and my friends. I have to get an eternal perspective. And I need the help of others who are naturally more joyful to help me see and experience humor and laughter.

Focus on Christ. Ask others for support.

Thinking beyond the immediate, consideration of life after the trial, even if that life isn’t here on earth but in eternity.

Not easy; helps to remember WHO God is and WHAT He has done in and through past trials.

Play with my son after work/daycare.

Holding an eternal perspective: knowing this is what God has called me to at this time, knowing there is purpose in this trial, looking for ways that God is changing me or helping me to grow, appreciating kindness and care from others during a trial.

Focus on God. Obeying the call to prayer and thanking God for all He has done.

Prayer, both solitary and with friends and family; recounting blessings; thinking about how grateful I am to God for everything I am, I have and what is to come. Someone once described life as railroad tracks: one rail is joy and the other is trials. They run parallel but joy is always present to get you where you are going in a more balanced and effective way.

Surrender to God’s will over my own. I can receive peace when I accept that God knows better than I know and His ways are higher than mine.

When I truly believe God is sovereign and has my best interest at heart. It comes down to faith and trust that God is who He says He is and do I really believe it.

Reading Scripture to remind me of what’s most important, to find encouragement and to find God’s promises related to my trial.

Joy is not dependent on circumstances.

Maintain perspective. Spend more time in the Word and prayer. This is what has always deepened my relationship with the Lord, so, though painful at the time, worth it in the end.

Being closer to Jesus and surrounding myself with family (especially my grandchildren).

I take pictures of moments, things, places or people that remind me that good does happen; when I am tempted to despair that I’ll never have enough energy to feel joy, I look at those concrete, past times and know that joy exists and will return.

Holding tight to God’s promises. Reading His Word.

Prayer.

Standing on the promises of God and knowing He is always with me working things for my good.

Look to God because I know He will bring me through the storm, He is my hope.

By focusing on the Creator of Joy, our Lord. Praying without ceasing through the storms. Remembering that any trials on earth are but a moment in time and my real joy will come from an eternity with my Lord and Savior.

Remembering God’s love. Jesus’ sacrifice to save me. I will be with God forever.

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Thursday

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Thursday Thursday, September 20

DAILY SCHEDULE

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration and Bookstore

Lobby

12 - 12:10 p.m.

Welcome

Mansion Ballroom

12:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Mansion Ballroom

2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

2:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Mansion Ballroom

4:40 - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

5:30 - 7 p.m.

Welcome Dinner and Reception

Inn Atrium

7 - 8 p.m.

Opening Worship and Announcements

Mansion Ballroom

8 - 9 p.m.

Plenary Session 1—Bill Reichart, MDiv

Mansion Ballroom

SCHEDULE NOTES Registration and Bookstore Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Prayer Room Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a day Artwork Bidding: Open all day

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Thursday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Thursday, 12:10 - 1:10 p.m.

OPIOIDS: TRENDS, TOOLS AND TRAINING Clydette Powell, MD, MPH, FAAP Mansion Ballroom

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description This session takes a public health perspective on the current opioid epidemic in the U.S. and will elaborate on federal efforts to address the situation. Resources available to physicians will be presented. (Treatment will not be discussed.)

Objectives 1. Describe the trends in opioid mortality and morbidity in the U.S. 2. Describe the federal efforts to address the opioid epidemic in the U.S. 3. Identify tools and educational resources relevant to physician practice settings.

Speaker Bio Dr. Powell is a child neurologist who also serves as a Medical Officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Her medical degree is from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and her master’s of public health is from UCLA. She plays oboe and soccer.

Thursday, 1:10 - 2:10 p.m.

TELOMERES AND TORAH: THE SCIENCE AND FAITH OF LONGEVITY Jean Wright MD, MBA Mansion Ballroom

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description As Christian physicians and dentists, we often separate science and faith. What if they were designed to support each other? What does Scripture say about longevity that we now have epigenomics for?

Objectives 1. Identify the key elements in epigenetics.

2. Understand the impact that our daily lives and choices have on our genetic makeup.

3. Understand how the choices we make alter our genetic path.

Speaker Bio Dr. Wright is the Chief Innovation Officer for Atrium Health. She is a seasoned physician executive with a variety of leadership roles.

As a clinician, she is a pediatric intensivist and anesthesiologist. She is mom to three great kids from China.

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Thursday Thursday, 2:40 - 3:40 p.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

THE JOY FOUND IN UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPES OF PATIENTS AND PRACTITIONERS

1 HOUR CME

Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description Session participants will be administered an assessment to determine their own personality style and will learn the impact it has on how they communicate as well as resolve conflict. Participants will experience the joy found in learning how personality type evokes and sometimes provokes a negative or complimentary response in others. Participants will learn the reciprocal nature of personality and how it influences the way patients and practitioners relate to one another.

Objectives 1. Assess the personality style of patients and practitioners.

2. Effectively communicate with other personality styles with joy in a way they feel understood.

3. Resolve conflicts with other personality styles in a way that helps maintain the relationship.

Speaker Bio Dr. Sabrina Black, a woman after God’s own heart, is an author, professor, counselor, mentor, life coach, missionary and Bible scholar. She has more than 25 years of experience in individual, marriage, family and group counseling, with expertise in the fields of gambling addiction, sexual addiction and sexual abuse, relational problems due to substance addiction, issues relating to clergy and ministry leaders, marital conflicts and communication, boundaries and spiritual growth, stress, anxiety, burnout, anger management and depression. Sabrina has degrees in psychology and counseling; plus, she is an expert talent on several video-based training projects including: Domestic Violence, DivorceCare, GriefShare and Single Parenting. Having received several humanitarian awards for local and global work on five continents, Dr. Black has served as adjunct faculty at numerous Christian colleges and seminaries, is currently the president of the National Biblical Counseling Association and is the author of numerous books and workbooks, including Live Right Now.

Thursday, 3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

1 HOUR CME

APPLYING SPIRITUAL HEALTH TO YOUR PRACTICE Connie Hahn, DO Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description Now that we know spiritual health has a major impact on overall health, we will learn how to take a good and appropriate spiritual history in different situations, how to call on the available resources and how to make this an effective and efficient process.

Objectives 1. Know when, where and how to document spiritual health.

2. Know who and what are your resources.

3. Know how to follow up and take the next step for improving spiritual health.

Speaker Bio Practicing in Bozeman, Montana for 10 years, Dr. Hahn is a former full-spectrum family practice physician delivering babies and seeing patients in the hospital. Over the last five years she has limited patient care to the clinic. Connie has been a member of WPC for eight years and is a current commission member. #WPC2018Vermont — 25

Thursday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 1 T H U R SDAY, 8 - 9 P.M. M AN S I O N B ALLROO M

Bill Reichart, MDiv

Vice President of Campus & Community Ministries, Christian Medical & Dental Associations With more than 29 years of vocational ministry experience, Bill currently works as CMDA’s Vice President of Campus & Community Ministries. Previous to CMDA, Bill was a pastor at a church outside of Atlanta and on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) for over 16 years. Bill is married to Lauren, a wonderful godly woman for over 29 years, and they have two college-aged daughters who have captured his heart. Also, Bill is a big fan of Star Trek and all things sci-fi and can even greet you in the Klingon language. :-)

Session Information

HOW THE DEEP SATISFACTION OF THE GOSPEL BRINGS JOY Joy isn’t something merely obtained by our ever changing circumstances. Rather it comes from the inside out. The gospel brings true joy. The gospel is able to bring us a joy that is truly deep, enduring and soul satisfying.

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Thursday NOTES

WELCOME RECEPTION SPONSOR Faithlife/Logos Bible Software www.logos.com Many thanks to our Welcome Reception sponsor. Faithlife provides the premier bible study software called Logos. It is Faithlife’s mission to equip believers with the tools to grow in the light of God’s word.

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Friday

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Friday DAILY SCHEDULE

Friday, September 21 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

East Lawn (weather permitting)

8 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

9:10 - 11:20 a.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

11:20 - 11:45 a.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

11:45 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

Lunch

Inn Atrium

1 - 2 p.m.

Plenary Session 2 - Sally Knox, MD, FACS

Mansion Ballroom

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.

Break

Mansion Foyer

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

4:40 - 5:20 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner

Inn Atrium

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Worship and Announcements

Mansion Ballroom

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Plenary Session 3 - Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Mansion Ballroom

8:30 - 10:30 p.m.

Bonfire and S’mores

East Lawn

SCHEDULE NOTES Registration and Bookstore Hours: 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. (except during Plenary Sessions) Prayer Room Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a day Artwork Bidding: Open all day

S UPPORT WPC Women Physicians in Christ is self-supporting and receives no funds from your CMDA dues. We ask that you prayerfully consider helping WPC establish a more predictable income by becoming a monthly giver during this conference. You can fill out a donation envelope with this information. Envelopes will be available at the WPC bookstore and will also be handed out during the conference. We encourage you to consider using auto draft through your checking account instead of credit cards for monthly giving, as with credit cards, any time you are issued a new card, the auto pay is rejected and requires both our time and yours to reset. Thank you!

If you want to hear more about the importance of monthly giving as a show of continuing support for WPC, please speak with any WPC Commission member at the conference.

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Friday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Friday, 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

ADULT CHILDREN, AGING PARENTS PART 1: STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING COMMON CHALLENGES Leslie Walker, MD Salon I

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Physicians often avoid discussing realities of aging and progressive illness, including end-of-life issues. Yet in their practices and in their own families, successful identification and management of these issues improves quality of life, quality of care and respect for patient autonomy. Dr. Walker and her mother Alvera Stern present this two-part series with expertise from both perspectives and with helpful suggestions for women physicians who often also serve as family caregivers.

Objectives 1. Help older adults address giving versus preserving, living arrangements and financial/legal planning.

2. Facilitate honest and direct communication to permit negotiation, compromise and assertiveness.

3. Consult outside experts to help older adults and adult children make healthy decisions.

Speaker Bio Dr. Leslie Stern Walker’s MD and MS (neuroscience) degrees are from the University of Michigan, and her BS in biochemistry is from Wheaton College. Dr. Walker completed her psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins in 2000 and has been in private practice since then. She has particular interests in treating women as well as physicians. She enjoys teaching residents at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and she speaks nationally to physicians on psychiatric topics, work/family balance, resilience and self-care.

She and her neurologist husband served on the CMDA Marriage Commission before she joined the WPC Commission, which she chaired from 2012 to 2014.

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Friday Friday, 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

THE JOURNEY FROM MOURNING TO JOY: MY EXPERIENCE Regina Frost, MD, FACOG Salon III

Workshop Description There are many types of losses we face in life. Loss of a loved one is one example. Life does not have to stop because of a loss. God can bring restoration, healing and peace as you trust in Him and lean wholeheartedly on Him. Speaker Bio Dr. Regina Frost is an OB/Gyn who is newly hospital employed and works out of St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. She has been in practice for 10 years, the majority of which was spent as the owner and solo physician of her former private practice. She enjoys educating women about their health and seeing God work in the lives of her patients. She is single and enjoys serving at church, cooking/eating, reading, exercising, listening to music and spending time with friends and family.

Friday, 9:10 - 10:10 a.m.

WORKSHOP TO BE ANNOUNCED

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Friday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Friday, 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

ADULT CHILDREN, AGING PARENTS PART 2: FACILITATING DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS Alvera Stern, EdD Salon I

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Physicians often avoid discussing realities of aging and progressive illness, including end-of-life issues. Yet in their practices and in their own families, successful identification and management of these issues improves quality of life, quality of care and respect for patient autonomy. Alvera continues this two-part series with her daughter Dr. Leslie Walker with expertise from both perspectives and with helpful suggestions for women physicians who often also serve as family caregivers.

Objectives 1. Recognize common issues facing older adults and their adult children.

2. Address conflicts regarding safety versus independence, transparency versus privacy and medical interventions.

3. Facilitate conversations between older adults and their adult children for medical decision-making.

Speaker Bio Alvera Stern grew up in Zambia as the daughter of Brethren in Christ missionaries. After graduation from Messiah College, she and her husband Jacob served as BIC missionaries in Rhodesia for six years, where she taught biology. She then received her doctorate in educational psychology and counseling from Penn State University. Dr. Stern worked at the county, state and federal levels for 36 years in substance abuse prevention, retiring as Senior Administrator of Media and Communications for SAMHSA in 2007. She and Jacob then served with Mennonite Central Committee in Kenya until 2014, when they retired to Messiah Village in Pennsylvania after Jacob’s diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

Friday, 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

WHEN THE DOCTOR NEEDS A DOCTOR: THE JOY OF MENTAL HEALTH FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC Salon III

Workshop Description When the doctor needs a doctor, there needs to be a safe place to go. Depression, burnout and suicide occur at higher rates in the medical profession than in many other fields; yet, when medical professionals face mental health issues, it is often stigmatized. Mental health matters for doctors too. When physicians are overworked, overwhelmed, exhausted and experiencing compassion fatigue, it is difficult to give their best as they care for their patients or even provide the standard quality of care. This session will help participants learn how to find balance when stretched to the limit. Rather than stigmatizing doctors who face personal life issues, mental health concerns, addictive patterns of behavior or any other challenges, this session is aimed to bring awareness of the benefits and joys of getting help for those who help others.

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1 HOUR CME

Friday WORKSHOP SESSIONS Objectives 1. Identify when they are personally being stretched to the limit before they reach it.

2. Identify the difference between stress and burnout as well as the impact it has on them.

3. Implement proven self-care strategies to reduce potential stress or burnout.

Speaker Bio Dr. Sabrina Black, a woman after God’s own heart, is an author, professor, counselor, mentor, life coach, missionary and Bible scholar.

She has more than 25 years of experience in individual, marriage, family and group counseling, with expertise in the fields of gambling addiction, sexual addiction and sexual abuse, relational problems due to substance addiction, issues relating to clergy and ministry leaders, marital conflicts and communication, boundaries and spiritual growth, stress, anxiety, burnout, anger management and depression.

Sabrina has degrees in psychology and counseling; plus, she is an expert talent on several video-based training projects including: Domestic Violence, DivorceCare, GriefShare and Single Parenting. Having received several humanitarian awards for local and global work on five continents, Dr. Black has served as adjunct faculty at numerous Christian colleges and seminaries, is currently the president of the National Biblical Counseling Association and is the author of numerous books and workbooks, including Live Right Now.

Friday, 10:20 - 11:20 a.m.

LADY-IN-WAITING: HOW TO AVOID A BOZO IN A LIFEMATE Jackie Kendall Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description How does an awesome, gifted woman end up with a Bozo guy? Too many wonderful single women have paid the price of broken hearts and dashed hopes. Our culture encourages singles to spend more time looking for the right pair of jeans than finding Mr. Right. In a world consumed with quick fixes, superficial romances and “hookup” relationships, we will examine principles that will guard a woman’s heart as she waits for God’s best.

Jackie will introduce principles that provide the differentiation between a Bozo guy and Boaz, a “man worth waiting for.” This workshop is for every single woman who refuses to settle for less than God’s best when it comes to a future mate.

Speaker Bio Jackie Kendall is President of Power to Grow Ministries. She is a national conference speaker and the bestselling author of Lady in Waiting, The Mentoring Mom, A Man Worth Waiting For, Free Yourself to Love: The Liberating Power of Forgiveness and Lady in Waiting for Little Girls. She has been married 43 years to Ken, and they have two grown married children and five grandchildren (four girls and one boy). Jackie’s newest book is Surrender Your Junior God Badge: Every Woman’s Battle with Control.

COAC H I N G: R X FOR BUR N OUT If you are feeling burned out, facing transition, longing for a more fulfilling life or simply stuck, consider meeting with one of CMDA’s Life & Leadership coaches. CMDA’s professionally certified coaches focus on drawing out each person’s expertise, helping them to align with God’s call and purpose, optimize wellbeing and maximize influence. Burnout prevention and recovery is a major focus of CMDA coaching.

Two of CMDA’s experienced coaches will be available to talk with you and answer questions throughout the conference: Ann Tsen, MD, ACC, and CMDA’s Director of Coaching Ken Jones, PCC. Stop by to connect with them at the CMDA Coaching table in the Exhibit Hall. #WPC2018Vermont — 33

Friday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 2 FR I DAY, 1 - 2 P.M. M AN S I O N B ALLROO M

Sally Knox, MD, FACS

Baylor University Medical Center; Dallas, Texas Dr. Sally Knox is a breast surgeon at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. In 2016 she retired from surgery to pursue ministry with Global Advance, doing leadership training conferences internationally. She has also traveled with CMDA’s Medical Education International.

Session Information JOYFUL LEADERSHIP

Leadership becomes joyful when you prepare your mind and heart for serving and guiding others. We are all leaders in some realm.

Prepare yourself to go much further than you thought possible and impact others with win-win methods.

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Friday NOTES

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Friday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Friday, 2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

THE CARE OF ANORECTAL DISORDERS IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING Rebekah Kim, MD, FACS, FASCRS Salon I

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description The session will review the diagnosis and treatment of common anorectal disorders, including, but not restrictive, to the following: hemorrhoids, anal fissures, anal abscesses and anal HPV, and other infections.

Objectives 1. Diagnose and treat thrombosed hemorrhoids.

2. Learn the appropriate care of anorectal disorders.

3. Discover the role of anal pap smears.

Speaker Bio Dr. Kim is fellowship-trained in minimally invasive/laparoscopic surgery and colon and rectal surgery. She is the clinical instructor for the Pan-African Academy of Christian Surgeons and Georgetown University Medical Center.

Friday, 2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

FROM EXHAUSTED TO ENERGIZED: FILL ‘ER UP WITH FUEL FOR THE HEART Patti Francis, MD Salon III

Workshop Description Some of our favorite vacations are road trips with our families. But it seems that it never quite goes as planned.

There are detours, accidents, illness, more expenses than expected and arguing and complaining in the car on who gets to sit where. And it always takes longer to get where you planned, doesn’t it? Does this sound a lot like Moses leading the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years? This workshop will be looking at how to navigate with God’s wisdom the many roadblocks and detours we encounter that exhaust us and how God’s GPS can give us hope and energy for His calling in our lives. We will see how simplifying and uncluttering our soul can give us God’s joy, peace and power (Romans 15:13)!

Speaker Bio Dr. Francis has practiced pediatrics for 35 years in private practice. She has been married to Ron for over 40 years and has two adult daughters. Patti has helped coordinate a women’s group of 150 at her church for over 25 years and loves bringing friends and family on mission trips with her.

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Friday Friday, 2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS 1 HOUR CME

LEADERSHIP IN CRISIS Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description In a world with many voices, there are few true leaders. This session will help you develop the leader within you, understand your identity as a woman leader and equip you to become a change maker.

Objectives 1. What makes me a leader?

2. What does servant leadership look like?

3. What are specific changes I need to make to become a better leader?

Speaker Bio Dr. Lina AbuJamra is a pediatric emergency room doctor by profession, and she is passionate about empowering people with biblical truth. As founder of Living with Power Ministries, she is engaged in providing medical care for Syrian refugees in the Middle East.

A popular Bible teacher, blogger and conference speaker, she is the author of three books: Thrive, Stripped and Resolved. She reaches listeners through weekly podcasts and a daily Morning Minutes devotional. You can hear Lina on Moody Radio hosting Today’s Single Christian and find her boosting your faith all over social media. Lina is single and calls Chicago home.

REMINDER Please be sure to visit the Exhibit Hall and thank our exhibitors for supporting the ministries of WPC.

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Friday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Friday, 3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

CREATING THE LIFE YOU LOVE PART 1: NAVIGATING LIFE’S DECISIONS AFTER RESIDENCY

Panel Discussion with Katie Wittwer, MD; Joy Walton, MD; and Jessica Ericson, MD Salon I Workshop Description For many people, the road to a career in medicine is a clear and step-wise path: college then medical school then residency. But how do you navigate crafting your career after those carefully mapped out years of training? Hear from panelists how to work though the myriad of questions and life decisions that arise when the next steps are no longer so structured.

Speaker Bios Katie Wittwer, MD, grew up in small-town Ohio and went to Ohio State University for medical school. She completed her training in family medicine and hospice and palliative medicine at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is now in her first job as a full-time palliative care physician at Greenville Memorial Hospital in Greenville, South Carolina.

Joy Walton, MD, is an Assistant Professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine (OSUCOM) and Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH). A native of Columbus, she completed both her undergraduate and medical degrees at the Ohio State University. She then relocated to Upstate New York for residency in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, completing her training in 2011. After a brief stint in Texas, she returned home in 2013 where she now works part-time as an adult hospitalist with OhioHealth and a primary care pediatrician at NCH, caring for children and adults with complex medical needs. As a faculty member, she enjoys helping medical students navigate a career in internal medicine-pediatrics while finding work-life balance. She has been the recipient of the Quality of Care Award in 2016 and is also a member of the Antimicrobial Stewardship and Ethics Committee, where she serves as co-chair. Dr. Walton lives in Westerville with her husband and three children.

Dr. Jessica Ericson is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Hershey, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She received her medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

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Friday Friday, 3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

HANGING ON TO JOY IN A SEA OF CHANGE Ann Tsen, MD, ACC Salon III

Workshop Description Some seasons of life bring calm seas and predictable navigational paths. But change is inevitable and sometimes comes in successive unexpected waves. All change, whether good or bad, takes a surprising amount of our energy reserves. Too much of it all at once, especially when unanticipated, can knock us off kilter and leave us feeling confused, drained, anxious and adrift. That’s where I found myself recently. But God picked up my lifeline, steadied my ship and restored my joy. Psalm 46:1 says, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (ESV). In our CMDA Life & Leadership Coaching course, we teach on change, transition and transformation, and we describe transition as an internal process necessary to adapt to the changes in one’s external environment. This internal process takes time, energy and resources and shouldn’t be ignored or rushed if we want to land on the other side of change fully ready for the new things change brings. In this workshop we will explore models and tools for recognizing, navigating and mining the rich lessons God has for us in seasons of change and transition.

Speaker Bios Ann Tsen, MD, ACC, is a Certified Physician Life and Leadership Coach and a board certified internist. She is a founding member of the CMDA Life & Leadership Coaching ministry and serves on the advisory council for WPC. She has also served as campus advisor for the local CMDA student chapter along with her physician husband. She has experience in practicing medicine and using coaching in a variety of settings, including domestic and international missions. She enjoys living in the Pacific Northwest, photography and long beach walks. She is passionate about helping women in medicine move forward in their personal and professional lives.

Friday, 3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

1 HOUR CME

STEWARDING PATIENT RELATIONSHIPS FOR SUCCESS Sally Knox, MD, FACS Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description You lead others in your office as well as patients. We will unlock leadership principles that will make a difference the next time you step into the office. Here is practical help to increase your joy titer.

Objectives 1. Improve patient compliance.

2. Enhance office communication.

3. Find more joy in everyday interactions.

Speaker Bio Dr. Sally Knox is a breast surgeon at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. In 2016 she retired from surgery to pursue ministry with Global Advance, doing leadership training conferences internationally. She has also traveled with CMDA’s Medical Education International.

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Friday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 3 FR I DAY, 7:30 - 8:30 P.M. M AN S I O N B ALLROO M

Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Chicago, Illinois; Living with Power Ministries Lina AbuJamra is a pediatric emergency room doctor by profession, and she is passionate about empowering people with biblical truth. As founder of Living with Power Ministries, she is engaged in providing medical care for Syrian refugees in the Middle East. A popular Bible teacher, blogger and conference speaker, she is the author of three books: Thrive, Stripped and Resolved. She reaches listeners through weekly podcasts and a daily Morning Minutes devotional. You can hear Lina on Moody Radio hosting Today’s Single Christian and find her boosting your faith all over social media. Lina is single and calls Chicago home.

Session Information JOY WHEN LIFE IS HARD

How to find happiness in the midst of disappointment and dead dreams and unchanging circumstances.

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Saturday

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Saturday Saturday, September 22

DAILY SCHEDULE

7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

East Lawn (weather permitting)

7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird CME

Salon 1

8 - 9 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

9 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

12:20 - 1 p.m.

Exhibits

Mansion Foyer

1 - 6 p.m.

Free Time Activities

Various Locations

6 - 7:30 p.m.

Banquet

Mansion Ballroom

7:30 - 8:15 p.m.

Announcements and Missions

Mansion Ballroom

8:15 - 9 p.m.

Plenary Session 4—Jackie Kendall

Mansion Ballroom

Pick up boxed lunch if you ordered.

SCHEDULE NOTES Registration and Bookstore Hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. (except during Plenary Sessions) Bookstore Last Chance: 9 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Prayer Room Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a day Artwork Bidding: Closes at 6 p.m.

E AR LY M OR NIN G CME Saturday, 7 - 8 a.m.

OBESITY AND WEIGHT LOSS: CAN WEIGHT LOSS BE SUSTAINED? Sarah Barr, MD, FAAFP Salon I

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Obesity, along with its impact on overall health, is becoming more and more prevalent. We often encourage our patients to lose weight, but far too often it doesn’t happen, or they don’t have long-term success with maintaining a healthy weight. In this session, we’ll explore the obesity epidemic and how we can guide our patients toward sustainable weight loss.

Objectives 1. Characterize the obesity epidemic in the U.S. 2. Identify barriers to weight loss.

3. Discuss various strategies for weight loss.

Speaker Bio Sarah Barr, MD, graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine in 1991. After completing a transitional internship in Kalamazoo, Michigan, she served her country as a General Medical Officer in the Unites States Army for five years, and then she went on to finish her training in family medicine. Since then, she has gone on medical mission trips to multiple countries and also had extensive experience in the emergency department and with travel/deployment medicine prior to her current position at a faith-based clinic providing care to un-insured and under-insured individuals. She is also a community preceptor for the Philadelphia College of Medicine in the area of rural health. She lives in the Columbus, Georgia area with her two adopted teenage sons and enjoys sports, reading and woodworking. #WPC2018Vermont — 43

Saturday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m.

RECOGNIZING AND TREATING EMOTIONAL TRAUMA IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS Kerry-Ann Williams, MD Salon I

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description In this workshop, participants will learn about the concept of developmental trauma. We will discuss how emotional trauma in children often masquerades as other commonly diagnosed psychiatric conditions, such as ADHD or Bipolar Disorder. We will also review general treatment approaches, including the attachment, self-regulation and competency (ARC) framework for working with youth and families experiencing traumatic stress.

Objectives 1. Discuss the concept of “development trauma” in children.

2. Identify signs of emotional trauma in children and adolescents.

3. Discuss common treatment approaches, including pharmacological considerations for children with emotional trauma.

Speaker Bio Dr. Kerry-Ann Williams is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a staff psychiatrist working at Cambridge Health Alliance and the Justice Resource Institute. She also holds a faculty affiliation as an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m.

WHY SUFFERING? Amy Givler, MD, FAAFP Salon III

Workshop Description As physicians, we have the privilege of caring for suffering people. Yet when questions arise about why this suffering is happening to them, we often don’t know what to say. This session will draw on the wisdom of ancient and modern writers who have wrestled with the problem of pain in the light of an all-loving and allpowerful God. Speaker Bio Amy Givler, MD, practices outpatient family medicine in Monroe, Louisiana, where she lives with her fellowphysician husband Don. They have three children: a daughter in family medicine residency, a son working with troubled teens and a son in medical school. Dr. Givler has had a particular interest in pain medicine for many years, and she has studied the “theology of pain” along with the medical treatment of pain.

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Saturday Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

FIVE KEYS TO CREATING WPC COMMUNITY GROUPS Bill Reichart, MDiv Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description Participating in a local, community-based WPC group is very rewarding, but getting them off the ground and sustaining them can be challenging. We will look at five keys that will unlock the possibilities of creating a WPC group in your community.

Speaker Bio With more than 29 years of vocational ministry experience, Bill currently works as CMDA’s Vice President of Campus & Community Ministries. Previous to CMDA, Bill was a pastor at a church outside of Atlanta and on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) for over 16 years. Bill is married to Lauren, a wonderful godly woman for over 29 years, and they have two college-aged daughters who have captured his heart. Also, Bill is a big fan of Star Trek and all things sci-fi and can even greet you in the Klingon language. :-)

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Saturday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Saturday, 10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

CREATING THE LIFE YOU LOVE PART 2: NEGOTIATING THE CURVES AND POTHOLES OF YOUR CAREER

Panel Discussion with Holly Austin, MD; Regina Frost, MD; Juhi Kangas, MD; Karen Glover MD; and Tiffany Owens, MD Salon I Workshop Description Join us in a panel discussion regarding some of the challenges one may face in a career in medicine. The panelists will share their personal experiences with career changes and difficult decisions that were made, as well as how they overcame obstacles along the way. This will be an interactive discussion involving question and answers from the participants to the panelists.

Speaker Bios Holly Austin, MD, is a pediatrician from Kansas City who owned and ran an independent general pediatric five-doctor practice for more than 20 years. She has now transitioned to working in pediatric urgent care for Children’s Mercy Hospital and participating in quality improvement research.

Dr. Regina Frost is an OB/Gyn who is newly hospital employed and works out of St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan. She has been in practice for 10 years, the majority of which was spent as the owner and solo physician of her former private practice. She enjoys educating women about their health and seeing God work in the lives of her patients. She is single and enjoys serving at church, cooking/eating, reading, exercising, listening to music and spending time with friends and family.

Juhi Kangas, MD, is a general pediatrician in Kansas City, Kansas who is currently working three days a week. She has four young children and is definitely in the trenches of motherhood. As a family, they enjoy traveling, cooking and being outdoors as much as possible. She has found that a balance between work and motherhood can be difficult, but pursuing where the Lord has her has been her greatest source of peace and passion in both areas.

Dr. Karen Glover graduated from Cornell University and Cornell University Medical College. After completing her residency in OB/Gyn at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, she started in private practice in Newark, Delaware with Maternity and Gynecology Associates, where she continues to practice today. Karen was commissioned as an officer in the United States Army Reserve in 2003 and served for eight years. She has been on the WPC Commission since 2012 and hosts a local CMDA graduate chapter. She has been married for 18 years to Peter, a physical therapist, and is the mother of two daughters, Claudia (14) and Lydia (11). The Glovers enjoy traveling, biking and playing basketball as a family.

Tiffany Owens is an allergist/immunologist and hospitalist pediatrician from Johnstown, Ohio. Tiffany received her undergraduate degree from Capital University and has been a CMDA member since starting medical school at Wright State University. While serving as an officer in the United States Air Force, she completed residency training at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, survived being a chief resident, was assigned to be a staff pediatrician and later attended fellowship at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, finishing eight years as a military physician. CMDA meetings, mentorship and Bible studies have helped Tiffany, her husband Bobby and their three children to feel better equipped to deal with the challenges of medicine, marriage, military life and lay ministry.

Saturday, 10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK: DEFINITION, DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT Andrea Braun, MD Salon III

Workshop Description Discussion of the definition, diagnosis and management of sepsis and septic shock; the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines, and the three pillars of the management of sepsis: IV fluids, antibiotics and source control. Different forms of shock will also be discussed along with different tests to assess fluid responsiveness

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Saturday WORKSHOP SESSIONS in sepsis, adrenal insufficiency in septic shock, mechanical ventilation in septic shock with ARDS, glycemic control and nutrition in septic patients. The presentation will be applicable to practitioners in a wide variety of practice settings, including emergency room, urgent care, inpatient hospital ward, intensive care units and postoperative patients.

Objectives 1. Correctly diagnose patients with sepsis and septic shock.

2. Manage patients with sepsis and septic shock in a variety of practice settings.

3. Apply the Surviving Sepsis Campaign guidelines to their clinical practice.

Speaker Bio Dr. Braun attended medical school in Heidelberg, Germany, then did an internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, and then pursued nephrology fellowship training at Harvard Medical School at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital.

She then worked as a hospitalist for one year at Massachusetts General Hospital before pursuing a critical care medicine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Andrea practiced in an ICU in Baltimore, Maryland, and then she moved to Baylor College of Medicine in 2016, where she attends in the medical and cardiac ICUs at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and teaches residents and fellows as Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Saturday, 10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

DEVELOPING COMMUNITY GROUPS

Panel Discussion with Bill Reichart, MDiv; Barbara Bittner, MD; Kris Christiansen, MD; Leslie Walker, MD; Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD; and Kellie Hooker Mansion Ballroom Workshop Description Join our group of panelists to learn practical applications for the five keys presented in the previous workshop and how they have each successfully created strong local WPC groups in their communities.

Speaker Bios

Dr. Bittner was a graduate of Oral Roberts School of Medicine in 1986 and completed a pediatric residency at the University of Minnesota in 1989. She started in a group pediatric practice for the first 10 years of practice, and then she went to volunteer pediatric positions and urgent care work while home with children for six years. Barbara has been employed at a multi-specialty clinic in a job-shared pediatric practice since 2006. She has been married for 29 years and has six children ages 16 to 27, along with three grandchildren under the age of five. Barbara has been in love with Jesus since she came to know Him at age 10, and pediatrics/medicine and marriage/motherhood are two ways He has called her to love and serve Him. Kris Christiansen is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and attended the University of Minnesota – St. Joseph’s Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program in St. Paul, Minnesota. She completed a Bush Medical Fellowship where she pursued additional training in sexual medicine. Her clinical interests include male and female sexual dysfunction. She is currently working at the Park Nicollet Sexual Health Clinic and at Methodist Hospital as a hospitalist. In her free time, she enjoys shopping, hiking and spending time with her family.

Dr. Leslie Stern Walker’s MD and MS (neuroscience) degrees are from the University of Michigan, and her BS in biochemistry is from Wheaton College. Dr. Walker completed her psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins in 2000 and has been in private practice since then. She has particular interests in treating women as well as physicians. She enjoys teaching residents at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and she speaks nationally to physicians on psychiatric topics, work/family balance, resilience and self-care. She and her neurologist husband served on the CMDA Marriage Commission before she joined the WPC Commission, which she chaired from 2012 to 2014.

Autumn Dawn Galbreath, MD, MBA, is an internist in San Antonio, Texas. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio and did her internal medicine residency in San Antonio as well. She earned her MBA from Auburn University. Autumn Dawn and her husband David have been married for 25 years and have three great kids: one in college, one in high school and a fifth grader who is keeping them young! Autumn Dawn has been very involved with CMDA and WPC for many years.

Kellie Hooker recently retired from a career that included: a decade teaching middle school; 13 years in missions with Southern Baptists in Canada, Central America and Mexico; and, most recently, 16 years with CMDA’s Campus & Community Ministries in San Antonio, Texas.

She lives in Tyler, Texas, where she and her husband Robert are restoring the 130-year-old farmhouse built by his great-grandfather. She enjoys reading, road trips, mission trips and her five grandchildren.

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Saturday WOR K S HOP S E S S IONS Saturday, 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

JOY IN FREEDOM Stacey Lemanski, MD Salon I

Workshop Description Jesus came to give us abundant life, a life that is full of joy and peace. Sometimes, however, we find ourselves stuck in our spiritual journey because of the wounds of our past, the lies we believe and the sin we secretly indulge. Come find out how to live free and whole. Discover how to enjoy the abundant life Jesus has planned for us.

Speaker Bio Board certified in OB/Gyn, Dr. Lemanski served God in Africa and inner city Detroit as a medical missionary. Dr. Lemanski recently authored a book entitled Freedom Prayer Workbook. She has been married to Chris for 25 years and is the mother of three children.

Saturday, 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

DSLR PHOTOGRAPHY: BECOMING PICTURE PERFECT Andrea Braun, MD Salon III

Workshop Description Photography is an art that anyone can use to tell a story and express a mood or feeling. In this workshop, we will discuss the basics of photography. The four basic elements of creating a photograph are: choice of subject, composition, lighting and exposure. This workshop will introduce the participants to various photo composition techniques, such as the rule of thirds, leading line, sense of scale, how to use perspective and color, how to frame an image (i.e. how to make sure that only what you want to appear in the photo actually is in the photo) and how to use lighting (natural and artificial) to express what you want to say with a photo.

We will discuss the exposure triangle of aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and how changing each of those parameters affects the appearance of a photo. Since we could hold weeklong photography workshops about each of these topics, this workshop will by necessity only serve as an introduction to these topics. Bring your camera! Target audience: This workshop is suitable for anyone with a camera who enjoys taking pictures and wants to learn how to improve the composition of their photos.

Speaker Bio Dr. Braun attended medical school in Heidelberg, Germany, then did an internal medicine residency at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, and then pursued nephrology fellowship training at Harvard Medical School at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital. She then worked as a hospitalist for one year at Massachusetts General Hospital before pursuing a critical care medicine fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Andrea practiced in an ICU in Baltimore, Maryland, and then she moved to Baylor College of Medicine in 2016, where she attends in the medical and cardiac ICUs at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and teaches residents and fellows as Assistant Professor of Medicine.

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Saturday Saturday, 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

DIAGNOSING AND TREATING ANXIETY DISORDERS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

1 HOUR CME

Kerry-Ann Williams, MD Mansion Ballroom

Workshop Description In this workshop, participants will review the key diagnostic factors for anxiety disorders in children. They will also learn common treatment approaches, including a review of the benefits and limitations of psychopharmacological treatment.

Objectives 1. Identify common anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

2. List common treatment approaches for the treatment of anxiety.

3. Discuss pharmacological options for the treatment of anxiety in children.

Speaker Bio Dr. Kerry-Ann Williams is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist practicing in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She is a staff psychiatrist working at Cambridge Health Alliance and the Justice Resource Institute. She also holds a faculty affiliation as an instructor in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

REMINDER If you ordered a boxed lunch, don’t forget to pick it up after this session between 12:20 p.m. and 1 p.m.

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Saturday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 4 FR I DAY, 8:1 5 -9 P.M. M AN S I O N B ALLROO M

Jackie Kendall

President, Power to Grow; National Speaker, Bestselling Author Jackie Kendall is President of Power to Grow Ministries. She is a national conference speaker and the bestselling author of Lady in Waiting, The Mentoring Mom, A Man Worth Waiting For, Free Yourself to Love: The Liberating Power of Forgiveness and Lady in Waiting for Little Girls. She has been married 43 years to Ken, and they have two grown married children and five grandchildren (four girls and one boy). Jackie’s newest book is Surrender Your Junior God Badge: Every Woman’s Battle with Control.

Session Information

SURRENDER YOUR JUNIOR GOD BADGE Who struggles with control? Answer—every woman with a pulse. Nothing robs a woman of joy more quickly than anxiety, and control is then fueled by anxiety. We will examine the fear that provokes control and the suffocating consequences for those around us.

Anxiety has been described as the common cold of mental illness. Learning how to surrender one’s Junior God Badge is the blessed cure for the restoration of joy!

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Sunday

Sunday Sunday, September 23

DAILY SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Inn Atrium

8:40 - 10 a.m.

Worship and Communion—Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Inn Atrium

T H E CH R IS TIA N PHYSIC IA N’S OAT H With gratitude to God, faith in Christ Jesus, and dependence on the Holy Spirit, I publicly profess my intent to practice medicine for the glory of God. With humility, I will seek to increase my skills. I will respect those who teach me and who broaden my knowledge. In turn, I will freely impart my knowledge and wisdom to others.

With God’s help, I will love those who come to me for healing and comfort. I will honor and care for each patient as a person made in the image of God, putting aside selfish interests, remaining pure and chaste at all times.

With God’s guidance, I will endeavor to be a good steward of my skills and of society’s resources. I will convey God’s love in my relationships with family, friends, and community. I will aspire to reflect God’s mercy in caring for the lonely, the poor, the suffering, and the dying.

With God’s direction, I will respect the sanctity of human life. I will care for all my patients, rejecting those interventions that either intentionally destroy or actively end human life, including the unborn, the weak and vulnerable, and the terminally ill.

With God’s grace, I will live according to this profession.

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Connections

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Connections EXHIBITOR INFORMATION Alliance Defending Freedom

Vermont Alliance for Ethical Healthcare 15100 North 90 Street Scottsdale, AZ 85260 www.ADFlegal.org 800-835-5233 Denise Burke, JD, Legal Counsel DBurke@ADFlegal.org Alliance Defending Freedom is an alliance-building, non-profit legal organization that advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith.

CMDA Life & Leadership Coaching

P.O. Box 7500 Bristol, TN 37621 www.cmda.org/coaching Ken Jones, PCC, Director of Life & Leadership Coaching Ann Tsen, MD, ACC, Physician Life & Leadership Coach coaching@cmda.org The CMDA Life & Leadership Coaching program advances CMDA’s vision of “Transformed Doctors, Transforming the World.”

CMDA’s professionally certified coaches focus on drawing out each person’s expertise, helping them to align with God’s call and purpose, optimize wellbeing and maximize influence. Our goal is to help Christian healthcare professionals live well, lead well and leave well. We offer individual, group and team coaching to help healthcare professionals tap into their full potential, reach their goals and address issues such as burnout, change and transition. We also teach a certified coaching training program uniquely tailored to training Christian healthcare professionals in coaching skills.

CMDA Stewardship

P.O. Box 7500 Bristol, TN 37621 www.cmdagift.org 423-844-1000 Jeff Anderson, Director of Gift Planning jeff.anderson@cmda.org At CMDA, the priorities for Christian stewardship are family, church and then CMDA or other ministries. Serving our members as you prayerfully seek God’s guidance for your current and estate giving, your thoughtful stewardship empowers and shares the healing power of Jesus Christ for all God’s children today and tomorrow.

Faithlife/ Logos Bible Software

1313 Commercial Avenue Bellingham, WA 98225 www.logos.com 206-719-7714 Brent Carter, Conference Relationship Manager Brent.carter@faithlife.com Faithlife provides the premier Bible study software called Logos. It is our mission to equip believers with the tools to grow in the light of God’s Word. #WPC2018Vermont — 55

Connections E XH I BI TOR IN FORMAT IO N MedSend

999 Oronoque Lane Stratford, CT 06614 www.medsend.org 203-891-8223 Jennifer Milin, Director of Donor Relations jennifer@medsend.org In partnership with key Christian ministries, our mission is to strategically fund qualified healthcare professionals to serve the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world.

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

300 68th Street Grand Rapids, MI 49548 www.pinerest.org 616-599-5858 Lyndsay Renshaw, Physician Recruiter Lyndsay.renshaw@pinerest.org One of the largest free-standing behavioral health providers in the U.S., Pine Rest offers a full continuum of behavioral health services. Our comprehensive behavioral health center located in Grand Rapids, Michigan offers inpatient, partial hospitalization, assessment and testing, residential, addiction treatment, brain stimulation therapy, forensic psychiatry and psychology, and specialty services such as crisis response, employee assistance programs, community outreach and more. The outpatient network includes 17 offices in Michigan and Iowa, providing individualized and group therapy for people of all ages and all levels of need.

Ronald Blue Trust

300 Colonial Court Parkway Roswell, GA 30076 www.ronblue.com 330-564-5414 Shay Mallick, Event Planning Manager Shay.mallick@ronblue.com With nationwide trust capabilities, Ronald Blue Trust provides wealth management strategies and trust services based on biblical principles to help clients make wise financial decisions, live generously and leave a lasting legacy. With over $8 billion of assets under management and advisement and a network of 13 branch offices, we serve over 8,000 clients in all 50 states. As of 12/31/17 and subject to change.

T HANK YOU Thank you to Harper Collins Publishing Company for donating copies of the just-released book that is perfectly timed for our conference, Simple Joys by Candace Payne, for each of our attendees. Thank you to Moody Publishers for donating copies for each attendee of Full: Food, Jesus and the Battle for Satisfaction by Asheritah Ciuciu which coincides with our culinary theme. They have also donated a second book which will be a great resource for those dealing with caregiving, Grace for the Unexpected Journey: A 60-Day Devotional for Alzheimer’s and Other Dementia Caregivers by Deborah Barr. Thank you to David Flower for coming again to volunteer his audio visual expertise. Thank you to our CMDA designer, Mandi Mooney, for another beautiful WPC conference program.

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Connections SPEAKER RECOMMENDED BOOKS NAME OF SPEAKER

SESSION TITLE

Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA Lina AbuJamra, MD, MBA

Leadership in Crisis

Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC

When the Doctor Needs a Doctor: The Joy of Mental Health for Medical Professionals

Sabrina D. Black, HD, MA, LPC

The Joy Found in Understanding Personality Types of Patients and Practitioners

Andrea Braun, MD

Sepsis and Septic Shock: Definition, Diagnosis and Management

Patti Francis, MD

From Exhausted to Energized: Fill ‘er Up with Fuel for the Heart Why Suffering?

Amy Givler, MD, FAAFP

Connie Hahn, DO Jackie Kendall Jackie Kendall

Joy When Life is Hard

Applying Spiritual Health to Your Practice Surrender Your Junior God Badge Lady-in-Waiting: How to Avoid a Bozo in a Lifemate

SPEAKER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Leadership as an Identity by Crawford Loritts Leading on Empty by Wayne Cordero Resolved: 10 Ways to Stand Strong and Live What You Believe

by Lina Abujamra The Crucified Life by A W Tozer Streams in the Desert Devotional by L B Cowman Margin by Richard A. Swenson Live Right Now by Sabrina D. Black Understanding and Managing Anger by Sabrina D. Black How to Get an “A” with the People in Your Life by Sabrina D. Black Facing the Jungle of Conflict by Sabrina D. Black Face It, Forgive It, and Forge Ahead by Sabrina D. Black Understanding and Managing Anger by Sabrina D. Black Live Right Now by Sabrina D. Black Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016. Critical Care Medicine 2017; 45(3):486-552.

The Third International Consensus Definition for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3). JAMA 2016; 315(8):801-810.

Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock. JAMA 2017;317(8):847-848. www.survivingsepsis.org Simplify by Bill Hybels Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering by Timothy Keller Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants by Dr. Paul Brand and Philip Yancey A Path Through Suffering by Elisabeth Elliot The God of All Comfort by Dee Brestin Spirituality in Patient Care by Harold G. Koenig, MD Surrender Your Junior God Badge by Jackie Kendall Lady in Waiting by Jackie Kendall A Man Worth Waiting For by Jackie Kendall (sequel to Lady in Waiting) Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliott

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Connections SP E AK ER RECOM MEND ED BO O KS NAME OF SPEAKER Stacey Lemanski, MD

Clydette Powell, MD, MPH, FAAP

Bill Reichart, MDiv

Alvera Stern, EdD

Kerry-Ann Williams, MD Jean Wright, MD, MBA

SESSION TITLE Joy in Freedom

SPEAKER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Freedom Prayer Workbook by Stacey Lemanski, MD Soul Care by Dr. Rob Reimer Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson, MD Opioids: Trends, Tools and Training US Surgeon General’s Report: Facing Addiction in America National Center for Health Statistics on 2016 drug overdose mortality https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db294. htm SAMHSA: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/prevention/index.html How the Deep Satisfaction of the Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis Gospel Brings Joy The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness: The Path to True Christian Joy by Tim Keller The Cross of Christ by John Stott Life of the Beloved Spiritual Living in a Secular World by Henri Nouwen Adult Children, Aging Parents Being Mortal by Atul Gawande MD Part 2: Facilitating Difficult The Spectrum of Hope by Gayatri Devi MD Conversations The Radical Disciple by John Stott Recognizing and Treating EmoThe Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk tional Trauma in Children and Treating Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents by MarAdolescents garet Blaustein and Kristine Kinniburgh Telomeres and Torah: The Science Epigenetics: How Environment Shapes Our Genes and Faith of Longevity Epigenetics: A Graphic Guide Inheritance: How Our Lives Change Our Genes, and Our Genes Change Our Lives

58 — 2018 WPC Annual Conference

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Marriage Enrichment Weekends Nurturing Strong Partnerships in Healthcare Marriages Presented by Christian Medical & Dental Associations

WPC Marriage Enrichment Weekend A weekend to refocus, rekindle and recommit April 5-7, 2019 • Hotel Chateau Chamonix • Georgetown, Colorado For more information and to register, visit www.cmda.org/marriage.

UPCOMING TRIPS Global Health Outreach

Due to the dangerous “war-like” situation in Nicaragua, GHO cancelled all remaining Nicaragua trips for 2018 and is unable to plan any 2019 trips. Many WPCers have attended our trips to House of Hope for many years. We are currently working with GHO to determine the best way for WPC to plug into their schedule until it is safe to go back to Nicaragua.

If you are interested in a future trip, please watch our monthly e-newsletter, the Pulse, for details as plans unfold. And please pray for the women of House of Hope, for peace to reign in Nicaragua again and for this situation to draw His people to Him.

Give to Grow Women Physicians in Christ Automatic Giving Did you know the programs and ministries of Women Physicians in Christ are completely self-funded? We are grateful for the generosity of office space provided by CMDA but beyond that, commissions like WPC do not receive funds from CMDA.

So join us as we Give to Grow!

You can help us develop an ongoing funding stream, providing the ability to budget, plan and develop our mission. Online giving can be set up easily at www.cmda.org/wpc or you can sign up here at the conference at the WPC bookstore or on your donation envelope.

Thank you for helping us better plan for WPC’s future through your automatic giving.

CONNECTION—IT’S WHAT GPS IS ALL ABOUT

GPS RETREATS

Grasping Power through Surrender

Fun, fellowship, learning and worshipping together

Sign up to attend or help plan a GPS Retreat today www.cmda.org/wpc

Why do I keep spending so much time and energy to go to the annual WPC conferences, especially when life as a medical student has been crazy?

WPC is the one place where I don’t have to explain who I am, why I have chosen to do what I’ve done or why I am choosing to stay in a career that is so difficult. The women at WPC “get it.” They get that God’s calling is higher than my comfort. They get the drive to pursue it. And they get my doubts and thoughts of giving it all up.

They get all of me—my Christian side, my successful side, my science-y side, my future physician side, my spouse side and my hopefully-future-mom side. WPC is the one place where I don’t wonder how much I am understood. I can just let go and enjoy the fellowship. Because of our mutual love for Jesus and for medicine, we can communicate authentically and deeply. I can let my guard down and be real.

Spread the News Help your fellow medical and dental students “get connected” with CMDA and WPC. Share your conference experience, let them know student scholarships are available through the generous donations of women physicians and dentists, and bring them with you next year!

BIG SKY MEMORIES 2017

Women Physicians in Christ 2018 Annual Conference

September 20-23, 2018 Burlington, Vermont

2018 WPC Annual Conference Evaluation

Please rank the following: (5 = great, 1 = poor)

Overall Organization of Conference Conference Registration Procedures Hotel Room Food Quality Food Service Workshop Rooms

N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A 1 2 3 4 5 N/A 1 2 3 4 5

Compared to other medical conferences I attend, this meeting is: (Circle one)

More Expensive

A Real Bargain

In the Same Ballpark

Why did you attend the conference? (Circle all that apply)

Fellowship with other physicians CME Networking Plenary Speakers Personal Issues/Struggles Other: Personal Spiritual Growth Professional Issues/Struggles

The most important factors for me attending this conference: (Circle all that apply)

Close to my home Topics These conferences are so In a location I would like to visit Cost wonderful that I would come Speakers CME/CDE no matter what Which way(s) did you hear about the conference? (Circle all that apply)

Brochure Mailing A friend / colleague

Another CMDA Conference CMDA / WPC Website

Email Blast(s) WPC Facebook Page

Suggested conference locations: (Circle all that apply)

Southeast

Midwest WPC Cruise Central Northwest Specific hotel / resort: Northeast West Coast What are the top three cities/sites you would like to see us consider for a future conference?

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2)

3)

Are you planning on attending our special 25th anniversary “Celebrate” conference next year on September 19-22, 2019 at the 4-Diamond Renaissance Battle House Resort & Spa in Mobile, Alabama?

 Yes

 No

 I can’t commit yet, but planning to attend

 I’m coming and will sign up to help

If we had the option of scheduling a future conference for a site only available during the week following Labor Day, would that work for you? (Labor Day on Monday, conference would begin three days later.)

 Yes, I could come then

 No, that wouldn’t work for me/my family/my practice

 Not sure

Did you enjoy having all meals included from Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast?  Yes  No Please share any specific comments about individual speakers, worship leaders or program.

Please share any suggested conference speakers, worship leaders and topics.

How could WPC better meet the needs of Women Physicians in Christ?

If you are single, how could WPC better meet the needs of single Women Physicians in Christ?