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HEALTH & WELLNESS CONFERENCE:For People with Disabilities

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GREETINGS FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

At this year’s conference we will continue to focus on integrative practices that help improve the general health and wellbeing of people with disabilities. Our theme is INVEST IN YOUR HEALTH, with an emphasis on best practices. Did you know that sleep can affect weight more than diet? Or that reducing stress is more important than other factors in creating well-being? Again this year, we will have breakouts sessions on concrete ways to improve your health or that of the people you serve.Here are some highlights of the day:

Our keynote speaker will be Mathew Sanford. Mathew is a renowned speaker with an inspirational story. His talk is titled: Giving, Caring and Living Well.

Breakout session topics include: sleep, nutrition, acupuncture, feel good with food, the Ketogenic Diet, self-care, financial health, sexual health, attitude, yoga, cultural awareness and chiropractic care (again by none other than our own HHS Committee Chair, Senator Jim Abeler).

Lunch is again being catered by Simpl’s and will feature sandwiches, salad, and dessert. GF and vegetarian options will be available.

End of day networking will take place from 3:45–4:30p.m. with giveaways, a last chance to connect with vendors, health topic tables for networking, and a chance to review your day and any takeaways from the conference.

Certificates of Attendance for CEU’s are available at the registration table.

I want to thank our major sponsors; Pediatric Home Service, Allina Health, Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare, and MN Department of Health, for their financial support.

Here’s to your health!

Dr. Sheryl Grassie Dr. Sheryl Grassie Executive Director, Minnesota Consortium for Citizens with Disabilites

Table of C ontentsGREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR 3

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & MAP 5

KEYNOTE SPEAKER 6

BREAKOUT SESSIONS 8–11

LIST OF SPONSORS 12

LIST OF VENDORS 12

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8:15 REGISTRATION

8:55 WELCOME Dr. Sheryl Grassie

9:00–10:00 KEYNOTE Matthew Sanford Giving, Caring and Living Well

10:15–11:15 SESSION ONE A Katie Thune: Sexuality B Jesse Ross: Cultural Self Awareness C Dr. Breanna Tivy: Stress D Julia McLean: Feel Good with Food

11:30–12:30 SESSION TWO A Amy Samson-Burke: Yoga B Ricka Kohnstamn: Self-Care C Cassie Weness: Eating to Reduce Pain D Senator Abler: Chiropractic & Health

12:30 – 1:15 LUNCH

1:30 – 2:30 SESSION THREE A Susan Bourgerie: Taking in the Good B Siri Dusek: Better Sleep C Matt Bierschbach: Care for Caregivers D Karri Larson: Nutrition for Neurological Health

2:45 – 3:45 SESSION FOUR A Novak/Blaydes: Nutrition for Caregivers C Thabiso Rowan: Positive Attitude D Joe Kukla: Legal Considerations

3:45 – 4:30 WRAP-UP Networking & Activities in the Great Hall

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE & MAP

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CONFERENCE MAP

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER SPONSORS

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KEYNOTEGiving, Caring and Living Well

MATTHEW SANFORD

Matthew Sanford is a nationally recognized yoga teacher, public speaker,and founder of the non-profit Mind Body Solutions. A paraplegic for the last thirty-five years, he is the author of the critically acclaimed WAKING: A MEMOIR OF TRAUMA AND TRANSCENDENCE. Matthew is a leading voice in integrated health and has appeared on NBC’s Today Show and was profiled in People magazine.

Utilizing his own transformational story, Mathew will explore mind-body aspects of health through the concepts of giving and caring, and how they relate to living well. Participants will gain insights into their own mind-body connections and how to improve health through a more mindful approach to living.

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A spinal cord injury is life-changing. But it’s not life-defining. The expertly trained providers at Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota, help patients realize their full potential through advanced tech- nologies and intensive rehabilitation therapies. We’ve been celebrating everything our patients CAN achieve for over 120 years.

Jackson (pictured with his physical therapist) is paralyzed from the waist down. He learned to walk independently using the ReWalk robotic exoskeleton.

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People with disabilities want relationships as much as anyone else. This work-shop will explore healthy sexual relationships for people with disabilities.

Katie Thune has taught Special Education and Health for 12 years in the St. Paul Public Schools. She has done extensive curriculum writing on relationships and sexuality education for many well-known disability organizations.

Our identities and cultures inform our beliefs and values. This workshop explores cultural patterns and behaviors and links them to choices for achieving equity or inclusion goals.

Jesse Ross is a development coach, speaker and author with over 12 years experi-ence in the non-profit field. He powerfully engages audiences and provides practical and bold ways to foster growth.

Understand stress and how it affects your health. Recognize the three types of stress and walk away with tools to manage and prevent those effects.

Dr. Tivy is a Minnetonka native. She received her undergraduate degree from Western Washington University and her Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Northwestern Health Sciences University. She is driven to keep people doing what they are passionate about for a lifetime.

What is real food? How do you get from Diet Coke and Snickers to beets and kale? Why would you want to?

Julia McLean, ND works as a traditional naturopath and has been practicing alternative medicine since 1998. Her office and store FINE FETTLE are located in Northfield, Minnesota. Her mission is to educate people about their bodies and optimal health.

Learn how yoga can help people of any ability to live more comfortably in their body and have fun doing it.

Amy Samson-Burke, PT is a Professional Yoga Therapist. She is Director of Programs at Mind Body Solutions and has developed programs for Park Nicollet, HealthPartners and Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare.

Self-care is essential to health and wellness. Start to envision your own self-care plan through the alignment of your unique values and beliefs with your behaviors.

Ricka Robb Kohnstamm has a Masters in Health Coaching form the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minne-sota. Her practice focuses on alignment of values and behaviors.

Waking up achy? Having muscle spasms or back pain? Relying on over-the counter pain meds? Learn which foods cause aches and pains and which foods reduce them. Simple nutrition changes can help!

Cassie Weness, RD, LD who works for Nutritional Weight & Wellness. She has specialties in nutrition for pregnancy, diabetes, obesity, cholesterol, and Celiac Disease.

This demonstration on chiropractic care will examine personal responsi-bility and awareness of underlying causes, along with interventions and lifestyle adjustments that lead to optimal health.

Dr. Jim Abeler has been a licensed Chiropractor in private practice for over 30 years. He is also a Minnesota State Senator chairing Health and Human Services and a longtime advocate for people with disabilities

Sexuality for All Abilities

The Amazing Healing Power of the Body

Cultural Self-Awareness for Effective Change

Self-Care for Health and Wellbeing

How Stress Affects Health

Eating to Reduce Pain and Inflammation

How to Feel Good With Food

Living Better through Yoga

Katie Thune Dr. Jim AbelerJesse Ross Ricka KohnstammDr. Breanna Tivy Cassie WenessJulia McLean Amy Samson-Burke

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Core Topics:

- Understanding our brain’s negativity bias

- Building inner resources

- Learning to build security, positive mood, strength, self-worth and contentment

Susan Bourgerie is an integrative psychotherapist specializing in mindfulness practices. She is a founding member of Partners in Resilience and has a focus creating joy in daily life.

Disturbed or inadequate sleep can exacerbate existing medical conditions and contribute poor health. Gain a better understanding of how sleep affects health and ways to improve it.

Siri Dusek is a student from St. Catherine University in Physical therapy working alongside faculty and staff to research and implement a program to improve sleep.

Primarily we will share wisdom from Chinese Medicine introducing caregivers to techniques that support health and wellbeing. This will include diet and lifestyle tips, as well as acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. We love Q&A so there will be time for that as well.

Matt Bierschbach is a licensed acupuncturist in Minnesota who was trained as a biomedical engineer and medical researcher. He has been in the field of Chinese Medicine for over 18 years.

I will educate on lo carbohydrate diets and help attendees determine if this is a path for them. I will demonstrate how low carb diets actually change neurochemistry and are not just another fad.

Karri Larson has dedicated her life to bettering the lives of people living with a disability. She has worked at Gillette for 20 years working with patients on a low carbohydrate diet to help control their seizures and other neurological conditions.

Taking in the Good: Building New Pathways

to Resilience

Solutions for Better Sleep

Care for the Caregivers

Nutrition for Neurological Health

Susan Bourgerie Siri Dusek Matt Bierschbach Karri Larson

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From Hennepin County a free, online, nutrition training program that meets the re-quirement of MN245D. The program includes engaging nutrition education videos and cooking skills develop-ment training, along with easy, healthy recipes.

Dian Blaydes and Carolyn Novak are both registered dietitians working with the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership to improve food in group homes and DT&H’s. Our goal is to help make the healthy choice the easy choice for individuals with IDD and those who support them.

Attitude affects health. This presentation will focus on how to understand that relationship along with posi-tive attitude exercises such as gratitude recognition.

Thabiso Roman has a degree in Human Services and works at the Disability HUB at MCIL. On June 12, 2011, he sustained a spinal cord injury that changed his life forever. Now he incorporates a focus on attitude into his work and speaks widely on the topic.

Let’s have a discussion about managing SSI/MA asset limits; with options for supplementing benefits with either a special needs trust or ABLE account.

Joe Kukla is a disability attorney with ten years’ experience resolving issues and appeals related to Social Security and Medical Assistance.

Online Nutrition Training Program

Legal Considerations for Independent Living

Positive Attitude, Positive Outcome

Dian Blaydes and Carolyn Novak Joe Kukla Thabiso Roman

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