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The Gold Foundation is excited to team with Planetree International to offer attendees Master Workshops & Classes throughout the conference. Gold attendees are welcome to participate in both Gold-sponsored workshops and Planetree-sponsored classes.

Gold Humanism Summit Master Classes

Workshop: “Flourishing at Work: Transforming Healthcare through Mindful Practice” 
Monday, October 28 | 3:45-4:30 p.m.
Ron Epstein, MD, FAAHPM, Co-Director, Mindful Practice Programs
Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, Oncology, and Medicine
Director, Center for Communication and Disparities Research
Co-Director, Deans Teaching Fellowship
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

“Focus on Hidden Populations” Panel
Tuesday, October 29 | 10:45-11:25 a.m. 
Deb O’Hara-Rusckowski, RN, MBA, MTS, Founder, Nurses With Global Impact, Inc.; Critical Care Nurses; Delegate for the United Nations for the Sovereign Military Order of Malta
Kevin V. Kelly, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Clinical Professor of Ethics in Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine; Medical Officer, FDNY
Michael Vitez, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist; Director of Narrative Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Dinali Fernando, MD, Executive Director, Libertas Center for Human Rights, Elmhurst Hospital Center; Attending Physician, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Elmhurst Hospital Center; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount. Sinai; Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Award winner of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Ignitor: Deb O’Hara-Rusckowski, RN, MBA, MTS

“Improving Interprofessional Empathy” Video & Workshop
Tuesday, October 29 | 3:00-3:40 p.m. 
Ellen M. Friedman, MD, FACS, FAAP, Director, Center for Professionalism in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Jordan Shapiro, MD, Center for Professionalism in Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Ignitor: Sandra Gold, EdD, Co-Founder, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

Planetree Conference Master Classes

“Using Design Thinking to Improve Patient Experience Results”
Tuesday, October 29 | 10:00-1:15 p.m.
Sign up required 

Sarah Judd Welch, Co-Founder & CEO, Sharehold
Allie Mahler, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Office, Sharehold
Jim Kinsey, Vice President Continuum of Care Services, Planetree

 “Occupy Age! Beyond Ageism”
Tuesday, October 29 | 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Sign up required

Ashton Applewhite,
Anti-Ageism Activist , Author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

“Acquire a Customer. Retain a Customer. Heal the World.”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-9:30 a.m.
Sign up required 

“Patient Lee” Tomlinson, Founder/Chief Inspirer: The C.A.R.E. Effect Movement & HCP Advocate

“Cultivating a Healthy Workforce by Addressing Disruptive Behaviors”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. OR 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Sign up required
Renee Thompson, DNP, RN, CMSRN, CSP, CEO of RTConnections; Founder of The Healthy Workforce Institute

“#IamRemarkable powered by Google”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. OR 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Sign up required
Leah Beltz, Account Executive, Google
Akansha Boaz, Programmatic Account Manager, Google
Kelsey Meyer, Tech University Programs Specialist , Google
Amy-Lee Simon, Global Publisher Team Lead, Sales Mastery, Google

“The Best Place to Live is in a Healthy, Happy Body”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. OR 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Sign up required 

Angela Gaffney, Patient Advocate & Author of Feel Good, Look Good, For Life: Your Ultimate Guide to Achieve Lifelong Health

“The Passionate Pursuit of Purpose”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-9:30 a.m. OR 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Sign up required

Tamekia MizLadi Smith,
Founder of EDU Arts, LLC, Author of “Take the Stage” & “Overcoming Social Determinants through Arts and Mentoring”

“Creating a Culture of Engagement Journey Mapping for Excellence in Person-Centered Care”
Wednesday, October 30 | 8:00-11:15 a.m.
Sign up
required
Allie Mahler, Co-Founder & Chief Creative Office, Sharehold
Sarah Judd Welch, Co-Founder & CEO, Sharehold
Dr. Lisa Allen, CXO, Johns Hopkins Health System
Sara Guastello, Vice President, Knowledge Management, Planetree International

“The Power of Stories to Support a Culture of Engagement and Caring!”
Wednesday, October 30 | 9:45-11:15 a.m.
Sign up
required 
Wendy Leebov, Ed. D., Senior VP, Program Development at Language of Caring, a Branch of Planetree International