GHCM
This is the schedule for GHCM 2026. Please, feel free to explore our page and learn more about previous conferences and the Great Plains Native American Health Symposium (GPNAHS). Click the link below for an attached pdf of the schedule.
Friday, February 20 4:30 PM - Check-In & Refreshments Harper Center - 2nd Floor Atrium 5:00 PM - Opening Remarks Dr. Michael G. Kavan, PhD Associate Dean, Student Affairs, Creighton University School of Medicine Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 5:20 PM - Keynote Speaker #1 Chronic Disease: At the Heart of Healthcare Access Dr. Hans Dethlefs, MD President and Medical Director, Chronic Care International Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 6:30 PM - Breakout Sessions Breakout #1 Making the Case for Physician Advocacy Involvement in Soil Health as a Social Determinant of Health Dr. Stephanie J.Y. Hartman, M.D. Assistant Professor, UNMC Division of General Internal Medicine Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium Breakout #2 Public health, epidemiology, and human rights in complex emergencies: Persistent challenges in a rapidly changing global landscape Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Scales, PhD, MPH Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology Harper Center - Room 2045 Breakout #3 Omaha Refugee Population, Health Advocacy Needs Dr. Michael A. Greene, MD Director, Residency Program Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine Harper Center - Room 2072 7:30 PM - Optional Networking Session Harper Center - 2nd Floor Atrium Saturday, February 21 7:30 AM - Check-In & Breakfast Harper Center - 2nd Floor Atrium 8:00 AM - Research Symposium Harper Center - Room 2057/2058 8:00 AM - Community Fair Harper Center - 2nd Floor Atrium 9:30 AM - Opening Remarks Dr. Barbara Engebretsen, Ph.D. Professor of One Health and Exercise Science, Wayne State College Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 9:35 AM - Podium Presentations Kallin C. Hermann, BS; Mansi Garneni, BA; Tyler J. Cunningham, BS Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 10:10 AM - Keynote Speaker #2 Crossroads in Global Health: Understanding the Past, Navigating USAID Cuts, Shaping the Future Dr. Jason Beste MD, MPH Executive Director, Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program; Associate Professor Creighton University School of Medicine 11:15 AM - Interprofessional Panel Interprofessional Panel - Impacts of USAID and Global Health Funding Cuts Moderator Dr. Jason Beste, MD, MPH (Executive Director, Arrupe Global Scholars and Partnerships Program; Associate Professor, Creighton University School of Medicine) Panelists Dr. Angela L. Patterson, OTD, OTR/L, FNAP (Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Creighton University) Dr. David Brett-Major, MD, MPH (Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology) Dr. Jessica Witt, PharmD, BCACP (Clinical Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Pharmacy) Dr. Jennifer L. Jessen, EdD, RN, CNOR, FNAP (Associate Professor, Creighton University College of Nursing) Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 12:20 PM - Lunch and IPE Event Harper Center - 2nd Floor Atrium or Assigned Rooms 1:30 PM - Keynote Speaker #3 Local Stories, Global Impact: Dhulikhel Hospital’s 30-Year Journey of Access and Advocacy Dr. Shreeya Shrestha, MBBS Medical Doctor and Global Engagement Officer, Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 2:35 PM - GPNAHS Panel Session Tribal Health Services in Rural and Urban Areas Moderator Keith Morrow, MHA, MS, ATC (Chief Executive Officer, Ponca Health Services) Panelists Dr. LuAnne Even, PsyD (Chief Behavioral Health Officer, Ponca Health Services) Dr. Rebecca Lechner, DNP, APRN, FNP-C (Chief Medical Officer, Ponca Health Services) Rhiannon Pitzl, MS (Chief Operating Officer, Ponca Health Services) Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium 3:40 PM - GPNAHS Breakout Sessions Breakout #1 Making Healthcare More Indigenous Dr. Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH Dr. Susan and Suzette La Flesche Professor of American Indian Health; Associate Professor, UNMC Department of Health Promotion Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium Breakout #2 Santee Sioux Nation: Pursuit for Clean Drinking Water Kameron Runnels Vice Chairman of the Santee Sioux Nation Harper Center - Room 2045 4:50 PM - Closing Remarks & Research Awards Harper Center - Hixson-Lied Auditorium
