Enriching Wellness Education and Preventive Care
Through Holistic Principles
Presented by: Bastyr Careers
Friday, August 7, 2009
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Bastyr University Auditorium
Registration: $55
Register online or by phone: (425) 602-3147
Who should attend?
- Wellness Educators: Learn about fresh ideas for motivating your audience to adopt healthy behaviors.
- Health Care Practitioners: Access new referral options to help your clients build momentum and take control of their health.
- Health Care Policy Planners: Find new ways to adapt our health care system to a prevention-based model.
Morning Presentations and Discussion:
"Individualized Diets and Supplementation with SaluGenecists." Company founder and Bastyr President Emeritus Dr. Joseph E. Pizzorno, Jr., naturopathic physician, will explain this online program that provides smart tools for personalized guidance toward better health.
"Community Building, Goal Setting and Follow Through with Mindbloom." Founder Chris Hewett will present an online experience that blends a graphically rich environment with evocative media and peer/coaching support to inspire people to grow the life they want.
"Employers' Journey to a Culture of Health." Marcia Ridley, wellness leader from Premera, will share one employer's experience and outcomes in creating a culture of health in the workplace.
"Shifting to a Patient Centered Medical Home Paradigm." Pat Justis from the Washington State Department of Health will introduce the latest ideas about how we can encourage patient responsibility in today's primary care and disease management environment.
Discussion Facilitator: Tiffany Reiss, chair, Bastyr University Department of Exercise Science and Wellness.
Afternoon Experiential Sessions Led by Bastyr Graduates:
Cooking with Whole Foods and Herbs. Participate in a cooking experience that shows that when people engage in cooking using whole foods, spices and herbs, they take better care of themselves.
Health Inspiration from a Garden. Experience the healing power of nature via the Bastyr Medicinal Herb Garden.
Reflexology Walk. Walk the Bastyr Reflexology Path and learn the ancient medical thinking behind its healing power.
Exercising with Awareness. Gain maximum benefit and motivation from exercise activity by engaging the mind as well as the body.
Qigong for Natural Health and Vitality. Learn qigong exercises to strengthen the meridians responsible for whole-health of body, mind, and spirit.
All attendees will be able to sponsor display tables at no additional cost.
To register:
- Register online or
- Register by phone: (425) 602-3147; or
- Register by mail: Send a check for $55 along with your contact information to:
Career Center, Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Drive NE, Kenmore, WA 98028
Presenter Information:
Dr. Joseph E. Pizzorno, Jr., naturopathic physician, is currently the president of SaluGenecists, Inc.; editor in chief of Integrative Medicine: a Clinician's Journal; chair of the Board of Directors of the Functional Medicine Institute; an integrative medicine and wellness consultant to WebMD; and a member of several health commissions. He was the founding president of Bastyr University for 22 years, and is currently president emeritus. Dr. Pizzorno is the author of Total Wellness and co-author of the internationally acclaimed Textbook of Natural Medicine (now in its 3rd edition with over 70,000 copies bought by doctors worldwide) and its companion books Natural Medicine Instructions for Patients and The Clinician's Handbook of Natural Medicine as well as many other books. Additional information about Dr. Pizzorno can be found at www.drpizzorno.com.
Chris Hewett is the co-founder of Mindbloom, a Seattle based company that is blending gaming principles with personal development to create an online experience where people are motivated to play and grow together. Hewitt has over a decade of leading-edge game design and development experience with one of the world's premier game development studios, Monolith Productions, now owned by Warner Brothers. During Hewitt's leadership Monolith was presented with five major awards including Best Game of the Year.
Marcia Ridley, as the director of total rewards at Premera, oversees the execution of the pay-for-performance strategy to meet corporate objectives and advance the health and productivity of the workforce. Ridley works closely with senior management in the creation, management and administration of reward, recognition and retirement programs, as well as other HR-based performance and accountability plans. She leads the company's efforts in building a culture of health, working in collaboration with innovative teams in the organization to pilot, test and measure health and wellness benefit solutions.
Pat Justis, MA, is the current manager of the Washington Patient-Centered Medical Home Collaborative for the Washington State Department of Health. She has a master of arts in counseling and community psychology. Pat has over 25 years of experience working to improve health care in various settings. Her work has emphasized patient satisfaction and patient-centered improvements, patient safety and system reforms. Pat is also a freelance writer and photographer who believes creative expression is linked to healing.
Tiffany Reiss, PhD, associate professor and chair of Bastyr University's Department of Exercise Science and Wellness, has been at Bastyr University since 2002. Dr. Reiss earned her PhD in health and wellness promotion at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her MS and BS degrees are in Exercise Physiology from Appalachian State. She has been a nutritionist with the Caldwell County Health Department and a Facility Supervisor at the Quinn Recreation and Wellness Center at Appalachian State.
Kellie Creamer Pomeroy has a BS degree in nutrition, a certification in Ayurvedic medicine and a master's degree in international community health. As a community health nutritionist for over a dozen years, she has had the opportunity to work with, teach and learn from an incredible and diverse range of individuals. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa and has worked, studied and traveled throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America.
Eveline Mueller-Graf has a BS in nutrition from Bastyr University. She is from Switzerland, where she spent a lot of time foraging in the mountains as well as preserving food for winter. Before moving to Seattle she catered for musicians. Here she is a happy homemaker, raising a child, growing her own food, canning, playing music and hosting Swiss dinner parties. She has worked in the school cafeteria and as a teaching assistant in the classroom-kitchen.
Katy Callaghan Huston holds a master's degree in pastoral studies from The School of Theology and Ministry at Seattle University and a BA in art history from the University of Washington. Her Irish heritage contributes to her 25 years of experience in storytelling — both verbally and through her fine art and calligraphic work. Her master's thesis is a collection of original short stories that examine the roll of faith in helping the elders to examine their lives and pass on their wisdom.
Tony Mavros is a medical massage practitioner and an undergraduate at Bastyr double majoring in exercise science and wellness and nutrition/DPD. Previously he was director of risk management for a professional employer organization in Hawaii responsible for the occupational safety and health (OSH) of over 1,200 employees. He has a total of 16 years in the OSH field.
David A. Tucker, MS, LAc, LMP, has a private practice in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle where he integrates traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and five-element acupuncture with bodywork and Zen Buddhism. When he's not working with patients he can be found lecturing or teaching Zen meditation and qigong at various venues around Seattle. The sages of thousands of years ago saw that we can achieve not only health and wellness, but true liberation from all suffering by living in harmony with our environment. This continues to be the philosophy guiding David's professional and personal path.
Jenny Perez has worked with plants and people for 15 years. She has a BS in herbal sciences from Bastyr University. As garden supervisor, she has cared for and shaped the Bastyr Medicinal Herb Gardens for more than four years. As an adjunct faculty in the botanical medicine department at Bastyr, Jenny brings her knowledge and passion for plants into the classroom by teaching others about botanical medicine from field to pharmacy.
Register online or register by phone: (425) 602-3147
For more information, contact Bill Gregory, Bastyr University Career Officer, at (425) 602-3147 or CareerCenter@Bastyr.edu.
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