Event Details

LeaderSHIFT... A Journey to Wellness
Strategy for Intentional Living!

Presenter:
Dr. LaVerne Barnes, DO, MPH, PCMH CCE

Dr. LaVerne will present life Lessons on how to live intentionally in an unintentional world. This motivational and transformational talk will highlight self-care modalities that will prevent or alleviate physical unrest as well as set you on track for purposeful living.

Learning Objectives:

• To provide a transformational message to Leaders that will focus the audience to practice self-care with overall improvement of mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
• To provide tools that will reveal challenge areas that will provoke a call to action and self-activated applied wellness.
• To decrease adverse health outcomes by developing a self-care action plan
• Practice Life lessons that can lead to life-work harmony.

Dr. LaVerne Barnes is a family practice physician specializing in holistic Family Medicine, focusing on the mind, body, spirit connection. She is also a Health and Wellness Coach and practicing family physician at Family Christian Health Center (FCHC) in Lynwood, IL, since 2016, where she wears many hats but currently serves as the Director of Strategic initiatives.

Dr. Barnes is also a Speaker, Writer, Teacher, and Transformational coach who help Healthcare Leaders practice total wellness by teaching strategies that contribute to
life-work harmony focusing on interactive lifestyle modification, including self-care, mental, physical, and emotional health. 

Prior to medical school, Dr. Barnes received a master’s degree in public health from the
University of Illinois at Chicago with a focus in community medicine and health resources management. Dr. Barnes then received her medical training from Midwestern University-Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2001 and completed a residency in Family Medicine at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County (old Cook County Hospital) in 2004. Dr. Barnes has held many leadership positions in healthcare, including Chief Executive Officer, Medical Director, Quality Director, and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Barnes has helped community clinics develop and maintain their quality programs as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Director. As a result, Dr. Barnes has organized, facilitated, and helped two community clinics obtain the PCMH NCQA Level 2 and 3 certifications. Finally, Dr. Barnes has received certifications in Health and Wellness Coaching, Six Sigma Lean Management, Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare and is a National Center for Quality Assurance PCMH Certified Content Expert.

SSCHRA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.  This program is valid for 1.00 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org.