Health Care Fellowship Conference
HarvestCall’s Medical Committee hosts an annual one-day conference to encourage, equip, and engage Apostolic Christian members and affiliates in the mission and ministry of health care.
This conference is open to anyone who works in the field of health care/mental health and those who support them (ex: EMT, social work, therapies, nutrition, dental, housekeeping, administration, spouses, parents, etc.)
This year's conference will be held in Gridley, IL at the Apostolic Christian Church.
2024 Conference Agenda (Times are CST)
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:00 - 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Light Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 8:40 a.m. | Welcome and Invocation |
| 8:40 - 9:40 a.m. | Diversity in Christian Conscience - Fred Witzig |
| 9:40 - 10:20 a.m. | Breakout Session #1 |
| 10:20 - 11:10 a.m. | Break and Fellowship |
| 11:10 - 11:50 a.m. | The Intuitive Playbook: Why Diversity is Difficult and How to Love Anyway - Keyna Martinez, MD |
| 11:50 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch and Small Group Discussion |
| 1:00 - 2:10 p.m. | Panel Discussion: Navigating Organization DEI While Honoring the Gospel - Moderator: Jason Isch, Pharm. D, BCACP, CTTS |
| 2:10 - 2:50 p.m. | Breakout Session #2 |
| 2:50 - 3:10 p.m. | Break and Fellowship |
| 3:10 - 4:00 p.m. | Breakout Session #3 |
| 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. | Medical Testimony - Jay and Jackie Braker |
| 5:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
2024 Breakout Topics
- LGBTQ+ Issues: Culture and Christ – Adam Luginbuhl, MD FACS
- How Those With Disabilities Are Indispensable to the Church– Aaron Plattner, MD
- Cultural Competence: Successfully Serving Patients of a Different Culture – Katrina Cordero, MD
- Teamwork Done Well – Learning to See Diversity as a Good Thing in the Workplace – Matt Feucht
- Navigating Medical and Emotional Dilemmas at the End of Life – Anne Heinold, APN and Karen Leman, RN
- Understanding Addiction as a Christian Health Care Provider – Rick Kellenberger, DO, FACOFP
2024 Conference Speakers
List of Services
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Joel Virkler, DO
Joel is an orthopedic surgeon in Lafayette, IN.
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Fred WitzigList Item 1
Fred works for the Elder Teaching Resource (ETR) and serves the Washington church as a minister.
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Keyna Martinez, MDList Item 2
Keyna is a family physician, amateur writer and speaker on the intersection of neuroscience, human behavior, and relationships.
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Jason Isch, Pharm. D, BCACP, CTTS
Jason has a practice in Indiana which focuses primarily on ambulatory care, chronic disease state management, and outpatient infectious disease.
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Lydia Bertschi, DNP, ACNP
Lydia is an advanced practice nurse in a critical care setting, and previously worked as an associate professor of undergraduate nursing.
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Adam Luginbuhl, MD FACS
Adam is a ministering brother in the Philadelphia congregation and Professor of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Microvascular Reconstruction and Skull Base Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University.
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Aaron Plattner, MD
Aaron is a psychiatrist working in Grand Rapids Michigan, who primarily works with the intellectually/developmentally disabled.
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Katrina Cordero, MD
Katrina is a family medicine physician working for a federally qualified health center ministering to underserved patients on Chicago's west side.
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Matt Feucht
Matt is the Executive Director at Apostolic Christian Skyline and serves the Roanoke church as a minister.
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Anne Heinold, APN
Ann practices palliative care in the hospital setting in Lafayette, IN.
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Karen Leman, RN
Karen has worked for 42 years as nurse in LTC, hospice and home care
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Rick Kellenberger, DO, FACOFP
Rick practices family medicine and addicion medicine in a rural setting.
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Jay & Jackie Braker
Jay and Jackie live in Roanoke and, as SCUBA diving enthusiasts, they have a unique story to tell.
Most conference sessions are recorded and will be on AC central under “Events” after the conference.
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