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Champions of Wellness Healthcare Summit 2025: Policy to Practice: Advancing Systemic Well-Being in Healthcare

September 29 @ 10:00 am - September 30 @ 5:00 pm CDT
Champions of Wellness Healthcare Summit

Champions of Wellness Healthcare Summit: Policy to Practice: Advancing Systemic Well-Being in Healthcare

Presented by the Well-Being Index

We hope you can and join us in Rochester, Minnesota on September 29th-30th, 2025.

Live and in-person from the heart of medical innovation—Rochester, Minnesota, home of the renowned Mayo Clinic. Join us at the event for leaders focused on leadership tactics, structural frameworks, and frontline interventions to effectively support clinician wellness.


SPACE IS LIMITED, get your ticket now.

Registration

The 2025 Champions of Wellness Healthcare Summit will be held at the Mayo Civic Center & Rochester Arts Center in Rochester, Minnesota, home of Mayo Clinic.

Space is limited; reserve your spot!

Registration price:
  • $499.00 currently on sale for a limited time! 
  • Discounts up to $60 off for Champions of Wellness members

2025 Healthcare Summit Agenda

Day 1 – Monday, September 29th
Time (Central) Event Type Description
7:00 am – 9:00 am Setup Exhibitors set up in Sponsor Hall
7:00 am – 9:00 am Day Start Registration open / Breakfast refreshments / Seating in event hall
9:20 am – 9:30 am Kickoff
Welcome from Champions of Wellness President PJ Calkins
9:30 am – 10:15 am Keynote
Kimberly Williams, Vice President of People, Culture & Compliance, Walker Advertising, Advisory Council Member & Spokesperson for End Workplace Abuse
Topic: Building Safer Workplaces: Strategies to End Abuse and Foster Psychological Safety
10:15 am – 10:45 am Break Refreshments and Exhibitor visits / Join our sponsor, Direct Wealth Care, as they interview summit attendees about important subjects like personal finance that can’t remain taboo in our well-being initiatives.
10:45 am – 11:30 am Plenary 1
John McMahon, Director of Client Experience for the Well-Being Index
Topic: From Shot-in-the-Dark to Strategy – Building Effective Clinician Wellness Solutions
11:35 am – 12:20 pm Plenary 2
Dr. Lois Greene, Senior Vice President of Wellness, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at University Hospital
Topic: Resilience and Compassion: Building Well-Being into Leadership Practices
12:20 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Provided Lunch & Exhibitor Visits
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Plenary 3
Josie Suser, Assistant Director of Institutional Research at Upstate Medical University
Topic: Tackling Burnout Through Efficiency: The Impact of SUNY Upstate’s GROSS Committee on Healthcare Workflows
2:20 pm – 3:05 pm Plenary 4
Dr. Andres Flores, Director of People, Culture and Strategy at UChicago Medicine, AdventHealth
Valerie Gonzalez, Regional Employee Health Manager and Wellness Coordinator at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth
Cherese Chery, Vice President and Chief People Officer at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth
Topic: Clinical Ecosystems as Environments of Nurse Well-Being and Retention
3:05 pm – 3:35 pm Break Refreshments and Exhibitor visits / Join our sponsor, Direct Wealth Care, as they interview summit attendees about important subjects like personal finance that can’t remain taboo in our well-being initiatives.
3:35 pm – 4:20 pm Plenary 5
Janelle Banat, Founding CEO and Executive Coach, Footlamp Consulting
Topic: Amygdala Management for Physicians: Creating New Neural Pathways to React Differently when Under Stress
4:20 pm End of Day Day is over for general attendees
Day 2 – Tuesday, September 30th
Time (Central) Event Type Description
7:30 am – 8:45 am Day Start Breakfast refreshment station & exhibitor visits in Sponsor Room
8:45 am – 9:30 am Keynote
Craig Ogurek, System Director of Employee Health & Wellness for Aspirus Health
Topic: Do Your Workers Feel You Have a Genuine Interest in Their Wellbeing?
9:30 am – 10:00 am Break Refreshments and Exhibitor visits / Join our sponsor, Direct Wealth Care, as they interview summit attendees about important subjects like personal finance that can’t remain taboo in our well-being initiatives.
10:00 am – 10:45 am Plenary 6
Dr. Steven Defossez, VP, Clinical Integration at Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, Principal at DefoSays Consulting LLC
Topic: Credentialing Best Practices: How to Remove Barriers to Behavioral Healthcare Statewide
10:55 am – 11:40 am Panel
Champions of Wellness Panel (Featuring Brian Case of Direct WealthCare, Derek Bell of VITAL WorkLife, Kathy Perno of Wellness Pathways, Dr. Prasanna Tadi of PeerPulse, and DeAnna Santana Cebollero of AdventHealth’s Coalition for Physician & APP Well-Being) 
Topic: Policy to Practice
11:40 am Wrap-Up
Final Words from Champions of Wellness President PJ Calkins

Accommodations

Join us in beautiful Southeast Minnesota for a relaxing and energizing getaway, surrounded by a community of healthcare leaders committed to advancing clinician well-being.

Special hotel rates are available at our partner hotels:
 
Discounted rates at both summit hotels are available through September 8.

 :hotel: Marriott Rochester – $209/night – click here to book online!

For those who prefer to make their reservations by phone, guests may call our reservations line at (833) 320-3141 and reference your group name to receive the special rate.

Group Name: Champions of Wellness
Event Dates: Sunday, September 28 through Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Cut off Date to Make Reservations by: Thursday, August 28, 2025

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 :hotel: Hotel Indigo – $149/night – click here to book online!

For those who prefer to make their reservations by phone, guests may call our reservations line at 507.252.8200 and press 1 for the reservation line. Then reference the Champion of Wellness Summit block to receive the special rate.
 
Rooms are limited and our hotel blocks sold out more than six weeks before last year’s summit, so secure your spot early to stay close to the action. You won’t want to miss this impactful event!

Travel

The Champions of Wellness Healthcare Summit will be held at the Mayo Civic Center and Rochester Arts Center in Rochester, Minnesota.

Address 30 Civic Center Dr SE STE 120 Rochester, MN 55904
Flights into Rochester Flights are available into Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) or Rochester International Airport (RST).
Getting to the hotel Recommended shuttle service from the airport to the hotel is Rochester Shuttle Service. Lyft and Uber are also available in the Rochester area.
Getting to the event venue The Mayo Civic Center and Rochester Arts Center is located in the heart of downtown Rochester, within short walking distance to numerous hotels. Skyway access is also available to the event venue.

 

Details

  • Start: September 29 @ 10:00 am CDT
  • End: September 30 @ 5:00 pm CDT

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