Overview

The Georgia Wellness Summit is a wellness event that brings together diverse minds from medicine, policy and, beyond for the most inspired and informed conversations in health and wellness. This informative conference will focus on various health and wellness topics that are impacting women across Georgia and the nation.

Attendees will leave empowered and informed. Attendees will also have the opportunity to forge meaningful connections with individuals and organizations committed to elevating wellness in the state of Georgia.

A total of (10)+ continuing education credits are available for this event at no additional cost.

Summit Topics

COVID-19

• Overcoming challenges of COVID-19 vaccine access barriers - Dr. Amber Schmidtke, Ph.D.
• Risk vs. Benefit of COVID-19 Vaccine in Women of Childbearing Age - Supriya Mannepalli

Health

• Gender Disparities in Survival of Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest - Richard Lamphier, RN, President, Georgia Nurses Association
• Healthcare in the Age of Generation Z – Dr. Yolanda Wimberly, M.D.
• Maternal Morbidity & Mortality – Dr. L Joy Baker

Human Trafficking

• Human Trafficking in Georgia - Camila Zolfaghari, JD, LLM Exec. Dir., Street Grace
• Understanding How the Trauma of Human Trafficking Affects Survivors – Dr. Jordan Greenbaum CHOA

Osteoporosis

• Dietary Protein and Pediatric Bone Health - Lauren Coheley, PhD, RDN, LD, CDCES, FAND
• Fall Prevention is critical. Testing Balance Techniques, & Home Safety Tips - Emma Bausback, PT, DPT
• Osteoporosis: The Silent Epidemic That Remains Untreated in Older Women - Sharon Baker, BSN, MN, CWHNP
• Underdiagnosed and Undertreated—Current Screening and Treatment Guidelines - Dr. Jill Nielsen

Social Impacts

• Social Determinants of Health in Women - Dr. Arielle Banks
• Social Diversity - Brandon Fleming, CEO, Harvard University Diversity Project