Save the Date: November 11, 2024, at 12:00 PM EST

Join us for a FREE BGHIMSS-sponsored webinar in support of Global Health Equity Week!

This 1-hour virtual webinar, hosted via Zoom, is a must-attend event. BGHIMSS will feature two organizations that have prioritized women's health by supporting women in the Commonwealth.

Learn about Baptist Health’s Motherhood Connection program, which follows new moms through their pregnancy to ensure they receive the best care and support from prenatal to postpartum care.

Our friends at Volunteers of America Mid-States will share how they help women and families navigate substance abuse disorders, providing the necessary support to find success in recovery and thrive.

Use the link below to register; this is an event you won't want to miss!

REGISTER HERE

To learn more about Global Health Equity week, visit https://gkc.himss.org/event-global-health-equity-week

 

 

Meet our Featured Speakers

Amy Wheeler / Baptist Health (KY & IN)

Amy Wheeler is a Lexington native who graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors in Nursing in 2000, and from Indiana Wesleyan University with a Masters in Nursing Administration in 2015.  She lives in Lexington with her husband of 27 years and has two adult daughters, but her favorite role is being a grandmother to her two-year-old grandson.  She has been a nurse with Baptist Health for 23 years.  Her professional background includes Labor & Delivery, Risk Management, Nursing Leadership, Process Excellence, Nurse Navigation, Perinatal Quality and Program Management.  The highlight of her career is having the privilege of assisting friends and family during their birth experiences.  She is an advocate for birthing people, is passionate about improving health equity and perinatal outcomes, and is a big fan of the Kentucky Wildcats. 

 

Stephanie Hoskins Bio / VOA Mid-States

Stephanie has 17 years of experience in the non-profit sector, specializing in substance use disorder (SUD) services. Her career began at Cumberland River Behavioral Health where she served as a substance abuse counselor and later as assistant director of a residential program for pregnant females. In December 2019, Stephanie took on the role of Senior Director of Rural Addiction Recovery Services at VOA-Mid-States. She holds a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health from the University of the Cumberlands and is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), and a Clinical Services Supervisor (CSS).