Past Webinars

Amy Schneider, MS, RD, CDCES
MICMT Patient Engagement Specialist

2:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

This presentation supports physicians, healthcare, and health-allied providers in improving client care as it relates to conversations about weight and health.  Grounded in Health at Every Size® (HAES) principles, it offers practical guidance for discussing weight and health outcomes without reinforcing weight stigma or bias, while preserving trust and strengthening the provider–patient relationship.

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Anna Flores, DCN, MSN, CNS
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Authenticity Recovery, Doctor of Clinical Nutrition
Authenticity Recovery LLC

 

Justyne Ortquist, MS, MEd
Co-founder and Clinical Director of Authenticity Recovery, Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC Supervisor, Trauma-Informed Yoga Instructor
Authenticity Recovery LLC

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Closing 

3:20 p.m. 3:30 p.m.

 

Julie Wietzke, MHSA, MLS
Administrative Director
MICMT

Eating disorders affect youth across all body sizes, genders, and races—yet most go undiagnosed until medical complications arise. In this interactive session, learn how every member of the care team plays a vital role in prevention, early detection, and treatment of pediatric eating disorders. Discover practical motivational interviewing techniques to engage patients and families in weight-sensitive conversations, establish clear team communication pathways, and implement evidence-based screening strategies that challenge weight bias. Walk away with actionable tools to support young patients and their families from your unique role on the care team.

V. Bernadene Stoody, MD, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine 
Department of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School

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Welcome (12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.)
 

A comprehensive look at what research and lived experience tell us about the best ways to care for higher weight patients, the ways that weight stigma impacts healthcare from research to direct care, and what healthcare providers can do to make sure that they are providing the highest level of evidence-based, ethical care to their higher-weight patients.

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Ragen Chastain, MEd
Healthcare Speaker, Writer, Researcher, Board Certified Patient Advocate
Sized for Success

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2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 

Healthcare professionals frequently encounter situations where patients are unable to make decisions on their own, requiring reliance on a surrogate decision-maker. These scenarios present complex legal, ethical, and emotional challenges. This session will examine the legal and ethical principles that guide surrogate decision-making and outline the responsibilities of healthcare professionals in safeguarding patient rights during periods of impaired capacity. Participants will gain practical strategies, decision-making frameworks, and effective communication techniques to ensure choices reflect the patient’s values and best interests, ultimately enhancing support for both patients and their surrogates.

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Stephanie Van Slyke, MS-Bioethics, BA, RN, HEC-C 
Sr. Coordinator of Ethics 
Patient Care Manager 
Munson Medical Center

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1:20 p.m. 2:20 p.m.

Patient Priorities Care is an evidence-based approach for identifying patients’ health priorities and aligning decision-making and care to those priorities. This approach helps patients be active partners in their health care decisions. Patient Priorities Care improves communications among patients, clinicians, and care partners by ensuring everyone is focused on the same outcomes. The presenter, a physician, will share her work and family experience with Patient Priorities Care and demonstrate how it can be used as part of team-based care.

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Grace Jenq, MD
Clinical Domain Officer for Primary Care and Post-Acute Care and Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan Medical School  

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Welcome (12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.)
 

Julie Wietzke, MHSA, MLS
Administrative Director
MICMT
 

When Communication Heals: Why Your Words Are as Critical as Any Clinical Intervention

12:10 p.m. 1:10 p.m.

When we understand that stressed brains cannot process information the same way calm brains can, we can design our team communication to work with rather than against human neurobiology—resulting in fewer errors, better patient outcomes, and healthier care teams. My talk challenges care teams to recognize that communication is not merely a "soft skill" for coordinating care—it is a biological intervention with measurable impacts on patient outcomes, team effectiveness, and clinician wellbeing. Drawing on neuroscience, public health, and 20 years as a health communication professor, this session demonstrates how we communicate in high-stress, high-stakes team environments can literally save lives or cost them.
 

Malynnda Stewart, PhD, BCPA 
CEO, Conflict Mediation Consultant, Patient Advocate
Health Communication Educator 
Compassionate Navigation 

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Caitlin Brazda, DO
Trinity Health Medical Group Lakes OBGYN
 

Navigating Menopause: Effective Treatments and Lifestyle Adjustments for Better Health

This session aims to provide background information about menopause (define menopause, discuss the hormonal changes that occur in menopause and the variable symptoms of menopause) then describe treatment options for the bothersome symptoms of menopause (including lifestyle modifications, natural treatment options, hormonal and non-hormonal prescription treatment options).

Laura Gultekin, PhD, FNP-BC, RN 
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
 

Reducing Re-traumatization for Unhoused Families: Introducing Trauma-informed Care (Enduring)

This webinar will provide a brief overview of the presenter's research background with families experiencing homelessness and housing instability, with an eye on the role trauma plays in contributing to instability across the lifespan. Key terminology will be defined and an overview of the impact of trauma on health across the lifespan will be provided. Trauma-informed care principles will be described with examples of how each principles can be applied.
 

This webinar tool place over two non-consecutive days. 

Learners successfully completed the full duration of this training on both days for credit. The recording condensed both days into one video. 
 

• April 16th: Day 1 (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm)
   
• May 5th: Day 2 (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm)
   

Sarah Fraley, LMSW
PRISM 

Skill Building in Motivational Interviewing

This engaging and interactive webinar will take a deep dive into the concepts and communication skills of Motivational Interviewing specifically focusing on the application to collaborative care in primary and specialty care environments. Participants will have the opportunity to practice and enhance their motivational interviewing skills in a supportive learning environment.