Keynote
Speakers
Benjamin
S. Carson, MD
A
young black doctor holds a special knife in his hand, hoping to save
a life. Just a few years earlier, this same young man held another kind
of knife in his hand and almost ended a life. From an angry street fighter
in Detroit whose mother married at the age of 13, young Ben, known for
his vicious temper, was clearly headed in the wrong direction in life.
Today, as the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery in one of Americaıs
leading hospitals, he inspires and saves lives. His greatest desire
is to inspire people to use their intellectual potential to achieve
success in life. His autobiography, Gifted Hands, chronicles the road
from a broken home, dire poverty, a pathological temper, poor self-esteem,
and horrible grades to his life today. Dr. Carsonıs second book, THINK
BIG, elaborates on his philosophy for success in life. His latest book,
The Big Picture, offers an up-close look at a professional surgeonıs
life- and his unique perspectives on priorities, race, society, success,
and living out a life of faith in a complex world. A native of Detroit,
Dr. Carson received his undergraduate education at Yale University and
his medical degree from the University of Michigan School of Medicine
in 1977. He served surgical and neurosurgical residencies and fellowships
at Johns Hopkins, and also trained at Sir Charles Gairdner in Western
Australia.
Rabbi Irwin
Katsof
Rabbi Irwin Katsof runs 30 miles a week and works out with the former
New Jersey Nets strength and conditioning coach to keep in shape. He
has also taken up scuba diving. Katsof is motivated by a deep belief
in the harmony between a healthy body and spirit. ³People pay a trainer
to keep them fit, to stretch them, get them to lift more weights, reach
their physical potential,² said Rabbi Katsof. ³I see myself as a spiritual
trainer. My job is to get you to stretch you horizons, do more, see
the world differently; exercise, expand and nurture your soul.² Rabbi
Katsof began his spiritual quest at the Jesuit Loyola College in Montreal,
graduating magna cum laude in Applied Psychology in1978. Upon graduation,
he won the Father Patrick G. Malone medal for Outstanding Community
Involvement and Scholastic Achievement and set out to teach for the
Jesuits in Darjeeling, India. He took a detour to Israel and ended up
studying for three years at Aish HaTorah College of Jewish Studies in
Jerusalemıs Old City, a stoneıs throw from the Western Wall. He is the
Executive Vice-President of The Jerusalem Fund of Aish HaTorah, an international
educational organization dedicated to awakening the Jewish people to
the power and beauty of their 3500-year heritage. This Orthodox rabbiıs
unorthodox approach continues to provoke ever-growing numbers of people
to accept the spiritual challenge he offers.
Diann
Uustal, RN, MS, Ed.D.
Dr. Uustal
is the founder and president of an educational consulting firm, Educational
Resources in HealthCare, Inc. and is a nationally recognized educator,
and consulauthortant. As a clinical ethicist, she is experienced in
consulting with hospital ethics committees, conferring in problematical
clinical-ethical cases, reviewing and writing policies, and helping
establish new ethics committees. Dr. Uustal has authored numerous articles
in health care values and ethics, professional issues in nursing, and
caring for the caregiver. Her workshops and contributions in the areas
of the ethic of care, clinical ethical decision making, ethical issues
in healthcare and caring for the caregiver are widely recognized in
the nursing and medical professions. Dr. Uustal received her B.S. in
nursing from the University of Rhode Island and her M.S.N. from the
University of Massachusetts. She earned her doctoral degree in education
majoring in ethics and values in health care at the University of Massachusetts.
In 1994, Dr. Uustal completed a yearıs post doctoral fellowship in clinical-bioethics
as a Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown
University.
Other Presenters:
Gail E. Kittleson,
B.A., M.A-
Gail is the creator of the Sometimes Line, a ministry/small business
providing caring resources for the bereaved and their caregivers. Surviving
and blossoming creatively through traumatic loss experiences has given
her hope and encouragement to bring to people in transition. The author
of A Grief Magnified and a teacher of English as a second language and
creative writing, her work with individuals suffering profound loss
colors her presentation. Gail is a believer of the ìpower of the wordî
experienced through journaling during difficult transitions in life.
Bethann Witcher,
Ph.D.- Dr.
Witcherıs 6-hour pre-conference, Sacred Spaces, Sacred Lives, will examine
multiple meanings of sacred space: the sacred space within each of us,
the sacred space of community, and the sacred space of place. As a doctor
of nutrition, Bethann has enjoyed a 20-year adventure in international
health education and community development. She currently provides health
education and leadership training for health professionals in the United
States and throughout the world. Her focus is on understanding the WHO
definition of health as encompassing the physical, mental, social and
spiritual dimensions of life.
Barry Kibel,
Ph.D.-
Dr. Kibel is chief designer and major consultant for the implementation
of Journey Mapping, an internet-based evaluation and management tool.
It is currently being used by parish nursing/health ministry programs
throughout the United States. This 3-part session will provide participants
with an in-depth understanding and appreciation for journey mapping.
Part I will provide an introduction to the approach; Part II will consist
of a guided tour of the Internet application, with special attention
focused on parish nursing, health ministry, and community health programs.
Part III will be a panel discussion. A group of parish nurses and other
community health program coordinators with at least one yearıs experience
with Journey Mapping will share their experiences with the tool. Pre-Conferences
Pre-Conference Presenters
Pat Cane, Ph.D.-
Pat will be presenting two 3-hour pre-conferences. Her topics will include
Trauma Healing and Transformation and Healing Ourselves, Healing Our
World. Both sessions will deal with utilizing body-mind-spirit practices
in transformative work. As founder/executive director of Capacitar,
an international project in multicultural wellness education, she works
nationally and internationally in the area of personal and societal
healing and transformation. She has a Ph.D. in Multicultural Wellness
Education, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and a B.S. in Biological
Sciences. Her ministry focuses especially on work with women, the underserved,
and people affected by violence in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
Diann B. Uustal,
Ed.D.-
Dr. Uustalıs 3-hour pre-conference will focus on clinical ethics and
values, especially as they pertain to end-of-life issues. Dr. Uustal
is a nurse and clinical ethicist experienced in consulting in clinical-ethical
cases. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in nursing, and earned her doctorate
in education majoring in the area of ethics and values in health care.
She completed a yearıs post doctoral fellowship in clinical bioethics
as a Visiting Fellow at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown
University. She is founder and president of an educational consulting
firm, and is a nationally recognized educator, author, and consultant.
