Welcome To The 2026 WeCare Conference!

When stress and burnout are at an all-time high for healthcare professionals, the WeCare Conference offers something different.

About

Experience a full day of wellness-focused sessions, connect with peers who understand your challenges, and earn up to 6-7 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits while prioritizing your own wellbeing. Group discounts available for teams of 10+ healthcare professionals.

Keynote Speakers and Expert Sessions

Learn from nationally recognized leaders including Chef Sean Sherman, James Beard Award-winning founder of The Sioux Chef and Owamni, who will present a first-of-its-kind Indigenous food experience. Dr. Corey Martin, a physician and Founder in Innovation and Resilience, and Laurie Ellis-Young, Co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Nonprofit BreathLogic, will share evidence-based approaches to managing burnout and restoring balance in your professional life.

Healthcare Professionals Well-Suited for the WeCare Conference:

From bedside caregivers to healthcare leaders, the WeCare Conference welcomes professionals across the healthcare continuum seeking a day to care for self, acquiring new wellbeing tools, experiencing meaningful connection, and finding renewed purpose.

Welcoming: Healthcare Leaders, Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Nursing Assistants, Social Workers, Psychologists, Physical and Occupational Therapists, Pharmacists, Pastoral Care, First Responders, Respiratory Therapists, Health Coaches, Chiropractors, Acupuncturists, and more...

If applicable and available, Employer CME funds may be used towards registration fees.

Agenda

🕑: 07:30 AM - 08:30 AM

🕑: 08:30 AM - 08:45 AM Welcome

Host: Christa Rymal, RN, — Founder, WeCare Nonprofit

🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:45 AM Breath as Medicine: Unlocking Inner Resilience

Host: Laurie Ellis-Young - Author of Breath is Life

🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:15 AM

movemindfully: Moving Back to Balance?

Hosts: Kathy Flaminio & Chrissy Mignonga - Co-Founders, movemindfully®

🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Break & Vendor Time

🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Indigenous Drumming

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM Food is Medicine

Host: Chef Sean Sherman - Founder of NATIFS

🕑: 11:45 AM - 12:00 PM Q&A with Sean Sherman

Host: Chef Sean Sherman - Founder of NATIFS

🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM Lunch & Vendor Time

🕑: 12:45 PM - 02:00 PM

Breakout Sessions: Six concurrent experiences across the building — you choose

1. Financial Health & Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals |

Ari Conroy, Associated Healthcare Credit Union

2. Sound Bowls | Floating Soundbath Minneapolis

3. Haiku — Creative Play & Storytelling | Caley Vickerman, Founder: Guerilla Haiku Movement

4. Healing the Healers Meditation | Dr. Brian Meyer & Angharad Picton

5. Medicinal Plant Walk | Luke & Linda Black Elk

6. Healing Yoga for Healthcare Professionals | Heidi Zimmer, Certified Yoga Instructor, Founder &

Owner of Wild Rice Retreat Center

🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM Mental Health Panel: Are You Ok?

Featuring: Kathy Flaminio · Chrissy Mignogna · Keith Terhaar · Mindy Haukedahl · Dr. Lardizabal,

Dr. Woodland-Leine · Heidi Titze · Angie Finn

🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:15 PM What's Behind a Healthcare Professional's Mask

Host: Dr. Corey Martin - Founder of Innovations in Resilience

🕑: 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM Nurse Alex Pretti Scholarship Winners Announced and Closing Remarks

Host: Christa Rymal — Founder, WeCare Nonprofit