Presentations & Workshops

Below is my current catalog of prepared presentations and workshops. These presentations and workshops are updated and tailored to meet the needs of each specific audience. New presentations are added as they are developed.

Beyond Illness, Disease, & Preventive Care: Why Everyone Needs a Primary Care Provider

This presentation provides an overview of the critical role of primary care providers in meeting the needs of their patients. Additionally, it discusses the ways primary care providers can leverage resources to help support the health and wellbeing of their patients. Ways service providers can partner with primary care providers to help their clients meet their needs will be discussed.

Not All Primary Care Providers are the Same: Tips & Tricks for Finding the Right Primary Care Provider

This presentation reviews the difference between various types of primary care providers and primary care settings. Implications for the differences in care are discussed. Recommendations will be provided to help service providers support their clients in connecting with a primary care provider who can best meet their needs.

Where Do I Go for Help with This? A Guided Tour of Health Care Resources & the Needs They Meet

This presentation provides an overview of common health care resources and guidance on how to select which one to utilize for common health concerns. Strategies for minimizing health care costs and obtaining access to needed resources, including medications are discussed. 

Leveraging Stress to Increase Performance: An Introduction to Performance Optimization for Professionals in High-Stress Occupations

This presentation provides participants with a framework for understanding the impact of physiological stress on their bodies, and how to utilize specific rest and recovery patterns to enhance performance capacity. Application of this framework for optimizing team performance is discussed.

Staying Healthy as a Firefighter: Recommendations to Help Firefighters Protect Their Health & Get the Preventive Care They Need

This presentation provides firefighters with education and recommendations on topics related to protecting their physical health and preventive care needs. This includes discussing: nutrition, supplement use, physical activity, and specialized preventive screening and vaccination needs. Strategies for communicating these needs to their primary care providers are discussed. 

Patient Advocate Designation Workshop

This workshop provides participants with an overview of advanced care planning policies in the state of Michigan, and the role of the Patient Advocate Designation form in empowering individuals to have a say over their medical care. Important considerations for service professionals with respect the ways these forms can be leveraged to support clients and patients are discussed.

This 2 part workshop provides participants with an introduction to utilizing continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) for learning about their bodies and support lifestyle change.

Session 1:  Teaches participants how to utilize CGMs to develop insights into how specific foods, stress, and exercise impact personal blood glucose levels. Participants will also be provided with 1 CGM, and education on how to apply, use, and care for it.

Session 2: Participants will be given an opportunity to discuss their experiences with the CGM and the lessons they learned from using it.

This session is priced per participant due to supply costs.

This presentation provides healthcare and service providers with an overview of the history and cultural context that impacts caring for Indigenous people. Recommendations for creating more positive experiences for Indigenous patients/clients are discussed.