28th Annual Omaha Women's Health & Wellness Conference - The Power of Wellbeing Starts with You

Course ID: 25OL00051
November 7, 2025
Scott Conference Center (in Aksarben)
6450 Pine Street, Omaha, NE

Paid ANCC ACE

Registration Ends on October 31, 2025

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  • 28th Annual Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference

    The Power of Wellbeing Starts with You

    November 7th, 2025 | 8:00AM – 4:30PM CDT | In-person Event Only

    Target Audience

    This activity is intended for nurses, social workers, other interested health professionals, and community members.

    Global Learning Outcomes:

    • Identify women-specific health challenges and barriers to living a values-based, healthy life across the lifespan.
    • Describe evidence-based strategies for prevention, early detection, and management of key women’s health concerns.
    • Apply practical approaches and resources to support women’s resilience, wellness, and quality of life in personal and professional contexts.

    For more information, visit the Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness website.

    Accredited Continuing Education

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    In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by University of Nebraska Medical Center and Olson Center for Women’s Health. University of Nebraska Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

    The University of Nebraska Medical Center designates this activity for 5.0 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should only claim credit for the actual time spent participating in this activity.

    Logo Description

    As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Nebraska Medical Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
    Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Nebraska Medical Center maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 2.50 clinical continuing education credits. The content level of this activity is intermediate.

  • Time Session
    8:00 AM Registration, Health Fair & Screenings
    8:50 AM Welcome & Opening Session
    9:00 AM Breakfast Keynote:
    Navigating Internal and External Barriers to Living Your Values
    Priya Gearin, MD and Sarah Fischer, PhD
    10:15 AM Break & Exhibits
    10:45 AM General Session:
    Screen Smart, Live Well: Cancer Screening and Prevention for Women in Nebraska
    Rachael Schmidt, DNP, APRN-NP, AOCNP
    12:00 PM Lunch
    1:00 PM First Breakout Session choices

    Akido and OCD: How Women Can Harness the Power of Their Own Minds
    Lauren Edwards, MD

    OR

    Sleep In Women
    Rubab Scherger PA-C, Stefanie Breitkreutz PA-C, and Abbie Ketcham, APRN

    2:15 PM Break & Exhibits
    2:45 PM Second Breakout Session choices

    Behavior on a Plate: The Science of Nutrition and Childhood Development
    Amy Volkman, RDN, LMNT, LD

    OR

    Your Skin Through the Decades
    Ronald J. Sulewski, Jr., MD
    4:10 PM Closing Session
    4:30 PM Adjourn

  • Healthcare Member (nurses & social workers )

    General Registrations (community women )


    Please indicate which Breakout you plan to attend:


    Akido and OCD: How Women Can Harness the Power of Their Own Minds by Lauren Edwards, MD

    Sleep In Women by Rubab Scherger, PA-C, Stefanie Breitkreutz, PA-C, and Abbie Ketcham, APRN


    Behavior on a Plate: The Science of Nutrition and Childhood Development by Amy Volkman, RDN, LMNT, LD

    Your Skin Through the Decades by Ronald Sulewski, Jr., MD

    Health Screenings (Optional)
    2025 Women's Conference - Health Fair Tests and Descriptions
    Note: The health screenings listed below require pre-registration. Please indicate which health screening(s) that you would like to participate in. You will receive an email prior to the conference with the time of your blood draw for the morning of 11/07/25. If your blood test requires fasting, this information will be given again at that time.


    Comprehensive Blood Count (CBC) | $6

    Flu Vaccine | $20

    Glycohemoglobin A1C | $12

    Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $8

    Lipid Panel | $6

    Ferritin | $15

    Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $7

    Vitamin D | $23


  • Evaluations and certificate of attendance will also be available under this tab starting 11/7/2025 by username and password provided in confirmation email.

    Participants will be able to access online evaluations and print their certificates of attendance for 30 days after the conference. If you need a copy of your certificate after this date:

    Please contact Courtney Smith for more details
    Email: Courtneyl.smith@unmc.edu
    Call: 402-559-6618