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8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Clarke College Atrium
Friday, August 14, 2009
The Joy of Caring: Living the Vision
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DUBUQUE, IA
PERMIT NO. 23
Dubuque, IA 52001
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
NON-PROFIT ORG 250 Mercy Drive
Mercy Medical Center
Vision Statement
A foundational vision for nursing and pastoral work is to extend care, the care of Christ. Gospel care draws persons from a place of sickness,
isolation, and suffering toward wellness, communion and spiritual wholeness. Faith community nursing is a recognized practice as well as a
transforming ministry of care in the life of the community. Set your community on course for integrated and holistic health by joining us!
CEUs: Nursing- 5 contact hours, .5 CEUs applied for.
Iowa Board of Nursing Provider #281, Iowa Board of Social Work Provider #276
Outcomes
1. Consult with experts in spiritual assessment.
2. Develop personal spiritual assessment, spiritual guidance and pastoral skills.
3. Discuss issues related to working with families regarding suffering and end of life issues.
4. Define faith community nursing, and discuss how a health advisory board would relate to your faith community.
Intended Audience
• parish nurses • nurses • social workers
• pastoral associates • nurse practitioners • community members
• clergy • seminary students • funeral home employees
session I workshops
Healing & Wholeness: Christian Understanding of
conference schedule
Suffering 8:15-9 a.m. Sign-In and Continental Breakfast
Dean P. Manternach, Ph.D., Chair of the Religious Studies Atrium - Exhibit Hall Open
Department at Clarke College and Linda Manternach, MA,
Director of the Family Life Office, Archdiocese of Dubuque 9 a.m. Welcome and Opening Prayer,
How does a Christian understanding of suffering and our image Atrium
of Jesus shape the way we approach healing and wholeness?
Explore the role of sacramental touch and anointing as a way to
9:15-10:30 a.m. Keynote Address
support spiritual wholeness. Atrium
Christina Feist-Heilmeier, RN, MSN
Faith Community Nursing 101 Author: Nurses are From Heaven: Nursing through
Charlotte Halverson, BSN, COHN-S, Health Ministry Eyes of Faith, Xulon Press, 2008
Coordinator, Mercy Medical Center and Connie Wessels, Joyful caring requires a mentality of abundance where
ARNP, Cardiology Department, Medical Associates the carer is able to sustain themselves through constant
Why nurses in churches? We will look at the history behind the renewal from Our Creator. Let us learn to do this for
church’s role in health & wellness and discuss the various models ourselves and support each other to do so.
and changes in Faith Community Nursing today. Connie will offer
a perspective as a member of a congregation, a volunteer, and a 10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
health care provider in our community.
10:45 a.m. - Noon Session I Workshops
Self Care for Caretakers Noon-1 p.m. Lunch
Carol Tippe, Director of Health Ministries/Parish Nurse, St. Atrium
Mark’s United Methodist Church, Iowa City
We cannot expect to be fully present to others in a ministry of 1-2 p.m. General Session
caring if we do not pay attention to our own spiritual, physical
Lightening the Load: Therapeutic Use of Humor
and emotional needs. Carol will help us explore the value and
necessity of taking time and space to nurture our giving spirits.
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Jim Jelinske, MA
Creative Education Services, Dubuque
Humor is one of the healthiest and most powerful
session II workshops methods to help provide perspective on life’s difficult
experiences, and it is frequently shared during periods
Spiritual Assessment of crisis. Discover the potential of humor in your life
Dorothy Greer, M.S., Chaplain/Palliative Care Team, and learn the keys in making your humor successful.
Intensive Care, Cardiac Care, and Oncology Units, St. Luke’s
Hospital, Cedar Rapids 2-2:15 p.m. Break
This session will present different styles of spiritual assessments
and the importance of knowing how to listen and what to listen 2:15-3:30 p.m. Session II Workshops
for while doing a spiritual assessment.
3:30-3:45 Closing
Healing Touch, Alternative Therapies
Sr. Kay Forkenbrock, OSF, LMT, Sisters of St Francis, Dubuque
This session will cover various aspects of the energy field of the body and For more information on the conference and
we will experience during the session the laying on of hands for healing. exhibitors please visit www.clarke.edu/joyofcaring.
Helping Families Cope with End of Life Issues
Kay Frommelt, Ph.D., RN, PDE, CGC, FT, Professor Emerita,
Clarke College Special thanks to:
Dr. Frommelt has International certification as a Professional Grief • Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society- Rho Eta Chapter
Counselor, Certified Grief Counselor and has been named a Fellow in • Mercy Medical Center Rural Ministries Program
Thanatology. Dr. Frommelt will be discussing strategies for working with • Archdiocese of Dubuque Office of Family Life
families dealing with grief issues. • Clarke College TimeSaver Office
• Conference Coordinator: Lois Pancratz, ARNP
Registration Form
The Joy of Caring: Living the Vision
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Fees:
Conference registration: $45 per person, add $8 for nursing CEUs; $30 per person for Mercy Network Parish Nurses.
Submit registration form and payment to: Or call with credit/debit card information:
Charlotte Halverson 563-589-8111
Rural Health Ministries Coordinator Make checks payable to Mercy Faith Community Nursing and
250 Mercy Drive write “Joy of Caring” in the memo line.
Dubuque, IA 52001
