School of Health leadership summit to feature national leaders

“Healthcare Systems and Higher Education: Catholic Partnerships for Workforce and Leadership Development,” will be held Oct. 26–28. Early bird registration ends Sept. 15.

The summit is sponsored by the College of St. Catherine School of Health and supported by a grant from the John and Susan Morrison Family Foundation.

This invitational summit will bring together leaders from the nation’s Catholic colleges, universities and healthcare systems to forge new partnerships that address critical workforce and leadership development needs in Catholic healthcare.

Attendees will hear from national experts on workforce needs, innovative curriculum and clinical models, and cutting-edge innovations in healthcare education.

On Sunday, Oct. 26, the event will open with keynote speaker Carol Keehan, DC, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association who will address "Catholic Values in Healthcre and Healthcare Education."

Keehan's address will be followed by Liturgy at 5 p.m. with The Rev. Larry Snyder, president and CEO of Catholic Charities USA, presiding.

The Liturgy will include music by College of St. Catherine Liturgy Coordinator Lori True and Emmaus Center for Music, Prayer and Ministry Director David Haas with the Festival Choirs of St. Kate's and the University of St. Thomas.

Breakout sessions will engage participants in discussions of timely topics, including:

Workforce Needs and Educational Capacity:
The discussion will be facilitated by Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, associate dean for rural health, School of Medicine and Health Science, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Healthcare Systems Perspective:

• Debra A. Canales, chief human resource officer and executive vice president of organization and talent effectiveness, Trinity Health System, Novi, Mich.

Healthcare Education Perspective:

• Mary K. Walker, Ph.D. RN FAAN and dean, Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University, Chicago.

Opportunities for Advocacy Collaboration:

• Colleen Scanlon, RN, JD, senior vice president, Catholic Health Initiatives, Denver.
• MaryAnn Brenden, MSW, National Board of NETWORK, a Catholic Social Justice Lobby and associate professor of Social work at the College of St. Catherine.

Meeting the Needs of Our Aging and Underserved Populations While Developing Workforce Capacity:

• Dan Gannon, JD, president and CEO, Catholic Senior Services. Archdioceses of St. Paul/Minneapolis.
• Mary Broderick, Ph.D., RN, President and CEO, Catholic Eldercare, Minneapolis.
• Valinda Pearson, PH.D., RN, program director and professor of nursing, College of St. Catherine.
• Mary Madonna Ashton CSJ, MSW, MHA, St. Mary's Clinics, Minneapolis/St. Paul and former Minnesota Commissioner of Health.

Developing Cultural Capacity to Meet the Needs of Diverse Patient and Student Populations:

• Chrishonda Smith, MBA, CCDP, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Trinity Health System.
• Roseanne Cook, CSJ, MD, Grace Busse Rural Clinic, Pine Apple, AL.
• Rene Padilla, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, associate dean for academic & student affairs, Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

Collaborative and Action Research:

• Charlotte B Royeen, Ph.D., OTR, FAOTA, dean of health sciences, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo.
• Teresa Cochran, Ph.D., RPT, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University.

Healthcare Policy for the Future:

• Former U.S. Sen. David Durenberger, senior fellow and chair, National Institute for Health Policy, University of St. Thomas Opus School of Business, Minneapolis.

Innovations in Technology and Digital Learning: Creating a Master Plan

• Marty Witrak, Ph.D., RN, dean, School of Nursing, College of St. Scholastica, Duluth.
• Charlotte Weaver Ph.D., RN, chief nursing officer, Gentiva Health Services/Cerner Corp., Atlanta.
• Shirley Eichenwald Maki, MBA, RHIA, FAHIMA, assistant professor and HIM/ATHENS project director, College of St. Scholastica.

Catholic Identity in Healthcare and Higher Education:

• Amata Miller, IHM, Ph.D., professor of economics and director, Myser Initiative on Catholic Identity, College of St. Catherine.
• Anita Ho, Ph.D., bioethicist and consultant/educator, Providence Health Care, Vancouver, Canada.

Challenges & Solutions to Recruitment, Development and Retention of Healthcare Professionals:

• Joanne Warner, DNP, RN, dean and professor, University of Portland School of Nursing.
• Patricia Schoon, MPH, RN, associate professor and FACES Project coordinator, College of St. Catherine.
• Heather Froelich, RN, MSN, learning and development specialist, St. Francis Center for Learning, Shakopee, Minn.
• Cheryl Olson, MS, RN, NEA, BC, assistant professor of nursing, community partnerships & clinical resource development, College of St. Catherine.

Likely Futures for Primary Care: Preparing for and Creating Change Through Educational Innovation:

• Mary Jane England, MD, president, Regis College, Boston.
• Lois Lenarz, MD, board of directors, St. Mary's Clinics, senior vice president/chief clinical officer, Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis.
• Larry Green, MD, senior scholar in residence, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and professor, family medicine, University of Colorado at Denver.

Transformational Leadership for Healthcare: Challenges for Systems and Educational Institutions:

• Herbert Vallier, senior vice president for human resources, Catholic Health Initiatives, Denver.
• Andrea J. Lee, IHM, Ph.D., president, College of St. Catherine

The College of St. Catherine launched its School of Health in September 2007 to integrate its academic programs in healthcare and develop new programs, as well as to create more partnerships with healthcare organizations and community-based clinics.

With the aim of creating strategies that transform healthcare education as the needs of health and healthcare evolve, the College of St. Catherine School of Health currently enrolls more than 2,000 students and employs more than 200 faculty members in its 22 healthcare programs.Early-bird registration - through Sept. 15, 2008

• Conference rate: $550 per person
• Education rate: $400 per person

Regular registration - through Oct. 24, 2008

• Conference rate: $600 per person
• Education rate: $450 per person

For more information or to register, visit Healthcare Summit or call (651) 690-7702.

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