DRCC Inservice

Diabetes Care Management for Caregivers—2012

Presented by Patti Urbanski, Med, RD, LD, CDE and
Christine Day, RN, MS, CDE

First United Methodist Church
230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth

Register Now! (by February 2nd)

8:00 AM

Registration

8:30 AM - 12:30pm

Diabetes Care Management for Caregivers—2012

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease in which blood glucose (sugar) levels are too high. Cells in the body break down glucose in order to provide energy for movement, growth, and repair. The hormone insulin is responsible for regulating glucose levels in the blood. Abnormally high levels of glucose can damage the small and large blood vessels, leading to diabetic blindness, kidney disease, amputations of limbs, stroke, and heart disease.

There are 3 common types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in children and young adults. Persons with Type 1 diabetes make no insulin and must take insulin every day. Type 2 diabetes is usually (but not always) diagnosed in adults over the age of 45. In Type 2 diabetes, either the person is not making enough insulin, or the body is resistant to insulin and cannot use it properly. The third type of diabetes, gestational diabetes, occurs during pregnancy. 2—4% of all pregnant women have gestational diabetes.

About the presenters

Patti Urbanski has an undergraduate degree from Penn State and a Master of Education degree from the U of M. She currently works as a Nutrition and Diabetes Specialist at the Duluth Family Practice Residency Program in Duluth, MN. Prior to coming to the Duluth Family Practice Center, she worked at the U of M Hospital and Clinics and St. Luke’s Hospital.

Christine Day has an undergraduate degree from the College of St. Scholastica and a Masters of Science from the University of Minnesota. She started the Diabetes Program at St. Luke’s Hospital and the Duluth Family Practice Residency Program. She most recently started the American Diabetes Association Program at Essentia Lakewalk and Proctor in Duluth. She currently practices at Essentia Lakewalk/Proctor and is a nursing instructor at Lake Superior College.

no lunch Provided

Cost: $39

DRCC Inservice

Preventing Compassion Fatigue and Healing the Hearts of the Healers with Gary Anderson and Chris Henley

First United Methodist Church
230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth

Register Now! (by March 14th)

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 am -

11:30 am

12:30pm -

2:30pm

Preventing Compassion Fatigue with Gary Anderson

Do you spend some week days dreaming about when the work will end? Are your Sunday evenings sometimes consumed with anxiety about what you will face when you return to work Monday morning? In this workshop Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapist and Hatha Yoga Teacher Gary Anderson will help you understand the relationship between compassion fatigue “burnout” and stress.

We are most effective in service to clients and patients when we are most present to ourselves. In this workshop simple, practical techniques will be introduced to support us in making healthy choices and functioning at our best. We will use our brains, our hearts, our bodies and our deepest wisdom to come up with the best tools to support us in living healthy, functional lives.

Please bring your sense of humor, curiosity and playfulness. The only “flexibility” required is in your attitude! No yoga experience is needed. You will learn—

You will understand that you are not alone in your desire to live a life free of excess stress and tension!

Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner Gary Anderson uses the tools of Phoenix Rising Yoga to reinforce our innate strengths and deepest wisdom. Gary shares his knowledge with compassionate understanding and humor

Healing the Hearts of the Healers

Who knew that when we started our journeys as helpers and healers, and opened our hearts and minds to our clients, that we could and would be changed by our work as much as we are? Our empathy, which makes us fully human and probably led us to this path, can also lead us to imbalance, compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and burnout.

This workshop will explore the neurobiology of empathy, and other current research on core psychological concepts, to enhance wellbeing and balance while continuing to facilitate clients’ recovery. Presenter will help participants learn to practice self-assessment, explore ways to ease fatigue even during our session and practice with more joy!

About the Presenter

About the presenterS

Gary Anderson, PRYTP, CYT is a Certified Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Yoga Teacher. He has over 2,000 hours of teaching and therapeutic yoga experience. Currently, Gary sees Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy clients in a private studio setting and teaches Hatha Yoga at The College of St. Scholastica. He enjoys sharing his love of yoga with academic students and also with college faculty, staff and community members in a variety of classes.
Gary consults with diverse organizations on wellness, meditation and body-mind integration. When Gary is not active in the yoga studio he does community and political organizing. He lives in Duluth with his partner Gary Boelhower and their Airedale Terrier “Zoey”.

Chris Henley, M.S., Licensed Psychologist Psychotherapist, Duluth, has been working in the mental health field for over thirty years. From June 2000 to June 2010 she was at the Full Circle Center for Psychotherapy, Spiritual Direction and Body Work.

lunch is Provided

Cost: $59

DRCC Inservice

Creating Positive Energy in the Workplace with Karen Finck

First United Methodist Church
230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth

Register Now! (by April 11th)

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 1pm

Creating Positive Energy in the Workplace

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lunch is not Provided

Cost: $49

DRCC Inservice

Dual Diagnosis, An Introductory Course with Karen Finck

First United Methodist Church
230 East Skyline Parkway, Duluth

Register Now! (by August 8th)

8:30 AM

Registration

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Dual Diagnosis , An Introductory Course

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Lunch is provided

Cost: $71