Oct. 25: Omaha Women's Health & Wellness Conference
Save-the-Date
27th annual
Friday, Oct. 25, 2024
Scott Conference Center in Aksarben (new location)
A day of education, exhibits and screenings
Registration Deadline extended to Oct. 16, 2024
or until space has filled.
In-Person Attendance Prices
General Registration: $75
Nurses and Social workers: $110
(This event has been approved for 5.0 ANCC contact hours for nurses and
5.0 clinical/general continuing education credits for social workers.)
This year's conference education offerings:
"Social Media Influence: Life Without Filters"
Denai Gordon, MD (UNMC Dept of Family Medicine)
"ADHD Unmasked: Separating Fact from Fiction in Adult ADHD"
Kimberly Vacek, PhD (Family Medicine Clinic at Bellevue Health Center)
"Why Opioids Become a Drug of No Choice: How Opioids Can Take Away Our Ability to Choose"
Kenneth Zoucha, MD (UNMC Dept of Psychiatry)
"Strong & Stunning: A Millennial Woman's Guide to Your Best and Healthy Self"
Carly Jennings, MD (UNMC Dept of Ob/Gyn)
"An Introduction to Myofascial Release, Dry Needling and Aquatic Therapy and How They Can Provide Pain Relief"
Airon Seitz, PT, DPT (Nebraska Medicine Chronic Pain Management Program)
"Trust Your Gut: Embracing Intuitive Eating for a Healthier You"
Courtney Aken, MMN, RDN, LMNT, LD (Nebraska Medicine Patient-Centered Medical Home)
"Menopause and the Mind: Hormones, Mood, Cognition and Wellbeing"
Jennifer Griffin Miller, MD, MPH (UNMC Dept of Ob/Gyn)
"Promoting Positive Behavior in School-Aged Children Through Values-Based Approaches"
Abigail Kennedy, PhD, LIMPH, BCBA-D and Mindy Chadwell, PhD, LP, BCBA (UNMC Munroe Meyer Institute)
"Another Day to Love"
Lisa Kelly, Nebraska Medicine patient and survivor
We will again offer the morning health fair, providing a variety of health and screening exhibits featuring clinics and departments from Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Optional blood work and flu shots may be ordered for an additional fee at the time of conference registration:
- Comprehensive Blood Count (CBC) - $6
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel - $8
- Lipid Panel (Lipid)* - $6
- Glycohemoglobin A1C - $12
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone - $7
- Vitamin D - $23
- Flu Shot - $20
*Fasting is recommended
Accredited Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 5.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
Social Workers
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Nebraska Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 5.0 clinical/general continuing education credits. The content level of this activity is intermediate.
Visit this conference website often for updates on the next conference.
You may also call the Olson Center for Women's Health for more information at 402.559.6345, email ljmolczy@unmc.edu, or sign-up for conference updates by clicking here
Did you miss the 2023 conference?
We have the recorded lectures online for viewing, with or without continuing education credit (for nurses and social workers).
Did you attend the conference?
You can now watch the breakout lectures you missed, with or without credit.
Click here to view lectures: 2023 conference presentations
Continuing education cost is $15 per module (lecture) and is available until Nov. 14, 2024.
2023 conference lecture offerings:
"Motivate! Changing the Psychology of the Diet Mentality into a Motivated Mindset"
Niki Kubiak, RD, LMNT, Niki Kubiak Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss
"Understanding Dietary Supplements"
Allison Dering-Anderson, BA, PharmD, RP, UNMC College of Pharmacy
"Post-Partum People: the Forgotten Patient"
Kathleen Scott, DNP, CNM, UNMC Dept of Ob/Gyn
"Caregiving: Where Does It End?"
Jeanie Stuto, LICSW, CGCS, Jean Stuto Therapy
"Top 3 Supplements"
Allison Dering-Anderson, BA, PharmD, RP, UNMC College of Pharmacy
"Pulled by the Now – Understanding ADHD in Children and Adolescents"
Jasmine Gray, PhD, LP, BCBA and Christina Pynn, PhD, PLP, LMHP, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
"Contributing Factors and Management of Back Pain"
Amy Collison, PT, DPT, Nebraska Medicine Outpatient Rehab Services
"Healthy Eating in our Busy Lives: Tips and Real-time Demonstrations of Easy Recipes for Healthier Meals"
Rebecca Beaudoin, RD, LMNT, Nebraska Medicine Clinical Nutrition
Accredited Continuing Education
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
Nurses
The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 5.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in the activity.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Nebraska Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 5.0 clinical/general continuing education credits. The content level of this activity is intermediate.
Visit this conference website often for updates on the next conference.
You may also call the Olson Center for Women's Health for more information at 402.559.6345, email ljmolczy@unmc.edu or sign-up for conference updates by clicking here
The Omaha Women's Health & Wellness Conference is brought to you by the Olson Center for Women's Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, and Nebraska Medicine.
