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ForwardHolistic Health and Well-Being 2025 CNE Nursing Conference
Overview
This course offers Live (in-person) and Livestream (virtual) attendance options.
Click the register tab to see both options.
Central Time Zone
August 6-8, 2025 - Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area- Rochester, MN - Central Time Zone
The 2025 Holistic Health and Well-Being Conference will be a unique experience that includes evidence-based overviews of a variety of holistic approaches for mind, body, and spirit well-being. The purpose of this conference is to provide participants with a variety of strategies for self-care which can be incorporated in their practice and inspire whole person care. There will be an opportunity for experiential learning. Topics will include wellness at work, strategies for self-care, nutrition, grief, functional medicine, cultural practices, and many more.
Single day registration is available. Date selection can be made at checkout.
Wednesday, August 6: $175
Thursday, August 7: $240
Friday, August 8: $260
Pause-itivity Playground (May have more listed later) Only available for the in-person option
- Hand Massage
- Reiki
- Auricular Acupressure
- Sound Healing
- Virtual Reality
- Yoga/Mindful Movement
Target Audience
This nursing conference is designed for nurses, social workers and healthcare professionals in all holistic health roles.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:
- Describe self-care strategies to promote health and well-being.
- Outline how physical health, mental health, and spirituality impact overall health and well-being.
- List holistic and integrative nursing practices that can be applied to care of patients.
Attendance at any Mayo Clinic course does not indicate or guarantee competence or proficiency in the skills, knowledge or performance of any care or procedure(s) which may be discussed or taught in this course.
Program
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 | |||
| 11:00 AM | Registration | ||
| 11:55 AM | Welcome and Announcements | ||
| 12:00 PM | Plenary 1 | Development of a Center for Flourishing Health Care Communities in a University System | Sherry Chesak, PhD, MS, RN |
| 1:00 PM | Plenary 2 | Integrative Nursing Book | Mary Jo Kreitzer, Megan Voss, |
| 2:00 PM | Break with snacks | ||
| 2:30 PM | Plenary 3 | Peer Coaching in the Help program | Robyn Finney, |
| 3:30 PM | Plenary 4 | Spirituality | Caila Rinker, |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn | ||
Thursday, August 7, 2025 | |||
| 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast with Exhibitors | ||
| 7:55 AM | Welcome and Announcements | ||
| 8:00 AM | Plenary 5 | Wellness at Work | Colin West, MD, PhD |
| 9:00 AM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 9:10 AM | Concurrent 11 | Functional Medicine Testing | Dawn Jacobson |
| Concurrent 12 | Animal-Assisted Services for Healthcare Professionals | Whitney Romine, MPH, C-AAIS, KPA-CTP | |
| Concurrent 13 | Aromatherapy and Reiki for Chronic Pain in Elderly Women | Anne Ness, DNP, MAHS, MPH, CCAP, RN | |
| 9:55 AM | Break (no food only drinks), Poster and Exhibitors | ||
| 10:55 AM | Plenary 6 | Do Not Shortchange Your Family | Amit Sood |
| 11:55 AM | Pause-itivity Playground with Lunch with Exhibitors | ||
| 1:55 PM | Concurrent 21 | Cultural Health and Healing Practices | (Hmong) Theresa Moua-Her, PharmD. RPh |
| Concurrent 22 | (Jewish) Rabbi Greene | ||
| Concurrent 23 | (Somali) Mohamad Ibrahim | ||
| 2:40 PM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 2:50 PM | Concurrent 31 | Death Doula | Janet Brown |
| Concurrent 32 | Pause, Recharge, Thrive: Virtual Reality Breaks for Nurse Wellbeing | Wendy Moore, MSN, RN, NE-BC | |
| Concurrent 33 | Aromatherapy and Reiki for Chronic Pain in Elderly Women | Anne Ness, DNP, MAHS, MPH, CCAP, RN | |
| 3:35 PM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 3:45 PM | Plenary 7 | Humanities in Medicine | Sarah Mensink, |
| 4:45 PM | Adjourn | ||
Friday, August 8, 2025 | |||
| 7:00 AM | Registration, Breakfast with Exhibitors | ||
| 7:55 AM | Welcome and Announcements | ||
| 8:00 AM | Plenary 8 | Healthy Relationships with Using Technology | Lisa Hardesty, |
| 9:00 AM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 9:05 AM | Concurrent 41 | Nutrition Meal prep, mindful cooking ect. | Jenny Breen |
| Concurrent 42 | Hypnosis | Ann Loth | |
| Concurrent 43 | The "Infrastructure of Well-Being": A Wellness-Integrated Vision for the Future of Health | Joel Hungate, BME, EMBA | |
| 9:50 AM | Break (no food, only drinks), Poster and Exhibitors | ||
| 10:50 AM | Concurrent 51 | Acupressure: Beyond Single Acupoint Applications | Jutara Srivali Teal, DNP, MTOM, RN, L. Ac., NC-BC |
| Concurrent 52 | Integrative Self-Care: Seven Core Areas of Health | Dina Khentigan, DNP, RN, C-EFM | |
| Concurrent 53 | Mini Mindfulness & Micromovements | Mary Patterson Friedmeyer, DNP, RN | |
| 11:35 AM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 11:40 AM | Concurrent 61 | Flourishing in Midlife: Holistic Wellness for Personal and Professional Success | Suzanne Greiner, BSN, RN, NC-BC |
| Concurrent 62 | Plant-Based Lifestyle: A Path to Wellness for People and the Planet | Celeste Knoff, RN, MAN, MBA, CNE | |
| Concurrent 63 | Holistic Physical Assessment: A New Framework for Nursing Practice | Olof Indridadottir, DNP, AHN-BC, CRRN | |
| 12:25 PM | Pause-itivity Playground with Lunch with Exhibitors | ||
| 2:25 PM | Concurrent 71 | Native American Healing Method | Valerie Guimaraes, RN Misty Wilke |
| Concurrent 72 | Empowering Your Energies is Not Just Lip Service! | Gail VanKanegan | |
| Concurrent 73 | Acupuncture for anxiety and stress management | Jessica Frier | |
| 3:10 PM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 3:15 PM | Concurrent 81 | Work-Life Balance in an Online World | Terri Clark, Ed.D, MSN, RN |
| Concurrent 82 | Beyond the Bedside: A Healthcare Professionals Guide to Self-Advocacy and Career Development | Kaitlyn Eliason, BSN, RN | |
| 4:00 PM | Transition time to concurrent | ||
| 4:05 PM | Plenary 9 | Magic and Mystery: Lessons from the Rainforest of Peru | Jane Foote, |
| 5:05 PM | Adjourn | ||
Location
All lodging expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
This conference will have live (in person) and livestream (virtual) registration options.
Room block information is provided in the in-person registration.
Travel
All travel expenses are the sole responsibility of the individual registrant.
Faculty
Faculty Presenters
| Sherry Chesak, PhD, MS, RN Nurse Scientist, Research Assistant Professor of Nursing Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | Robyn Finney, APRN, CRNA, DNAP Nurse Anesthetist, Outpatient Center Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Mary Jo Krietzer, | Megan Voss, |
| Caila Rinker, MDiv, BCC Chaplain Instructor in Palliative Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | Colin West, MD Consultant, General Internal Medicine Professor of Medicine Professor of Biostatistics Professor of Medical Education Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science |
| Dawn Jacobson, | Amit Sood, |
| Theresa Moua-Her, PharmD. RPh Pharmacist Mayo Clinic Health System- Luther | Rabbie Greene Medical Interpreter Language Services Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Ibrahim Mohamad | Janet Brown, |
| Whitney Romine, MPH, C-AAIS. KPA-CTP | Susan Marks, MSN, FNP-C, PHN |
| Anne Ness, DNP, MAHS, MPH, CCAP, RN | Wendy Moore, MSN, RN, NE-BC |
| Jenny Breen, | Sarah Mensink Program Director, Humanities in Medicine Dolores Jean Lavins Center for Humanities Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Lisa Hardesty, PhD, LP Consultant, Pediatric Internal Medicine Assistant Professor of Psychology Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic Health System SW MN | Ann Loth, CNS, MSN, RN Integrative Health Specialist, Health Services Assistant Professor of Nursing Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN |
| Joel Hungate, BME, EMBA | Jutara Srivali Teal, DNP, MTOM, RN, L.Ac, NC-BC |
| Dina Khentigan, DNP, RN, C-FEFM | Mary Patterson Friedmeyer, DNP, RN |
| Susanne Greiner, BSN, RN, NC-BC | Celeste Knoff, RN, MAN, MBA, CNE |
| Valerie Guimaraes, RN Patient Experience Ambassador, Quality Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN | Misty Wilke, |
| Terri Clarke, EdD, MSN, RN | Kaitlyn Eliason, BSN, RN |
| Gail VanKanegan, | Jessica Frier, |
| Jane Foote, EdD, MSN, RN, HN-BC | Olof Indridadottir, DNP, AHN-BC, CRRN |
Course Director
Denise Rismeyer, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
Director, Continuing Nursing Education Program
Assistant Professor of Nursing, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
Department of Nursing
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Accreditation
Credit Statements
ANCC
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science designates this activity for a maximum of 17.00 ANCC contact hours.
ASWB
 | As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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 completing this course receive 17.00 general continuing education credits. |
Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science 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.
Other Healthcare Professionals
A record of attendance will be provided to all registrants for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies or other professional associations.
Available Credit
- 17.00 ANCC
- 17.00 ASWB
- 17.00 Attendance
Exhibitors
If you are interested in being an exhibitor for this conference, please contact Noella Lund for more information.
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To claim credit for livestream participation in this course, learners must view the content during the hours posted for the live activity. This course is not approved for on-demand delivery.
Commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development (MCSCPD) strives to foster a learning environment in which individual differences are valued, allowing all to achieve their fullest potential.
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