Integrative Perspectives for Managing Long Covid

WHAT TO EXPECT

This hybrid event will offer a diverse collection of healers/practitioners who will share their knowledge about complex issues and perspectives on Long  Covid as well as suggestions for how the post-covid condition can be managed and treated with integrative & holistic healing approaches.

This event will be hosted in partnership with the Minnesota Holistic Medicine Group.

TOPICS/PRESENTERS

Presenters for 8:50 am - 10:10 am

· Kara Parker MD, IFMCP, ABIHM: Group Visits at Hennepin HealthCare for Integrative Approaches for Support of Long Covid

· Huan Ma, TCMD, PhD, L.Ac: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Long Covid

· Koren Walsh – Patient Perspective: Long Covid and how it has affected my life

· Zeke J. McKinney MD, MHI, MPH, FACOEM: Functional Impacts of Long Covid and Disparities in Outcomes

Presenters from 10:40 am - 12:00 pm

· Kat Hopkins DO, IFMCP, FAIHM: Successful treatment of long Covid using a unified approach of complementary and conventional medicine

· Helen Healy ND: A Naturopathic Approach to Preventing and Helping People with Long Covid

· Valerie Ohanian, CCH, Co-founder of Northwest Academy of Homeopathy. A Homeopathic Approach to Long Covid

· Laurie Radovsky MD Long Covid and its Associate with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

LEARNER OUTCOMES

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe a variety of complex issues with Long Covid.

2. Identify 3 or 4 holistic/integrative practitioners working with the complex issues with Long Covid.

3. List 2-3 impacts of disproportionate Long Covid impact on different communities.

4. Summarize 3-4 healing approaches or treatments for Long Covid.

5. Describe one patient’s experience with Long Covid.

DETAILS

Agenda

8:00-8:30: Networking online and in person

8:30: Call to Gather

8:30-8:45:  Introduction: Bill Manahan, Janet Dahlem, Carolyn Torkelson, Mary Johnson

8:45-8:50:  Roberta Fernandez -Centering Exercise: “Breathe”

Speakers: 15 minutes each

8:50-9:10:   Kara Parker MD, IFMCP, ABIHM: Group Visits at Hennepin HealthCare for Integratvie Approaches for Support of Long Covid

9:10-9:30:   Huan Ma, TCMD, PhD, L.Ac.: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Long Covid

9:30-9:50:   Koren Walsh – Patient Perspective: Long Covid and how it has affected my life

9:50-10:10: Zeke McKinney MD, MHI, MPH, FACCOEM: Perspectives from the Balck Community

10:10-10:25: Q & A

10:25-10:40: Break

10:40-11:00:  Kat Hopkins DO, IFMCP, FAIHM:  Successful treatment of long covid using a unified approach of complementary and conventional medicine

11:00-11:20: Helen Healy ND: A Naturopathic Approach to Preventing and Helping People with Long Covid

11:20-11:40: Valerie Ohanian, CCH, Co-founder of Northwest Academy of Homeopathy:

A Homeopathic Approach to Long Covid

11:40-12:00: Laurie Radovsky MD: Long Covid and its Associate with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)

12:00-12:10: Q & A

12:15-12:30: Closing

Everyone is welcome.

$20 registration, $10 for MinnHNA members.

4 contact hours for nurses

You can request or gift a scholarship for MinnHNA Membership at minnhna.org/plans.

LOCATION & COVID PRECAUTIONS

Northernwestern Health Sciences University

Rm L2, Parking Lot 4  - park in east lot and enter door 4

2501 W 84th St, Bloomington, MN 55431, USA

The eventis hybrid. Individuals attending the event in person will follow Northwestern Health Science University's Covid Guuidelines.  Updates will be sent as appopriate.

All registrants will receive a reminder email with the Zoom link one day before the event.