Women Physicians in Christ 2019 Annual Conference Program

They will celebrate your abundant goodness...

Psalm 145:7

Welcome Welcome to the 25th anniversary of WPC! Welcome to the 25th anniversary of the Women Physicians in Christ Conference! We are so happy you have arrived in Mobile and at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel. It is our great hope the next few days will afford you all the experiences we treasure about this unique and amazing group of women.

This is a time of celebration and an opportunity to enjoy the fellowship and love of other women physicians who follow Jesus. We pray you will also be able to refresh your soul and reflect on God’s goodness in your life. This is in keeping with our theme of “Celebration” and the verse God gave us for this conference:

“They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness” (Psalm 145:7, NIV 1984).

From the founding of Women Physicians in Christ (then Women in Medicine and Dentistry) to the current conference, we have labored diligently to come together and do just what the Psalmist instructed. We sing of God’s goodness and righteousness. We appreciate the blessing of our growing number of sisters and are grateful this conference, among other events, offers us a time of communing with like-minded and like-hearted women. We believe God is drawing us toward beginning more local WPC groups to continue this type of fellowship throughout the year, and we look forward to seeing God’s power at work through this process.

We are excited for the academic portion of the conference as well. The focus of the workshops, with topics both medical and spiritual, is sharpening our knowledge base to be even more effective in completing the work God gave us to do. We have the special benefit of blending our clinical and faith-based experiences during the plenary and workshop sessions. You will find a wide variety of subjects being discussed including missions, substance abuse, cancer care, spiritual development and racism. We are thrilled to welcome this talented group of speakers and to hear what God is impressing upon them to share.

We believe a highlight of our conference will be the plenary sessions! Our first plenary will be given by one of our own, Dr. Amy Givler, former WPC Commission Chair. She will help us to set our minds on joy as she shares her story. We will be addressed by Dr. David Stevens, who has been the CEO of CMDA for 25 years, and we will celebrate with him as he enters a new season of ministry. He will inspire us for the times in which we currently practice. Next up will be Ellie Lofaro, a Bible teacher, author and simply humorous woman who will bless us with insights from God’s Word. Worship music has been prepared and will be led by the very talented and fun Stephanie Seefeldt.

Women Physicians in Christ is a place for you to find belonging with other women who particularly understand you. Even if this is your first time engaging with WPC, you are already loved. Each woman here is a special guest, and we are looking forward to getting to know you. We have been praying for you and this time together for YEARS! Please let us know if we can be of any help to you during the conference.

Kelly McCluskey-Erskine, MD (left) Tiffany Owens, MD (right) 2019 Conference Co-Chairs

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Table of Contents General

Schedule at a Glance..........................................................................................................................................................................................4 Conference Maps...............................................................................................................................................................................................5 Resort Information............................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Special Notes......................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Workshops at a Glance...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Special Events................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Worship, Prayer and More.............................................................................................................................................................................. 12 Event Coordinators..........................................................................................................................................................................................13 About Us........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Continuing Education..................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Free Time Activities........................................................................................................................................................................................ 16 25 Years of WPC.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 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 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Exhibitor Advertisements............................................................................................................................................................................... 58 2017 Memories................................................................................................................................................................................................. 68 CA Tapes Order Form......................................................................................................................................................................................71 Conference Evaluation.................................................................................................................................................................................... 73 2020 Early Bird Registration Form.................................................................................................................................................................75

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General SC H E DULE AT A GLA NCE Thursday, September 19 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration and Bookstore

Jubilee Suite

12 - 12:10 p.m.

Welcome

Bon Secour Bay 3

12:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Bon Secour Bay 3

2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

Bon Secour Bay Foyer

2:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Bon Secour Bay 3

4:40 - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

5:30 - 6:45 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Second Floor Pre-Convention/Atrium

7 - 9 p.m.

Plenary Session 1—Amy Givler, MD

Bon Secour Bay 3

9 - 9:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

Friday, September 20 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

Windjammer/Clipper Foyer

7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

8:35 - 8:55 a.m.

Devotional

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

9 - 11:10 a.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

11:10 - 11:45 a.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

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

Lunch

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

1 - 2 p.m.

Plenary Session 2 - David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics)

Bon Secour Bay 3

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.

Break

Bon Secour Bay Foyer

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

4:40 - 5:20 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

6:45 - 8:30 p.m.

Plenary Session 3 - Ellie Lofaro

Bon Secour Bay 3

8:45 - 9:30 p.m.

Special Event - Singalong with Stephanie Seefeldt

Bon Secour Bay 3

Saturday, September 21 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird CME

Bon Secour Bay 3

7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

8:35 - 8:55 a.m.

Devotional

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

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

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

12:20 - 1 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

1 - 6:30 p.m.

Free Time Activities and Lunch On Your Own

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Banquet and Plenary Session 4—Ellie Lofaro

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

Sunday, September 22 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

8:40 - 10 a.m.

Worship and Communion—Rev. Susan Koerker

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

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General Deck One

CONFERENCE MAPS

Deck Two

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General CON FE R EN CE MAP S Deck Four

VE N U E IN FORM AT IO N Welcome to the Renaissance

The Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel is a 4-Diamond property. Marriott International named it the “2018 Marriott Franchise Hotel of the Year” for Distinctive Premium Hotels in North America. The hotel staff exhibits southern hospitality, plus it is an easy walk to numerous downtown attractions. The Riverview’s sister hotel, the Renaissance Battle House Resort and Spa, is located approximately one and a half blocks away. Although most of the hotel will be undergoing construction during our conference, it is worth a visit to see the beautiful lobby architecture and whisper arches. Spa services may be available, so call 251338-5700 to make a reservation.

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Complimentary Wi-fi in guest rooms, lobby and public areas Coffee pot and tea service Fitness center Outdoor pool and whirlpool Complimentary bottled water in your room Individual climate control Luxurious bedding Mini-fridge and safe Bathrobe and bathroom amenities 6 — 2019 WPC Annual Conference

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Hair dryer Flat-screen televisions Iron and ironing board Business center for faxes, prints, copies Daily on-site parking fee Concierge at desk Newspaper delivery on request Room service Smoke free

General SPECIA L NOTE S

MEET UPS New This Year WANT TO FOLLOW ALONG ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE?

Connect with others experiencing the same issues as you. These small group gatherings will meet in the Admiral Suite (Deck 4) during the posted times below. Each group will be hosted by a WPC commission member. These meetings will allow you to identify women like you can with whom you can share and offer encouragement and ideas for dealing with these situations.

Visit www.cmda.org/wpcprogram to access the electronic program.

Thursday, 9 p.m. — Singles with Regina Frost, MD Friday, 11:10 a.m. — Special Needs Moms with Nancy Mabe, MD Friday, 3:10 p.m. — Divorce with Lynn Hickman, MD Friday, 4:40 p.m. — Cancer Survivors with Connie Hahn, MD

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 Newport Beach, California in 2020 and in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2021. 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 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 Bon Secour Bay 3

Pre-conference Workshops Bon Secour Bay 3

THURSDAY

2:40 - 3:40 p.m.

Neurostimulation of Concussion, Mild, Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries Heather Ma, MD 1 Hour CME THURSDAY

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Pediatric Dermatology: Lumps, Bumps, Spots and Rashes Alanna F. Bree, MD 1 Hour CME

Early Morning CME

SATURDAY

7 - 8 a.m.

The Promotion of Exercise Oncology as a Standard Part of Clinical Practice Karen Wonders, PhD 1 Hour CME Located in Bon Secour Bay 3 8 — 2019 WPC Annual Conference

9 - 10 a.m.

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Update on Lipids Heidi A. Johnson, MD 1 Hour CME

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

1:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Women and Alcohol: A Crisis Both Personal and Professional Sarah Rahkola, MD 1 Hour CME

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

THURSDAY

Addiction Disorders in the Primary Care Setting: Diagnosis, Neurobiology, Treatment and Follow Up* Josephine Glaser, MD, FAAFP 1 Hour CME

Psychotropic Update and Pharmacogenetic Testing Elizabeth Yoder, DO 1 Hour CME SATURDAY

9 - 10 a.m.

Pediatric Burn Management Basics* Susan Kelly, MD 1 Hour CME

Nancy C. Mabe, MD, FACP 1 Hour CME

The Doctor Patient Relationship in a Digital Age Seuli Bose Brill, MD 1 Hour CME

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

12:10 - 1:10 p.m.

Medical Marijuana 2019: How to Have a Rational Discussion with Your Patient—History, Evidence, Myths, Risks, Where Should We Go From Here?

Racism in Medicine: A Christian Perspective Jamila Davison, MD

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Black Doctors Matter: Effective Responses When Racism Targets Physicians* Leslie Walker, MD 1 Hour CME

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

Windjammer

Clipper

9 - 10 a.m.

Utilizing Medical Knowledge and Skills to Serve Low-resource Countries* Trish Burgess, MD 1 Hour CME

9 - 10 a.m.

Celebration as Catalyst: Unleashing the God-given Power of Celebration to Bring About Transformation in Yourself, Your Patients and Those You Lead Ann Tsen, MD, ACC

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Re-entry: What to Do With What God Has Taught You on Mission Trish Burgess, MD

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Opposition Outcomes: The Strength of Those Who Bear the Burdens is Failing Seuli Bose Brill, MD

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Safe Travels: Lessons in Travel Medicine Diane Homeyer, MD 1 Hour CME

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

The Heart That Murmurs: Cultivating Contentment in Our Everyday* Joy Walton, MD

Cases from Togo: Lessons in Pediatric Tropical Medicine from Short-term Medical Missions* Susan Kelly, MD 1 Hour CME

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

FRIDAY

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

FRIDAY

Living the Dream: My Way or His Way? Alanna F. Bree, MD

9 - 10 a.m.

Surmounting Disparity: We Have Come a Long Way! Barb Okamoto, MD

9 - 10 a.m.

The Story of Maple Tree Karen Wonders, PhD

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Immunization Controversies: Part 1 Amy Givler, MD; Tyanne Lindsay, MD; and Tiffany Owens, MD 1 Hour CME

10:10 - 11:10 a.m.

Healing Grace Clinic: 10 Years of Healthcare for the Uninsured* Leah Swartwout, MD 1 Hour CME

Immunization Controversies: Part 2 Amy Givler, MD; Tyanne Lindsay, MD; and Tiffany Owens, MD 1 Hour CME

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

SATURDAY

11:20 - 12:20 p.m.

SATURDAY

Connecting Your Faith and Finances Janine Zeltwanger #WPC2019Mobile — 9

General SP EC I AL EV E NTS Welcome Reception THURSDAY, 5:30 - 6:30 P.M.

Second Floor Pre-convention/Atrium Come and enjoy our Welcome Reception in the Second Floor Atrium. Meet and greet old friends and help make our first-time attendees feel welcome.

• 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 the first evening. Also, be sure to get your special “WPC Rookie” ribbon and a free WPC lapel pin at the registration table or the reception. We want you to 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 signs welcoming “Students, Residents and Fellows” so you can meet up with WPC Student Representatives Lisa Reimer and Wanda Lam.

Prayer Room

THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 7 A.M. - 10 P.M.

Riverboat 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. Rev. Susan Kroeker and Kellie Hooker will be happy to make appointments to talk with you as well. Check the schedule outside the room for times when the room will be staffed.

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. For more information about any of these events, please contact WPC Student Representative Lisa Reimer at 323383-3387 or MrsLisaReimer@gmail.com.

WORKSHOPS

You may attend any workshop, but those noted within an asterisk in the workshop schedule are particularly focused for trainees.

STUDY HALL

Trainees are welcome to use the Sunset Study Room for gathering together or studying throughout the conference. If you are interested in a meeting and/or prayer time just for trainees, please contact WPC Student Representative Lisa Reimer.

WELCOME RECEPTION

Thursday: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Second Floor Atrium THANK YOU CARDS

This is MANDATORY for those students, residents and fellows who received conference scholarships. Connect with Lisa Reimer so she can give you blank thank you cards. We will be personally writing thank you notes to grant donors, because we wouldn’t be here without them. If you are a donor who is reading this, thank you!

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General Bookstore Schedule

SPECIAL EVENTS

The bookstore this year will be combined with CMDA’s Life & Health Resources Bookstore. We will have a variety of books to purchase, as well as order forms if you would prefer to have books shipped to you or if there are titles that need to be special ordered.

Watch for signage at the bookstore giving times and details of author signings at the conference.

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. Some new items will be available, so be sure to check out the bookstore offerings!

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, 9 p.m. - 10 p.m.

Men’s Track

Information about 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. Discussion will be focused on our shared experiences and passages from the Bible. The Men’s Track will be facilitated by Don Givler, MD. Don is married to Amy Givler, MD, longtime WPC member and former WPC Commission Chair.

THURSDAY

Meet and Greet: 3:40 - 4:40 p.m. - Meeting in the Admiral - Prayer mixed with a brief sharing of our lived experiences, followed by a brief planning of additional meetings and activities.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

Activities to be announced.

SATURDAY

Group Discussion: 9:40 - 10:40 a.m.

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

Windjammer/Clipper Foyer A Moving Meditation with Heather Ma, MD This is an opportunity for stretching, strengthening, movement and prayer. All levels are welcome.

As an undergraduate biomedical engineering student, Heather started practicing yoga while on a research sabbatical. There, she found that yoga was an opportunity to combine two of her great passions: faith and physical exercise. While Baptiste power vinyasa yoga is her favorite style, she also has experience with Hatha, Ashtanga and Bikram styles. Over the last 15+ years, Heather has used yoga as the foundation for her own physical rehabilitation from some injuries (mostly minor, as well as one major). Through physiatry training, she has developed a deeper understanding of physical medicine and is familiar with many different variations in poses. #WPC2019Mobile — 11

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

Worship Leader - Stephanie Seefeldt

Stephanie Seefeldt loves to lead God’s people in congregational worship, using the best of both historic hymnody and modern worship music. She has worked as the worship leader in megachurches, neighborhood parishes and everywhere in between. She served at Elmbrook Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin under the leadership of Stuart and Jill Briscoe. As part of the worship leadership team of Anne Graham Lotz’s Just Give Me Jesus event, Stephanie has sung at venues as historic as London’s Royal Albert Hall and as large as Atlanta’s Philips Arena, but her true passion continues to be the local church. At Trinity Church in Baraboo, Wisconsin, where her husband Scott is the pastor, she serves as organist and worship coordinator, as well as women’s ministry and communications director. Stephanie and Scott have four children.

Prayer Room - Rev. Susan Kroeker

Rev. Susan Kroeker, MDiv, MEd, is Associate Chaplain at Mount Carmel Street Medicine in Columbus, Ohio. Susan has served as a chaplain in hospice, hospital and street medicine settings, and she has additionally worked among incarcerated women. She has a passion for prayer and loves to see God’s spirit of freedom bring strength and comfort. Susan is currently living in Ohio with her husband and two young children.

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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FOR YOUR CONVENIE N C E

Be sure to use #WPC2019Mobile 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 Mobile.

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General EVENT COORDINATORS Debbie McAlear

WPC Administrator; Bristol, Tennessee Now in her sixth year at CMDA, Debbie truly enjoys working with all the amazing women of WPC and its commission members. She believes God brought her to WPC not only for a job but for the precious relationships with her sisters-in-Christ that have come as a result. Her previous experience with marketing and advertising in financial institutions and non-profits has helped her handle the many-faceted aspects and challenges of her role as WPC Administrator. Debbie loves living in Northeast Tennessee surrounded by the beautiful mountains, wildlife and foliage. Her daughter Emily and husband Brad live nearby, with their two daughters, Ryleigh, 11, and Katelyn, almost 9. Son Andrew lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Debbie spends most of her time outside of work with those precious granddaughters—hosting sleepovers, building Legos, helping make “slime” or going on trips to the local children’s theatre.

Other interests include church activities and Bible studies, gardening, reading and meeting for lunch with friends.

Tonya Waycaster

Life & Health Resources Specialist; Bristol, Tennessee Some of you may remember Tonya from our WPC conference in Hilton Head. Tonya is a Resource Specialist for CMDA and manages the CMDA Bookstore. She has been at CMDA for three years. Tonya has been married for 24 years to her “Superman.” Tonya has a beautiful 21-year-old daughter who is studying to be a pharmacist. She also has four beautiful fur babies she loves to pieces. She attends Union Baptist Church in Hampton, Tennessee and enjoys crafting and reading in her spare time.

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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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 16-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 conferences this year. 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 MISSION

Women Physicians in Christ provides true belonging, support and equipping to address the unique challenges of women physicians desiring to glorify God. VISION

Women physicians complete in Christ, ministering through medicine.

KEY VALUES

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Biblical authority (2 Timothy 3:16) Integrity (Titus 2:7) Authentic friendships (John 15:12-13) Grace-filled haven (Hebrews 4:16)

Commission Members Patti Francis, MD (Chair)* Holly Austin, MD (Immediate Past Chair) Marilyn Whitney, MD (Treasurer) Andrea Braun, MD Lynn Hickman, MD* Sherry-Ann Brown, MD, PhD Nancy Mabe, MD Regina Frost, MD

Kelly McCluskey-Erskine, MD Jane Goleman, MD Tiffany Owens, MD Lanette Guthmann, MD Lisa Reimer, BS (Student Representative) Connie Hahn, DO Wanda Lam, MD (Resident Representative) Madie Hartman, DO *Future Conference Co-Chairs

WPC Commission at the 2019 WPC Strategic Planning Meeting (Not Pictured: Andrea Braun, Sherry-Ann Brown, Jane Goleman, Madie Hartman, Wanda Lam and Kelly McCluskey-Erskine.)

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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 lipid management, pediatric skin disorders and burns, concussion and traumatic brain injury, psychotropic drugs and pharmacogenetics, and addiction disorders and apply them across medical specialties.

2. Be aware of and identify key strategies for managing: immunization controversies, the medical marijuana discussion, women and alcoholism, the doctor patient relationship in the digital age and racial discrimination among doctors.

3. Demonstrate awareness and knowledge of how to prepare themselves and their patients for safe travel to low resources areas and medical problems that arise as a result, how to enhance the impact of short term mission work in these areas including lessons in pediatric tropical medicine and discuss one model of sustainable care for the uninsured.

Credits This Live activity, WPC 2019 Conference Mobile, with a beginning date of 09/19/2019, 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/2019ConfEvalCME. 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/2019ConfEvalCME. 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 FR E E T I ME ACT I V I TIE S There are so many choices for free time on Saturday in Mobile.

Grab some new friends and begin the afternoon with lunch on your own at any of your choice of 60+ local eateries. From enjoying people-watching at the sidewalk café Spot of Tea while dining on Eggs Cathedral and she-crab soup, to enjoying fresh gulf seafood at the Oyster House, to grabbing something flavorful at the new hotspot, Squid Eclectic Eat & Drinks, to name just a few. Restaurant guides will be available to help you choose your cuisine. Top off your lunch with a stop for hand-dipped chocolate at Three George’s and the Nuthouse, a local tradition since 1917.

SCHEDULED TOURS AND CLASSES AVAILABLE

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A tour of the Medical Museum of Mobile has been arranged for conference attendees. Sign up at the WPC registration table is required, but transportation is free. The Mobile Medical Museum preserves and exhibits medical artifacts and archives to commemorate Mobile’s prominent place in the history of medical education and public health in the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast.

If you are interested in learning how to make southern pralines, check out the Praline Making Demonstration at Three George’s and the Nuthouse on Saturday afternoon. This one-hour class will showcase how they make their award-winning pralines and allow you to participate in making the pralines, plus you will leave with a praline you helped create. The class cost is $10 per person, and you need to be sign up and pay at WPC registration table by Friday at noon to ensure your spot.

There is a great walking tour of Mobile’s historic downtown area. Brochures detailing historic sites are available to guide you, or you can visit any of the many museums, unique stores, art galleries, churches and antique shops.

History Mobile City Tours depart daily at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. This one-hour sightseeing tour covers Mobile’s three downtown historic districts. It is a wonderful overview familiarizing you with many of the local attractions, museums, museum homes and restaurants. $16 per person and reservations required. Call 800-338-5597 or 251-479-9970 or visit www.baycityconvention.com.

ATTRACTIONS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE • Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center & IMAX Theater — Experience more than 150 hands-on science adventures and catch a film in the IMAX Theater.

• Mobile Museum of Art — The largest art museum along the Gulf Coast from New Orleans to Tampa. A 95,000 square-foot museum with scenic vistas of surrounding Langan Park, the permanent collection consists of more than 10,000 works of art.

• Carnival Museum — With crowns, scepters, floats and jeweled robes, you can experience Mobile’s Mardi Gras, the oldest Carnival celebration in the U.S. • Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ­— The 16 — 2019 WPC Annual Conference

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first Catholic Parish on the Gulf Coast was established at Mobile in 1703, one year after the founding of Mobile. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Secret History Tours — ­ These 5-star rated walking tours make history come alive as your guide shows you the sights and tells you the stories of 316 years of Mobile’s history. Tours take 1.5 or 2 hours. Secret History Tours unlock the history of the first French city on the Gulf Coast. Convenient online booking and tour details available at secrethistorytours.com.

The History Museum of Mobile — Located in the Southern Market, a National Historic Landmark building, this is where visitors discover 300 years of Mobile area history.

GulfQuest/National Maritime Museum — An interactive museum dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico’s rich maritime history, culture and economic significance. The 90,000 square-foot museum is shaped like a ship headed into Mobile Bay. Features state-of the-art interactive exhibits, simulators, theaters and unique displays on marine archeology, shipwrecks, hurricanes and so much more.

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Battleship Memorial Park — Take a step back in time and embark on an incredible journey into America’s military past. Each step brings you closer to understanding how our veterans lived and worked. It’s a unique experience never to be forgotten.

Dauphin Island/Beach — If you are a beach lover, you can discover the natural beauty of Dauphin Island, a paradise for nature enthusiasts. This island is approximately 45 minutes from the hotel. Your visit promises the serenity of miles of scenic beaches where the pace of life is unhurried.

Estuarium at Dauphin Island Sea — An educational public aquarium highlighting the four key habitats of coastal Alabama.

African American Heritage Trail — While many different cultures have impacted Mobile’s history, the influences of the African American community have been captured and remembered through the African American Heritage Trail. The trail stretches across the city and highlights important events and locations, introducing visitors to more than 40 such historic sites. For information, visit http://www.dffaaht.org/.

Bellingrath Gardens and Home — A 65-acre estate garden and historic home on Fowl River in South Mobile County, offering blooms and beauty every day of the year. Guests are invited to explore two miles of pathways through the gardens on a self-guided walking tour. Guided tours of the historic home feature original antique furnishings and extensive collections of art, silver, china and crystal.

Mobile Bay Ferry — The Gulf Coast’s most scenic drive! Offering daily vehicle/passenger service from Fort Morgan to Dauphin Island. Visit their website for rates, schedules and details.

Mobile Botanical Gardens — 100 acres including a 35-acre longleaf restoration. Offering herb and Japanese maple gardens, hiking trails and a longleaf bike trail, plus one of the most diverse collections of camellias and azaleas in the U.S. #WPC2019Mobile — 17

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Thursday

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Thursday Thursday, September 19

DAILY SCHEDULE

10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Registration and Bookstore

Jubilee Suite

12 - 12:10 p.m.

Welcome

Bon Secour Bay 3

12:10 - 2:10 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Bon Secour Bay 3

2:10 - 2:40 p.m.

Afternoon Break and Exhibits

Bon Secour Bay Foyer

2:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Pre-conference CME Workshops

Bon Secour Bay 3

4:40 - 5:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

5:30 - 6:45 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Second Floor Pre-Convention/Atrium

7 - 9 p.m.

Plenary Session 1—Amy Givler, MD

Bon Secour Bay 3

9 - 9:30 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

9 - 9:30 p.m.

Meet Up — Singles with Regina Frost, MD

Admiral Suite

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

Prayer Room Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a day

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

PEDIATRIC BURN MANAGEMENT BASICS Susan Kelly, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Globally, burns primarily affect women and children, with the burden of disease falling on women and children living in low- and middle-income countries. This session focuses on the susceptibility of children to burn injuries and their needs in immediate and ongoing treatment.

Objectives 1. Recognize the national and international public health burden of burns.

2. List the immediate steps in stabilizing burn patients.

3. Calculate fluid requirements for pediatric burn patients and plan ongoing care.

Speaker Bio Susan Kelly is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Wilmington, Delaware. Her experiences in short-term medical missions fueled interest in pediatric public health, which led her to obtain an MPH through the University of Liverpool. She has an ongoing relationship with two mission hospitals in Togo, West Africa. In addition to medicine, she loves reading and singing.

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

UPDATE ON LIPIDS Heidi A. Johnson, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Review guidelines for testing and treating dyslipidemia. Discuss the ACSVD risk calculator and its use.

Objectives 1. Identify which patients should be tested for dyslipidemia and which test should be done.

2. Explain the ACSVD risk calculator and when it should be used.

3. Identify different treatment options for dyslipidemia and how to choose the appropriate one for individual patients.

Speaker Bio Heidi was born and raised in the Muncie, Indiana area. She went to Ball State University for undergraduate and attended Indiana University for medical school. Throughout undergrad and her first two years of medical school, she worked in the lab. She has practiced in the Muncie area since finishing residency. She is married and has two wonderful sons and two amazing stepchildren. God has also blessed her with four fantastic grandchildren. She loves outpatient care! Getting to know patients is one of her gifts, and God has allowed her to minister to her patients in many ways because of this. She also attends the best church ever and really enjoys working in the nursery.

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

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

NEUROSTIMULATION OF CONCUSSION, MILD, MODERATE AND SEVERE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES

1 HOUR CME

Heather Ma, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

Workshop Description In the U.S., there are about 2.5 million traumatic brain injuries, including concussions, annually. This session will discuss the pathophysiology of traumatic brain injuries (mild, moderate and severe), as well as our understanding of both the initial injury and rehabilitation stages. Medications and techniques which could augment rehabilitation will be reviewed. Bring your questions about the efficacy of pharmacological and holistic treatment modalities.

Objectives 1. Discuss the basic biochemical pathophysiology of traumatic brain injury.

2. Understand the pathophyiology of concussion.

3. Review the evidence for cognitive rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury.

4. Recognize the role of neurostimulant use in the recovery of brain injury.

Speaker Bio After internship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, residency at the former Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now the Shirley Ryan Ability lab) and fellowship at Spaulding (Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital), Heather began her first assistant professor position at the University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital, in the department of physical medicine and rehabilitation. There, she is working to develop a Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine program, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings. Outside of work, aside from practicing Baptiste power vinyasa yoga, she spends most of her time with her supportive husband and their 2-year-old son.

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

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY: LUMPS, BUMPS, SPOTS AND RASHES Alanna F. Bree, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description After this session, attendees will be able to better recognize and manage common and rare skin conditions in pediatric patients. They will also have a better understanding of the social and emotional impact of skin disease on the affected individual and how this can be addressed.

Objectives 1. Identify common and serious skin conditions that can affect pediatric patients.

2. Assess appropriate management strategies for key skin conditions in pediatric patients.

3. Discuss the emotional and social impact of skin conditions on pediatric patients.

Speaker Bio Dr. Alanna F. Bree is a child of God who strives to bring glory to Him in all she does, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, as well as being a pediatric dermatologist at her practice, A Children’s House for Pediatric Dermatology, which supports the non-profit she founded, A Children’s House for the Soul, where she is executive director. She has a passion for providing physical, social, emotional and spiritual care for children with skin conditions and birthmarks and feels privileged to be able to use her God-given gifts to help others. She is a short-term missionary with a heart for children with albinism in Tanzania, CMDA board member for the Houston chapter, speaker, assistant professor, mentor, physician advisor for several patient support groups, as well as author of The Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology and A Children’s House: A Little Story About a God-sized Dream. #WPC2019Mobile — 25

Thursday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 1 T H U R SDAY, 7 - 9 P.M. BO N S ECOUR B AY 3

Amy Givler, M D

Family medicine physician; Monroe, Louisiana Dr. Amy Givler practices outpatient family medicine in Monroe, Louisiana, where she lives with fellow-physician husband Don. They have three children: a daughter in family medicine residency, a son working with troubled teens and a son in medical school. She has cared primarily for poor patients since she graduated from medical school, which she considers a great privilege.

Session Information COUNT IT ALL JOY

Though suffering is inevitable in our broken world, God still: • • •

Loves us Sustains us Is with us

Weaving the stories of three women who have impacted her life with her own story, Amy peels back a corner of the curtain that shrouds human suffering in mystery.

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Friday

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Friday DAILY SCHEDULE

Friday, September 20 7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird Exercise

Windjammer/Clipper Foyer

7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

8:35 - 8:55 a.m.

Devotional

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

9 - 11:10 a.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

11:10 - 11:45 a.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

11:10 - 11:45 a.m.

Meet Up — Special Needs Moms with Nancy Mabe, MD

Admiral Suite

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

Lunch

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

1 - 2 p.m.

Plenary Session 2 - David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics)

Bon Secour Bay 3

2:10 - 3:10 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.

Break

Bon Secour Bay Foyer

3:10 - 3:40 p.m.

Meet Up — Divorce with Lynn Hickman, MD

Admiral Suite

3:40 - 4:40 p.m.

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

4:40 - 5:20 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

4:40 - 5:20 p.m.

Meet Up — Cancer Survivors with Connie Hahn, MD

Admiral Suite

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Dinner

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

6:45 - 8:30 p.m.

Plenary Session 3 - Ellie Lofaro

Bon Secour Bay 3

8:45 - 9:30 p.m.

Special Event - Singalong with Stephanie Seefeldt

Bon Secour Bay 3

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 10 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a 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 a.m.

MEDICAL MARIJUANA 2019: HOW TO HAVE A RATIONAL DISCUSSION WITH YOUR PATIENT—HISTORY, EVIDENCE, MYTHS, RISKS, WHERE SHOULD WE GO FROM HERE?

Nancy C. Mabe, MD, FACP Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Dr. Mabe will focus on the history of marijuana use in medicine, the FDA approved marijuana derivatives, the differences between CBD oil, Hemp and Marijuana, the data on marijuana benefits, the risks on marijuana usage and myths about marijuana.

Objectives 1. What are the risks of acute and chronic marijuana exposure?

2. What are the evidence-based indications for medical marijuana and what dosages/forms are recommended for treatment?

3. What are the FDA approved derivatives of marijuana and their uses?

Speaker Bio Nancy C. Mabe, MD, FACP, is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Missouri. She grew up in the St. Louis suburban area and attended University of Missouri where she received a BS ChE in 1999 and an MD in 1994. She has been a member of CMDA since 1992. She completed her residency at Thomas Jefferson University in internal medicine in 1997 and entered private practice in Arlington Heights, Illinois. In 1998, she attended her first WPC conference in Dallas. She moved to Wentzville, Missouri in 2001 to work at Crossroads Regional Hospital, and in 2015, she joined the faculty of the University of Missouri. In this role she serves as the Director of the Ambulatory Clinical Experience for the first and second year medical students and works with residents in the outpatient clinic. She is married to her husband Dan and has three children: Kaitlyn, Christa and Allison.

Friday, 9 - 10 a.m.

UTILIZING MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO SERVE LOW-RESOURCE COUNTRIES Trish Burgess, MD Windjammer

Workshop Description This will discuss the basics of medical missions with CMDA’s Global Health Outreach (GHO), as well as share the many and varied opportunities to serve through GHO. Dr. Burgess will discuss “doing it right” in medical missions. This will cover how to enhance the long-term impact of a short-term medical mission trip.

This talk will also cover the role of the non-medical person on a medical mission trip.

Objectives 1. Learn the basic model of GHO missions and the varied opportunities to serve.

2. Discuss principles of short-term missions and best practices and ethics.

3. How to enhance the long-term impact of a short-term mission.

4. Discuss different roles of the non-medical participants on medical missions.

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1 HOUR CME

Friday WORKSHOP SESSIONS Speaker Bio Dr. Trish Burgess is an emergency medicine physician who practiced for more than 20 years before leaving practice to become Director of CMDA’s Global Health Outreach (GHO). She has been traveling with GHO for about 12 years. She has served on medical mission trips in El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, Moldova, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Zambia.

Friday, 9 - 10 a.m.

CELEBRATION AS CATALYST: UNLEASHING THE GOD-GIVEN POWER OF CELEBRATION TO BRING ABOUT TRANSFORMATION IN YOURSELF, YOUR PATIENTS AND THOSE YOU LEAD

Ann Tsen, MD, ACC Clipper

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description As diagnosticians and high achievers (and general human beings), our brains are wired to notice what’s wrong, what’s missing, what isn’t yet done and what didn’t go well. Do you relate? When this is our go-to default mode, this lens blinds us to the myriad opportunities to see and celebrate what is good, what is there, what is going well and what is already done. When we develop the agility to choose what is most needed in the moment, whether to focus on detecting what is wrong or to call out and celebrate what is good, noble, true and valuable, we can become catalysts to transformation in ourselves, our patients and those we lead. We will explore the many powerful physiologic, spiritual, relational and psychological benefits of all types and sizes of celebration, and we will even practice a little.

Speaker Bio Dr. Ann Tsen is a Certified Physician Life and Leadership Coach and Director of Coaching for CMDA’s Center for Well-being. She is also a board certified internist and serves on the advisory council for WPC. Dr. Tsen is passionate about combatting the rising tide of burnout through her coaching work and the Center for Well-being. She helps women healthcare professionals align with God, rediscover joy in their personal and professional lives, and courageously move forward into their full God-given potential. She is also a coaching trainer, has experience in international missions, has served as campus advisor to her local CMDA student group and currently practices part-time at a faith-based charity clinic, using coaching to help patients maximize health outcomes. When not coaching, she enjoys singing and playing guitar, capturing beauty with her camera and taking long walks on the beach. For more information about the Center for Well-being, contact coaching@cmda.org or visit www.cmda.org/wellbeing and www.cmda.org/coaching.

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

ADDICTION DISORDERS IN THE PRIMARY CARE SETTING: DIAGNOSIS, NEUROBIOLOGY, TREATMENT AND FOLLOW UP Josephine Glaser, MD, FAAFP Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description This session will provide a best practice approach to the diagnosis, treatment and management of addiction disorders in the primary care setting with focus on integrating faith-based programs.

Objectives 1. Identify the DSM 5 criteria for substance-related disorders.

2. Identify the epidemiology of substance-related disorders.

3. Discuss the neurobiology of and treatment options for substance-related disorders in the primary care setting.

4. Assess the barriers to providing care for people with substance-related disorders in the primary care setting.

Speaker Bio Josephine Glaser, MD, FAAFP, is a board certified family physician with more than two decades of experience in holistic care of persons and families from newborn to their senior years. She has been a member of CMDA and WIMD/WPC since 1992. Fun fact: Josephine attended the first WIMD/WPC conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1994 as a second year medical student. She works full-time as a family physician for the Anderson Medical Group, IL. Since 2015, she has served as a volunteer physician for a medical clinic for the poor, volunteer faculty at Washington University School of Medicine (2016) and Co-Chair for CMDA St. Louis Council.

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

RE-ENTRY: WHAT TO DO WITH WHAT GOD HAS TAUGHT YOU ON MISSION Trish Burgess, MD Windjammer

Workshop Description This talk will discuss our spiritual growth on the mission field and how our personal relationship with our Savior is deepened. It will discuss processing what you have been learning and what to do with what God has taught you. Dr. Burgess will also cover spiritual attack on re-entry and discouragement.

Objectives 1. Discuss spiritual growth on the mission field.

2. Developing a dynamic personal relationship with the Lord.

3. How to begin processing what you have learned.

4. Facing spiritual attack and discouragement on re-entry.

Workshop Description Dr. Trish Burgess is an emergency medicine physician who practiced for more than 20 years before leaving practice to become Director of CMDA’s Global Health Outreach (GHO). She has been traveling with GHO for about 12 years. She has served on medical mission trips in El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Peru, Moldova, Cambodia, India, Kenya, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Zambia.

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

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

OPPOSITION OUTCOMES: THE STRENGTH OF THOSE WHO BEAR THE BURDENS IS FAILING Seuli Bose Brill, MD Clipper

Workshop Description Strategies and suggestions for addressing burnout abound, yet many are only temporizing or simply ineffective. God’s people through the ages have chronically faced challenges, opposition and exhaustion. This talk will look at Nehemiah as a source text to glean lessons on how to cope with overwhelming circumstances that result from following God’s calling in our lives.

Speaker Bio Dr. Brill is a physician, educator, researcher, wife, mother, friend and daughter. Professionally, she conducts research in digital medical communication. Clinically, she practices in a combined internal medicine/pediatrics (IM/Peds) setting and serves on the clinical bioethics consultation service. She has a practice niche in postpartum care for women with gestational diabetes. She is involved as a mentor and preceptor to students, residents and research fellows. She directs the OSU Pragmatic Clinical Trials Network and General Internal Medicine research program. She is married to Christian, the most loving and supportive husband imaginable. She has three children (Asha, Rohan and Sonia) who simultaneously delight, surprise and challenge her! She is still figuring out how to gracefully say no and accept failure.

DON’T MISS A SESSION 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.

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Friday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 2 FR I DAY, 1 - 2 P.M. BO N S ECOUR B AY 3

David Stevens, M D

Former Chief Executive Officer, Christian Medical & Dental Associations David Stevens, MD, MA (Ethics), served for 25 years as Chief Executive Officer for CMDA. From 1981 to 1991, he served as a missionary doctor in Kenya helping to transform Tenwek Hospital into one of the premier mission healthcare facilities in the world. Subsequently, he served as the Director of World Medical Mission, the medical arm of Samaritan’s Purse. As a leading spokesman for Christian healthcare professionals, Dr. Stevens has conducted hundreds of television, radio and print media interviews. He holds degrees from Asbury University, is an AOA graduate University of Louisville School of Medicine and is board certified in family practice. He and his wife Jody have three grown married children and seven grandchildren.

Session Information SUFFICIENT COURAGE

The attack on healthcare right of conscience is at the forefront of a broader attack on Christians in our culture. Healthcare professionals are the bull’s eye in the target of those trying to eliminate Christians from the bedside or at least to force them to acquiesce.

As Paul prayed for, where can we find “sufficient courage” to face these onslaughts knowing that they could destroy our careers, our financial security and discredit us in the eyes of our patients and colleagues? How can we be bold in difficult and increasingly desperate times?

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

WOMEN AND ALCOHOL: A CRISIS BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL Sarah Rahkola, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Alcohol use disorder (AUD) in women is an exploding public health crisis. In addition, one in five female physicians meet criteria for AUD. This session will review current statistics for alcohol use in the U.S. and its downstream consequences, the diagnostic criteria for AUD, available screening tools, and methods of engaging your patients and colleagues in productive conversations about this condition.

Objectives 1. Understand the scope of the public health concern around women and alcohol use in the United States, as well as the resulting adverse health outcomes.

2. Define the diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder, as well as understanding the terms hazardous use, harmful use, alcohol dependence and binge drinking.

3. Describe the basic approach to using motivational interviewing to begin a conversation with a patient about their alcohol use.

Speaker Bio Sarah grew up in Oregon and went to Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. She trained in internal medicine at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, where she also completed a year of Chief Residency. She has practiced internal medicine in Newberg, Oregon for the last 10 years where she also serves as medical director to 21 other physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. She is married to Rauha and has three children ages 14, 12 and 9.

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

SAFE TRAVELS: LESSONS IN TRAVEL MEDICINE Diane Homeyer, MD Windjammer

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Resources in travel medicine will be given, along with pre-travel assessment, medical therapy for traveler’s diarrhea and malaria, as well as a brief discussion of some current and recent infectious disease outbreaks such as Zika Virus.

Objectives 1. Identify recommended vaccines for travelers, via use of the CDC website.

2. Appropriately prescribe medication for traveler’s diarrhea.

3. Assess and triage illness in the returned traveler.

Workshop Description Dr. Homeyer graduated from Thomas Jefferson Medical College, completed residency in internal medicine followed by fellowship in infectious disease at San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. She has practiced clinical and academic medicine in the U.S. Air Force in Chile, Iraq, the Dominican Republic and Peru, and she currently serves at Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi.

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

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

THE HEART THAT MURMURS: CULTIVATING CONTENTMENT IN OUR EVERYDAY Joy Walton, MD Clipper Workshop Description The word for complain is a form of the Hebrew word “anan,” which means to complain or to murmur. Despite a mighty deliverance from slavery in Egypt, the children of Israel were no strangers to discontentment.

They were chronic grumblers in the face of God’s faithful provision. Sound familiar? Come and walk with Dr. Walton through Numbers 11 as we explore the heart that murmurs: the contagious nature of complaining, our tendency to compare and criticize, and how authentic contentment in Christ frees us, gives us wisdom and nourishes our souls.

Speaker Bio Joy Walton is the daughter of Korean missionary parents with whom she now co-labors. She is a med-peds physician and works part time as an adult hospitalist and in chronic care of children with complex health needs. She is a native of Columbus, Ohio where she resides with her husband and three children.

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

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

PSYCHOTROPIC UPDATE AND PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING Elizabeth Yoder, DO Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description This session will provide an update on new psychotropic medications indicated for major psychiatric conditions, as well as most recent recommendations regarding pharmacogenetics testing.

Objectives 1. Review classes of psychotropic medications and identify new medications available.

2. Understand indications, dosing and monitoring requirements for each new medication.

3. Discuss pharmacogenetics testing and understand how to correctly interpret and apply results.

Speaker Bio Elizabeth A. Yoder, DO, received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio. She completed a categorical psychiatry internship and general psychiatry residency at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth in Portsmouth, Virginia while in the United States Navy. Dr. Yoder is board certified in psychiatry and was chosen as Physician of the Year in 2018 for Licking Memorial Healthcare Systems where she serves as Chief of the Behavioral Health Department.

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

CASES FROM TOGO: LESSONS IN PEDIATRIC TROPICAL MEDICINE FROM SHORT-TERM MEDICAL MISSIONS Susan Kelly, MD Windjammer

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Using a case-based approach, this session highlights commonly encountered pediatric tropical medicine diseases. In addition to an overview of pathophysiology, treatment options in resource-limited healthcare settings will be discussed.

Objectives 1. Describe the pathophysiology of malaria, typhoid and severe acute malnutrition.

2. Discuss the management of pediatric patients in resource-limited settings.

3. Explore pediatric resources to prepare for short-term medical missions.

Speaker Bio Susan Kelly is a pediatric emergency medicine physician practicing in Wilmington, Delaware. Her experiences in short-term medical missions fueled interest in pediatric public health, which led her to obtain an MPH through the University of Liverpool. She has an ongoing relationship with two mission hospitals in Togo, West Africa. In addition to medicine, she loves reading and singing.

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

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

LIVING THE DREAM: MY WAY OR HIS WAY? Alanna F. Bree, MD Clipper

Workshop Description Dr. Bree has always loved her job and the profession that she dedicated her life to from a young age. So then, how could she have become so burned out and unhappy? It was because she had slowly forgotten what mattered most. Come hear the little story about her God-sized dream and find out the four words that changed her perspective and in the process, her life.

Speaker Bio Dr. Alanna F. Bree is a child of God who strives to bring glory to Him in all she does, wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, as well as being a pediatric dermatologist at her practice, A Children’s House for Pediatric Dermatology, which supports the non-profit she founded, A Children’s House for the Soul, where she is executive director. She has a passion for providing physical, social, emotional and spiritual care for children with skin conditions and birthmarks and feels privileged to be able to use her God-given gifts to help others. She is a short-term missionary with a heart for children with albinism in Tanzania, CMDA board member for the Houston chapter, speaker, assistant professor, mentor, physician advisor for several patient support groups, as well as author of The Illustrated Textbook of Pediatric Dermatology and A Children’s House: A Little Story About a God-sized Dream.

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Friday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 3 FR I DAY, 6:4 5 - 8:30 P.M. BO N S ECOUR B AY 3

Ellie Lofaro

Founder, Heart Mind & Soul Ministries Ellie Lofaro is passionate about the Lord Jesus Christ. She is a respected Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and humorist. She has authored five books, hosted a Christian radio program and has been featured on media outlets in the U.S. and abroad. Ellie has had the privilege of sharing the Great News with saints and seekers in churches, conference centers, arenas, prisons and small house groups across five continents. Ellie’s message is a wonderful blend of plainspoken truth, common sense practicality and disarming humor. A serious student of Scripture and a keen observer of the culture, she has developed a unique teaching style that touches the heart, stimulates the mind and nourishes the soul—thus inspiring her to establish Heart Mind & Soul Ministries. Ellie has been featured on Focus on the Family, Life Today, CBN’s Living the Life, The Harvest Show and others. Ellie and her husband Frank (Past President and CEO of Prison Fellowship International) are native New Yorkers. They reside near the nation’s capital where they raised three children who turned into very likable adults. Ellie enjoys travel, any large body of water, photography, good food and being around a dinner table with family and friends. She loves all things Italian and any form of Hershey chocolate. She does not enjoy cooking, cleaning or dieting.

Session Information

THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD: BELIEVING GOD’S PROMISES (GENESIS 12:2) “The word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does” (Psalm 33:4, NIV 1984).

“God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful” (1 Corinthians 1:9, NIV 1984).

The promises God made to Abraham in Genesis are the very same promises He has made to us! Are you enjoying your rightful inheritance? Does life have you feeling like a princess or a pauper? Come and be encouraged as we explore the Lord’s promises to every generation—including ours!

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Saturday

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Saturday Saturday, September 21

DAILY SCHEDULE

7 - 8 a.m.

Early Bird CME

Bon Secour Bay 3

7:45 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

8:35 - 8:55 a.m.

Devotional

Bon Secour Bay 1 & 2

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

Workshop Sessions

Various Locations

12:20 - 1 p.m.

Exhibits

Jubilee Suite

1 - 6:30 p.m.

Free Time Activities and Lunch On Your Own

6:30 - 9 p.m.

Banquet and Plenary Session 4—Ellie Lofaro

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

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 10 p.m.

Study Hall Hours: 24 hours a day

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

THE PROMOTION OF EXERCISE ONCOLOGY AS A STANDARD PART OF CLINICAL PRACTICE Karen Wonders, PhD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Introduction and background to exercise oncology. Maple Tree Cancer Alliance phased system of exercise oncology. Components of an exercise oncology program. Research results.

Objectives 1. Describe common functional, psychological and physical impairments associated with cancer treatment trajectory.

2. Discuss the meaning of exercise oncology and models of implementation.

3. Present research that illustrates cost savings associated with exercising during cancer treatment.

Speaker Bio Karen has a PhD in Exercise Physiology. She is a Professor and Program Director of Exercise Science at Wright State University. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance. Karen is a wife, mother to seven children and a follower of Christ.

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

THE DOCTOR PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IN A DIGITAL AGE Seuli Bose Brill, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Digital medical care (DMC) delivery (e.g. telehealth, telemedicine, patient portal communication, remote medical monitoring) has rapidly increased due to social, economic, organizational, technical and cultural forces. Professional medical societies have developed DMC guidelines for responsible use, including recommendations that DMC occur within established physician-patient relationships and in line with in-person standards of care. At the same time, rapidly expanding telehealth companies have sought approval from state legislatures to permit digital physician-patient encounters to count as established relationships. While DMC has been touted as the solution to addressing disparities among vulnerable populations, high emergency department use and limited health access, current research presents conflicting evidence on whether DMC addresses these gaps. This presentation will discuss how questions of best practices and clinical acceptability should be tackled in the current environment where expansion of DMC accompanies limited data about the long-term impact of its use and limitations.

Objectives 1. Identify current professional guideline recommendations on obligations and boundaries in doctor/patient communication.

2. Identify additional principles that specifically apply to digital communication with patients (from research and professional guidelines).

3. Apply these principles to local practices in order to develop local professional standards on digital medical communication.

Speaker Bio Dr. Brill is a physician, educator, researcher, wife, mother, friend and daughter. Professionally, she conducts research in digital medical communication. Clinically, she practices in a combined internal medicine/pediatrics (IM/Peds) setting and serves on the clinical bioethics consultation service. She has a practice niche in postpartum care for women with gestational diabetes. She is involved as a mentor and preceptor to students, residents and research fellows. She directs the OSU Pragmatic Clinical Trials Network and General Internal Medicine research program. She is married to Christian, the most loving and supportive husband imaginable. She has three children (Asha, Rohan and Sonia) who simultaneously delight, surprise and challenge her! She is still figuring out how to gracefully say no and accept failure.

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Saturday Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m.

WORKSHOP SESSIONS

SURMOUNTING DISPARITY: WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY! Barb Okamoto, MD Windjammer

Workshop Description Walk with Dr. Okamoto as we travel through a time capsule of the history of women in healthcare. We will discover those who have paved the way for many of us to now enjoy the freedom of serving our Lord in caring for the human body that He created for us to enjoy.

Speaker Bio Dr. Okamoto graduated from the Medical College of PA in 1979 and attended the Saint Joseph Hospital General Surgery Residency program in Denver, Colorado. She became board certified in 1987 and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons in 1992. Barb has served primarily in the Midwest, both in private practice and for HMOs at various teaching institutions. She started doing medical mission work in 1984 and took early retirement in 2011 to pursue her love for missions. Barb has completed over 30 trips to countries within Asia, Africa, Central and South America. Her desire is to finish well for His glory.

Saturday, 9 - 10 a.m.

THE STORY OF MAPLE TREE Karen Wonders, PhD Clipper

Workshop Description The story of how God called Karen to begin a non-profit and all the amazing things He has done through it.

Speaker Bio Karen has a PhD in Exercise Physiology. She is a Professor and Program Director of Exercise Science at Wright State University. She is also the Founder and Executive Director of Maple Tree Cancer Alliance.

Karen is a wife, mother to seven children and a follower of Christ.

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

RACISM IN MEDICINE: A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Jamila Davison, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

Workshop Description Black Lives Matter, U.S. national anthem protests, blackface photos and the immigration debate have all necessitated and elevated public discourse on race and racism. Such discussion has largely framed racism as a skin issue, but racism is a sin that alienates people from God and each other. This workshop will explore how racism has infected the medical field and discuss the need for Christian healthcare workers to join God in His kingdom-building work of healing the racial divide and eliminating the effects of racism for our good and for His glory.

Speaker Bio Jamila Davison, MD, is an emergency medicine physician in Florida. She graduated from Meharry Medical College and completed her residency at Emory School of Medicine. After residency she completed the UCLA Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program and earned a Master of Science in Health Services from the UCLA School of Public Health. Dr. Davison has served on the Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity and the Elimination of Health Disparities and as a Marshall Memorial Fellow with the German Marshall Fund. She recently graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary with a master of biblical and theological studies degree.

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

IMMUNIZATION CONTROVERSIES: PART 1

Amy Givler, MD; Tyanne Lindsay, MD; and Tiffany Owens, MD Windjammer Workshop Description These sessions will discuss the science related to vaccines and explore some of the common issues related to vaccine refusal. The first workshop will focus on the history of vaccine development, common misconceptions, reasons for refusal and communication with patients. The second workshop will apply the concepts discussed to specific vaccines—MMR, HPV and influenza.

Objectives 1. Summarize vaccine immunology and discuss adjuvants.

2. Review current immunization recommendations.

3. Discuss the indications, risks, benefits and responses to controversies related to MMR, HPV and influenza vaccines.

Speaker Bios Dr. Amy Givler practices outpatient family medicine in Monroe, Louisiana, where she lives with fellow-physician husband Don. They have three children: a daughter in family medicine residency, a son working with troubled teens, and a son in medical school. She has cared primarily for poor patients since she graduated from medical school, which she considers a great privilege.

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1 HOUR CME

Saturday WORKSHOP SESSIONS Tyanne Lindsey, MD, graduated from Auburn University (War Eagle) before pursuing a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She completed her pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lindsey is board certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and spent several years in primary care. She currently practices general pediatrics with Texas Children’s Urgent Care in Houston. She is married to Michael Lindsey, a Texas high school teacher and football coach, and has two children, Maddie Beth (age 11) and Micah (age 8). She stays busy balancing work, family life, football season, church activities and homeschooling her daughter. Tyanne and her family also enjoy traveling.

Dr. Owens is a current WPC Commission member and Co-Chair of the 2019 WPC Conference. She loves being involved in WPC, Bible Study Fellowship, missions, church events, professional organizations and her children’s school activities, so her days often seem hectic, like many of yours. Tiffany is married to Bobby and they have three children: Michaela, Matthew and Micah. They have traveled the medical journey with her from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton Children’s Hospital, WrightPatterson Medical Center, Wilford Hall Medical Center and back to Central Ohio to Licking Memorial Allergy & Immunology, where she is currently practicing adult and pediatric allergy.

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

HEALING GRACE CLINIC: 10 YEARS OF HEALTHCARE FOR THE UNINSURED

1 HOUR CME

Leah Swartwout, MD Clipper

Workshop Description This is the story of God’s faithfulness in providing medical and spiritual care to the uninsured through the Healing Grace Clinic. We will look at the extent of the problem and some barriers to care, and Dr. Swartwout will try not to bore you with too many statistics.

Objectives 1. Define the extent of the uninsured problem.

2. Discuss some of the financial barriers to care in persons with insurance.

3. Characterize Healing Grace Clinic’s delivery model for the uninsured.

Speaker Bio Dr. Swartwout is a family physician from St. Louis, Missouri in practice for more than 10 years. She is President of the Healing Grace Clinic board. She loves Jesus, climbing, her husband and two sons. Not necessarily in that order.

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

BLACK DOCTORS MATTER: EFFECTIVE RESPONSES WHEN RACISM TARGETS PHYSICIANS Leslie Walker, MD Bon Secour Bay 3

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description Despite growing awareness of personal and systemic bias against people of color, persistent racist behaviors in clinical settings interfere with care and contribute to burnout and low morale. An additional challenge occurs when patients, staff, peers and superiors mistreat physicians of color. Videos, vignettes and personal experiences will be shared in this session, which addresses not only physicians of color but white physicians who must overcome their own biases and learn to effectively educate peers and patients and advocate for targeted colleagues.

Objectives 1. Recognize explicit and implicit bias in clinical interactions.

2. Identify racist behaviors and microaggressions and increase supportive behaviors in response.

3. Identify appropriate channels for reporting racist behaviors from peers, supervisors or staff.

Speaker Bio Dr. Walker obtained her MS (neuroscience) and MD from the University of Michigan before completing psychiatry residency at Johns Hopkins. She has been in private practice since, integrating medications and psychotherapy to treat adults with mood and anxiety disorders. Her particular interests are in treating women and treating physicians. She is a past chair of Women Physicians in Christ and hosts a local WPC group monthly in Cleveland, Ohio. She and her husband served on CMDA’s Marriage Enrichment Commission in the past, but they are now happily adjusting to being empty nesters!

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

IMMUNIZATION CONTROVERSIES: PART 2

Amy Givler, MD; Tyanne Lindsay, MD; and Tiffany Owens, MD Windjammer

1 HOUR CME

Workshop Description These sessions will discuss the science related to vaccines and explore some of the common issues related to vaccine refusal. The first workshop will focus on the history of vaccine development, common misconceptions, reasons for refusal and communication with patients. The second workshop will apply the concepts discussed to specific vaccines—MMR, HPV and influenza.

Objectives 1. Summarize vaccine immunology and discuss adjuvants.

2. Review current immunization recommendations.

3. Discuss the indications, risks, benefits and responses to controversies related to MMR, HPV and influenza vaccines.

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Tyanne Lindsey, MD, graduated from Auburn University (War Eagle) before pursuing a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. She completed her pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lindsey is board certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics and spent several years in primary care. She currently practices general pediatrics with Texas Children’s Urgent Care in Houston.

She is married to Michael Lindsey, a Texas high school teacher and football coach, and has two children, Maddie Beth (age 11) and Micah (age 8). She stays busy balancing work, family life, football season, church activities and homeschooling her daughter. Tyanne and her family also enjoy traveling.

Dr. Owens is a current WPC Commission member and Co-Chair of the 2019 WPC Conference. She loves being involved in WPC, Bible Study Fellowship, missions, church events, professional organizations and her children’s school activities, so her days often seem hectic, like many of yours. Tiffany is married to Bobby and they have three children: Michaela, Matthew and Micah. They have traveled the medical journey with her from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton Children’s Hospital, Wright-Patterson Medical Center, Wilford Hall Medical Center and back to Central Ohio to Licking Memorial Allergy & Immunology, where she is currently practicing adult and pediatric allergy.

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

CONNECTING YOUR FAITH AND FINANCES Janine Zeltwanger Clipper

Workshop Description We’ll touch on principles to connect God’s Word and finances from starting out to ending well. What does it look like to steward well the financial resources entrusted to us in relationship to debt? Our children? Those around us? Charities? Retirement? The session will provide an overview and practical resources to assist you in your journey.

Objectives 1. Define the extent of the uninsured problem.

2. Discuss some of the financial barriers to care in persons with insurance.

3. Characterize Healing Grace Clinic’s delivery model for the uninsured.

Speaker Bio Janine Zeltwanger is a Sr. Private Wealth Advisor for the Private Wealth division of Ronald Blue Trust. As an experienced wealth advisor to individuals, families and businesses, Janine uses her objective perspective to help clients make wise financial decisions, live generously and leave a lasting legacy. Janine and her team integrate financial planning, investment management and trust services into financial plans tailored to her clients’ needs.

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Saturday P LE N A RY S ES S ION 4 FR I DAY, 8 - 9 P.M .

BO N S ECOUR B AY 2 & 3

Ellie Lofaro

Founder, Heart Mind & Soul Ministries Ellie Lofaro is passionate about the Lord Jesus Christ. She is a respected Bible teacher, inspirational speaker and humorist. She has authored five books, hosted a Christian radio program and has been featured on media outlets in the U.S. and abroad. Ellie has had the privilege of sharing the Great News with saints and seekers in churches, conference centers, arenas, prisons and small house groups across five continents. Ellie’s message is a wonderful blend of plainspoken truth, common sense practicality and disarming humor. A serious student of Scripture and a keen observer of the culture, she has developed a unique teaching style that touches the heart, stimulates the mind and nourishes the soul—thus inspiring her to establish Heart Mind & Soul Ministries. Ellie has been featured on Focus on the Family, Life Today, CBN’s Living the Life, The Harvest Show and others. Ellie and her husband Frank (Past President and CEO of Prison Fellowship International) are native New Yorkers. They reside near the nation’s capital where they raised three children who turned into very likable adults. Ellie enjoys travel, any large body of water, photography, good food and being around a dinner table with family and friends. She loves all things Italian and any form of Hershey chocolate. She does not enjoy cooking, cleaning or dieting.

Session Information

THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD: BECOMING AN OVERCOMER (JOSHUA 3) “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33, NIV 1984).

“You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world” (1 John 4:4, NIV 1984).

“For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4, NIV 1984).

Maybe you have stood in a difficult place for a long time. Maybe you’ve grown a bit numb. Maybe you’ve started to doubt. Maybe you’re wondering if God has forgotten you—or worse—that He sees your pain and refuses to respond…

Come and be encouraged as we explore the Lord’s promises and learn ways to overcome obstacles. Learn the steps toward being an overcomer (rather than being overcome), being a victor (instead of a victim) and being faithful (versus fearful).

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Sunday

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Sunday Sunday, September 22

DAILY SCHEDULE

7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Breakfast

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

8:40 - 10 a.m.

Worship and Communion—Rev. Susan Koerker Women of Wisdom and Influence

Bon Secour Bay 2 & 3

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 EXHIBITOR INFORMATION 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.

Interserve USA

P.O. Box 418 Upper Darby, PA 19082 www.interserveusa.org 610-352-0581 Kari E. Randall, Career Track Coordinator kari.randall@interserveusa.org Started by women, for women more than 165 years ago, Interserve is an organization of professionals dedicated to making Christ known through wholistic ministry, in partnership with the local church, among the neediest peoples of the Arab and Asian world.

MedSend

1838 Gold Hill Road Fort Mill, SC 29708 www.medsend.org 704-840-8823 Laurie Sanders, VP Development laurie@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.

Ronald Blue Trust

1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 500 Alpharetta, GA 30009 www.ronblue.com 800-841-0362 Sandy Morgan, Director of Branding and Communications info@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 $9.5 billion of assets under management and advisement, and a network of 14 branch offices, we serve approximately 9,000 clients in all 50 states. As of 03/01/19 and subject to change. #WPC2019Mobile — 55

Connections SP E AK ER RECOM MEND ED BO O KS NAME OF SPEAKER

SESSION TITLE

Alanna F. Bree, MD

Pediatric Dermatology: Lumps, Bumps, Spots and Rashes

Trish Burgess, MD

Utilizing Medical Knowledge and Skills to Serve Low-resource Countries

Trish Burgess, MD

Re-entry: What to Do With What God Has Taught You on Mission

Jamila Davison, MD

Racism in Medicine: A Christian Perspective

Amy Givler, MD

Count It All Joy

Josephine Glaser, MD, FAAFP

Addiction Disorders in the Primary Care Setting: Diagnosis, Neurobiology, Treatment and Follow Up Neurostimulation of Concussion, Mild, Moderate and Severe Traumatic Brain Injuries

Heather Ma, MD

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SPEAKER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES The Illustrated Manual of Pediatric Dermatology by Susan Bayliss Mallory, Alanna Bree and Peggy Chern A Children’s House: A Little Story About a God-Sized Dream

by Alanna F. Bree Ethical Obligations Regarding Short-Term Global Health Clinical Experiences: An American College of Physicians Position Paper, Annals of Internal Medicine Medical Outreach: Best Practices Study, A Literature Review

by AmeriCares Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions

by Steve Corbett When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert Returning Well: Your Guide to Thriving Back “Home” After Serving Cross-Culturally by Melissa Chaplin Re-Entry: Making The Transition From Missions to Life At Home by Peter Jordan The Reentry Team: Caring for Your Returning Missionaries

by Neal Pirolo I’m Still Here by Austin Channing Brown Oneness Embraced by Dr. Tony Evans The Prodigal Prophet by Timothy Keller Bloodlines by John Piper The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom with John and Elizabeth Sherrill Count It All Joy by Helen Roseveare Suffering is Never for Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot A Sacred Sorrow: Reaching Out to God in the Lost Language of Lament by Michael Card Love thy Body by Nancy Pearcey Grace Based Parenting by Tim Kimmel Finding Truth by Nancy Pearcey The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason The Biggest Lie in the History of Christianity: How Modern Culture Is Robbing Billions of People of Happiness by Matthew Kelly

Connections SPEAKER RECOMMENDED BOOKS NAME OF SPEAKER Nancy C. Mabe, MD, FACP

Sarah Rahkola, MD

SESSION TITLE

SPEAKER RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

Medical Marijuana 2019: How to Have a Rational Discussion with Your Patient—History, Evidence, Myths, Risks, Where Should We Go From Here?

Women and Alcohol: A Crisis Both Personal and Professional

Weed, Inc. The Truth About THC, the Pot Lobby, and the Commercial Marijuana Industry by Ben Cort Tell Your Children The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence by Alex Berenson

Leslie Walker, MD

Black Doctors Matter: Effective Responses When Racism Targets Physicians

Karen Wonders, PhD

The Story of Maple Tree

Drink: The Intimate Relationship between Women and Alcohol

by Ann Dowsett Johnston Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners by Stephen Rollnick et.al.

Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflections on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy, MD The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias

by Dolly Chugh Beauty from Ashes by Karen Wonders

THA NK YOU Thank you to Harper Collins Publishing Company for donating copies of the Lysa Terkherst book for each of our attendees. Thank you to David Flower for coming again to volunteer his audio visual expertise. Thank you to our CMDA designer, Mandi Mooney, for our amazing WPC conference program.

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HOPE springs from

mercy anchored

in the message of

Jesus

You can use your medical skills to extend hope to the Unseen people of Asia and the Arab World who have yet to meet a follower of Jesus. Ask us how.

www.interserveusa.org

Give to Grow with WPC

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 and automatic 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.

UPCOMING WPC TRIPS with Global Health Outreach

GHO has three trips scheduled for 2020 for WPC members to share their faith and medical knowledge.

February 2020 — Human Trafficking Trip to Word Made Flesh in Bolivia Bolivia is beautifully diverse and rich in natural resources, yet one of the poorest nations in Latin America. With its raw poverty, intense environment and notorious reputation, women here show the war-torn signs of injustice upon injustice: sexual abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence, single-parenthood, heavy debt and more. The mission of Word Made Flesh is to practice and proclaim the kingdom of God among persons affected by prostitution, through relationship and opportunities for transformation. Word Made Flesh offers fellowship, discipleship, skillbuilding workshops, therapy and support in times of crisis. It is a place of healing—a refuge—where women are empowered to seek the Lord’s best for their lives.

May 2020 — Human Trafficking Trip to Tamar’s Hope in Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala City is a major center for prostitution that draws thousands of women, many of them trafficked, from all parts of Central America. Tamar is the name of not just one, but two women in Jesus’s family tree who were shamelessly exploited by the men who really should have been the ones moving heaven and earth to protect them (Genesis 38; 2 Samuel 13). These biblical characters are archetypes of all vulnerable women everywhere who have been used and abused for sexual purposes, and their names evoke a call to action. They need compassion, they need protection, they need justice, and they need hope that is ultimately found in the God-Savior.

June 2020 — Orphan Care Trip to Victory Christian School and Lifeway Church in Ndola, Zambia There are over one million orphans in Zambia with few organized orphanages. This country also has extreme poverty with 80 percent unemployment rate and many jobs paying $0.50 per day. Our partners, Pastors John and Beauty Katebe, live right there amongst the poorest of the poor and are serving the needs around them. This trip is just under two weeks long.

For more information and available dates, visit www.cmda.org/gho.

Global Health Outreach • P.O. Box 7500 • Bristol, TN 37621

GPSGrasping RETREATS Power through Surrender Fun, fellowship, learning and worshipping together

GPS Retreats include six to eight graduate physicians or dentists with a spiritual leader and an administrator. These retreats begin on Thursday evenings and end on Sunday mornings after worship. GPS Retreats are designed to be an intense, intimate time to spend with Jesus and grow your faith with likeminded women. Group prayer time, prayer partner time, individual time and rest and relaxation time are included. If this appeals to you, talk to your WPC sisters/colleagues in your area and make it happen! If you’d like to talk to someone who has attended or helped plan a GPS retreat, email wpc@cmda.org.

CONNECTING IN A SMALL GROUP SETTING

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!

Growing WPC Local Groups We need your help!

We receive requests each month from women new to WPC who are looking to connect with a local group.

We have 15 active groups meeting currently around the country, and these group leaders will tell you how leading a local group is a blessing in their lives.

For some women, the local group is their introduction to WPC. It’s the first time they feel connected to other Christian women who share the same goals, struggles and frustrations. Through fellowship together, they find friendship, strength, support and encouragement—so vital in our lives as we seek to honor God. Our goal is to increase the number of local groups to reach more women who need that connection and long to gather together with others like themselves.

We need your help to do this. And we will help you too, with these resources: • A PowerPoint presentation to help get your own

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group started. You set the parameters of meeting frequency, location and time.

Bible study lessons.

Publicizing the meeting on the local groups tab on the WPC website.

Announcing the new meeting in our monthly e-newsletter, the PULSE. Connecting you with experienced local group leaders who can answer questions as you get started and help you achieve success.

If you are interested in starting your own local WPC group, please talk with any commission member at the conference or ask at the registration table/bookstore to be connected on-site with someone who can help you work out the details, answer your questions and get you started. Our meal where attendees are grouped together by regions is another great place to find women who might live near you and be interested in co-leading a local group.

Thank you in advance for helping to grow our WPC Local Groups!

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September 17-20, 2020

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Women Physicians in Christ 2019 Annual Conference

September 19-22, 2019 Mobile, Alabama

2019 WPC Annual Conference Evaluation

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

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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)

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Are you planning on attending next year’s conference on September 17-20, 2020 in Newport Beach, California?

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 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

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Did you enjoy having all meals included from Thursday dinner through Sunday breakfast (except Saturday lunch)?  Yes

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Please share any specific comments about individual speakers, worship leaders or program.

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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?