Attend the 2018 NCMS Annual Meeting for dinner, music and wellness

Join the Northern Colorado Medical Society for our signature event, the 2018 Annual Meeting, where you will enjoy social time and a healthy dinner, followed by music and dancing. The theme of the meeting is “Nurture Your Heart." Keynote speaker, Jenny Reese, MD, will present  “Keeping Humans at the Center—Connecting with Joy and Gratitude at Work.”

The meeting will be held Jan. 10, 2018, 6-10:15 p.m., at Brookside Gardens in Berthoud. Registration is now open. There is no charge for members and their guest(s). Questions? Contact Maria Medina, Ed.D., at maria@nocomedsoc.org or (970) 829-7860.

AGENDA
6 p.m. - Cocktails, social time and exhibits
6:45 p.m. - Healthy choice buffet dinner
7:15 p.m. - Keynote speaker: Jenny Reese, MD, “Keeping Humans at the Center—Connecting with Joy and Gratitude at Work”
8 p.m. - NCMS business meeting
8:30 p.m. - Raffle drawing
8:45-10:15 p.m. - Music and dancing

KEYNOTE
Jenny Reese, MD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She is the Interim Section Head and Medical Director of the Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She also serves as the Inpatient Medical Director for Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her clinical time is spent as a pediatric hospitalist, and her administrative duties include quality and process improvement and clinical leadership, as well as developing and promoting programs that support wellness and resilience for health care providers.

In 2015 Dr. Reese formed the University of Colorado School of Medicine Resilience Program for Faculty, Residents and Fellows, and she serves as the director of this program. Her undergraduate and medical school were completed at the University of Washington, in Seattle, Wash., and her pediatric internship and residency were completed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Since finishing residency, she has worked at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Her passions include being a mother to her two sons, ages 12 and 13; and running, cycling, golfing, cooking and traveling.

Since 2015, Dr. Reese has been an invited speaker for over 40 presentations on the topic of Resilience for Health Care Providers, including departmental grand rounds, invited conferences, retreats and workshops. She is currently conducting a research project on the impact of peer support training to address second victim among health care providers. Promoting provider well-being is a passion for Dr. Reese, and she presents with an engaging, interactive, experiential style that leaves participants with tangible takeaways to apply to their own practice.

DINNER
Heart-healthy buffet