Health & Wellness Pavilion

The Pennsylvania Conference for Women is committed to your health and wellbeing. Our inaugural Health & Wellness Pavilion in 2011 features companies, organizations and experts focused on the latest advancements around mind, body and soul. Now is your chance to take action and be proactive in managing your health!

Open all day from 7:30 am – 5:00 pm, the Pavilion will feature:

• Informative sessions by expert speakers
• Complimentary cholesterol, blood pressure and feedback on your body mass index
• Comfortable and peaceful relaxation in our luxurious lounge
• Healthy food and cooking demonstrations
• Strategies for achieving financial health
• Complimentary chair massages
• Exciting prizes and giveaways throughout the day including a raffle drawing at 3:35 pm

Featuring Health & Wellness Pavilion Emcee

Betty Long, president & founder, Guardian Nurses Healthcare Advocates and expert on maneuvering today’s healthcare system

Don’t Miss the Exciting Sessions Scheduled on the Pavilion Stage:

8:00 – 8:15 am: Awaking your Gift…Reflections from the Heart

As a 3-time stroke survivor, Davida Godett founded “Healthy Thoughts” a non-profit organization that spreads stroke awareness and provides support to stroke survivors. In this session, Davida will share her emotional story and teach you about the warning signs and effects of a stroke. (Brought to you by AmeriHealth Mercy)

Speaker: Davida Godett, founder, Healthy Thoughts and 3-time stroke survivor

11:05 – 11:25 am: Eat Well Live Well

This exciting demonstration will both educate and enlighten you around healthier ways to eat and how to prepare better choices each and every day. Understanding our busy fast-paced lives, these amazing chefs will provide quick and easy to make foods using proteins, fruits and grains to provide the body with all it needs and teach you strategies to “Eat Well and Live Well.” (Brought to you by Wegmans)

Speakers: Audhil Cotton and Ralph Rodeo, Wegmans

12:40 – 12:55 pm: Improving Bone Health: Natural Approaches That Work

This session will provide an overview of proven strategies for optimal bone health. The emphasis will be on how to minimize the impact of aging on bone density, with an emphasis on hormonal influences and lifestyle variables. The goal is to empower participants to make changes that can have a meaningful affect on their bone health and overall wellness. (Brought to you by Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals)

Speaker: Anthony J. Bazzan, M.D., Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine

2:50 – 3:05 pm: Women’s Heart Health

This engaging session will explore why heart health is a women’s health concern, not just men’s. Dr. Nash will help you “Know Your Numbers” and will provide you with insightful information about what you can change and what you can’t for your heart health. (Brought to you by United Healthcare)

Speaker: Esther Nash, MD, vice president, Clinical Innovation and Strategy, OptumHealth VP, Clinical Innovation and Strategy

3:05 – 3:20 pm: Women, Retirement and Financial Health

Mary Daye Hohman of Vanguard’s Retail Investor Group, will discuss why saving for retirement is so important—especially for women. She will explain how to create a well-balanced investment portfolio – that doesn’t have to be complicated. We will also explore best practices and habits of successful investors. (Brought to you by Vanguard)

Speaker: Mary Daye Hohman, relationship executive, Vanguard

3:20 – 3:35 pm: Lessening the Burden of Disease

The story of the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days awaiting their rescue is used as the backdrop to explore the care needs of patients who have a devastating diagnosis. The concept of “extreme conditions”, a term used to describe the miners’ plight, is applied to patients who have cancer in order to understand what can be added to the support of the patient with cancer to lessen the burden of this disease and improve quality of life. This session will explore how CTCA employs these concepts in the care of patients and the results of these care enhancements. (Brought to you by Cancer Treatment Centers of America)

Speaker: Michele Szkolnicki, RN, MS, senior vice president, Patient Care Services, Cancer Treatment Centers of America

NOTE: The schedule of speakers and sessions on the Pavilion stage is subject to change. Please check back for additional speaker announcements.

Speakers

Dr. Anthony Bazzan

Dr. Anthony Bazzan is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine, and is a national leader in Integrative women’s health and integrative cancer care..
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Audhil Cotton

Audhil Cotton is a noted chef with over 40 years’ experience in the kitchen. Currently, she is working closely with..
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Mary Daye Hohman

As a relationship executive for Vanguard, Mary Daye Hohman lends initial support and guidance for the more complex needs of high-net-worth individuals and their families…Read Full Bio

Betty Long

As a registered nurse working in greater Philadelphia-area hospitals for the past 25 years, Betty Long’s experiences as a nurse and manager proved to her that…Read Full Bio

Dr. Esther Nash

Esther J. Nash, MD brings over two decades of physician executive experience to her role as vice president of clinical innovation and strategy at OptumHealthSM (a division of United Health Group)…Read Full Bio

Ralph Rodeo

Ralph Rodeo is a Philadelphia native whose career in cooking began after a 17 year career in advertising. After running a successful agency….Read Full Bio

Michele Szkolnicki

Michele Szkolnicki is an accomplished healthcare executive with more than 20 years’ experience. She joined Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) in 2007…
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