IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO MAKE
MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS A PRIORITY
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO
TALK ABOUT WOMEN’S HEALTH
Women’s Centered Care for All Stages of Life
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE
TO MAKE MENTAL HEALTH
AND WELLNESS A PRIORITY
Women’s Centered Care for All Stages of Life
Women’s Health Connector Series
Part 3: Mental Health & Wellness
TAKE YOUR SEAT IN THE
HOSPITAL WHERE IT HAPPENS
Lotus Network and Rose Women’s Hospital are partnering once again to promote our missions of women’s holistic health and connection. On May 15th, our community learned from a panel of mental health & wellness experts about the best strategies for diagnosis, healthcare, and self-care. Watch the recording of this afternoon of education, empowerment, and connection in an incredible hospital dedicated to women’s care.
TAKE YOUR SEAT IN THE HOSPITAL WHERE IT HAPPENS
Lotus Network and Rose Women’s Hospital are partnering once again to promote our missions of women’s holistic health and connection. On May 15th, join your community in-person and learn from a panel of mental health & wellness experts about the best strategies for diagnosis, healthcare, and self-care. Don’t miss this afternoon of education, empowerment, and connection in an incredible hospital dedicated to women’s care.
Monday,
May 15th, 2023
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM MT
Rose Women’s Hospital
at the Rose Medical Center
4545 East 9th Avenue, Denver, CO
Free parking is available
FREE TO ALL
Hybrid event | Limited to 80 seats
In-person guests will receive a complimentary box lunch and swag bag
In-Person Registration for Women’s Health Connector Series, Part 3: Mental Health & Wellness
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Meet Our Panel of Mental Health & Wellness Experts
Dr. Westmoreland
Dr. Westmoreland is board certified in General Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry.
Dr. Westmoreland is residency program director and attending psychiatrist at The Medical Center of Aurora. She also practices forensic psychiatry in Denver, CO. Dr. Westmoreland is board certified in General Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Forensic Psychiatry. She is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Past President of the Colorado Psychiatric Society (CPS), Chair of the Colorado Physicians for Mental Health Political Action Committee, and a representative to the APA Assembly. Her interests include women’s mental health, ethical and legal challenges in managing patients with severe eating disorders, psychiatric evaluation and management of medically ill patients, and the intersection between psychiatry and the law.
Kara Alexandrovic, MD
Kara Alexandrovic, MD is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She is committed to patient education, so all women can feel informed and empowered!
Kara Alexandrovic, MD was raised in the Cincinnati area and graduated from Miami University. Having studied education, she decided her true passion lay in women’s health and the practice of medicine. Kara Alexandrovic, MD is board-certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Alexandrovic’s favorite thing about being an OB/GYN is caring for patients from adolescence through the menopausal years. She believes in providing compassionate and individualized care for all in an open-minded environment. With a background in teaching, she is committed to patient education, so all women can feel informed and empowered!
Maureen McDonald
Maureen McDonald is an associate Regional Vice President of Community Engagement for the Continental Division for HCA Healthcare.
A native of Denver, Maureen McDonald is passionate about connecting individuals and organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to improve our communities. As Associate Regional Vice President of Community Engagement for the Continental Division for HCA Healthcare, McDonald’s focus is on assessing and responding to community health needs in the markets for 11 hospitals in Denver (HealthONE) and Wichita, (Wesley Healthcare) while fulfilling HCA’s mission to improve human life and finding ways to creatively engage the over 11,000 HCA colleagues in the division.
Serving on several national and local boards and committees, McDonald is passionate about women in leadership roles and is grateful to be engaged in several local and national women’s groups. As 2020 President of The International Women’s Forum of Colorado, McDonald led the pivot to virtual programming and an exploration of statewide recruitment. Current board service includes Girl Scouts of Colorado and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
Sheryl Goodman
Sheryl Goodman is well-known in the Denver community. She worked as a Mental Health worker when a Multiple Sclerosis diagnosis turned her world upside down.
Sheryl Goodman is well-known and respected throughout the Denver community. When she was 30 years old and working as a Mental Health worker and studying for her master’s in counseling her world turned upside down. Experiencing numbness and limited use of her legs it ultimately led to the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. Sheryl’s doctor let her know that she could no longer work or get pregnant as she would possibly relapse and be resigned to living in a wheelchair. With the love and support of her family, she decided to make volunteerism her profession. She became a volunteer federal lobbyist with the National MS Society, Colorado chapter, and made several trips to Washington DC to speak and stand up for people with MS. She found a way to continue making a difference in the world despite the challenges she faces. Her story is a great reminder of the power of perseverance and determination in overcoming adversity.
Jeannie Ritter
Jeannie Ritter is an educator and activist who served as the first Lady of Colorado, from 2007-2011. She championed the issue of Behavioral Health across the State of Colorado.
Jeannie Ritter is a longtime advocate for Mental Health. She is an educator and activist who served as the First Lady of Colorado, from 2007-2011. During this time, she championed the issue of Behavioral Health across the state of Colorado. After the governor’s appointment, Jeannie continued her mission, becoming a mental health ambassador for WellPower, which is Denver’s community mental health center. This allowed her to share their innovative strategies that impact our families, schools, businesses, and our broader communities. Jeannie is hugely heartened by how the issue of mental health and well-being has become a vital and mainstream topic!
Meet Our Panel of Heart Health Experts
Dr. Paige Dorn
Paige Dorn, MD is a clinically focused radiation oncologist providing patient-centered care in Denver.
Dr. Dorn completed her training at the University of Chicago in the Department of Radiation Oncology where she served as chief resident. She graduated Summa cum Laude from medical school at State University of New York, Upstate Medical University and received the Medical Alumni Association Merit Scholarship four years in a row. Dr. Dorn has received many awards and honors during her medical career and has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals.
Dr. Dorn is dedicated to helping each patient fight cancer by using cutting-edge treatments and advanced radiation therapies.
Dr. Kayla Griffith
Kayla Griffith, MD is a fellowship-trained breast surgeon specializing in breast cancer, oncoplastics, and benign breast disease.
Dr. Griffith completed her breast fellowship at Georgetown University and a fellowship in surgical
oncology and immunotherapy at the National Cancer Institute. Prior to her fellowship training, she attended East Tennessee State University completing her training in general surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina.
During her free time, she continues to advance surgical care and education in East Africa and is an active member of Women in Surgery-Africa, the International Society of Surgery, and the World Health Organization for Emergency and Essential Surgical Care.
Dr. Griffith has a passion for delivering compassionate and quality care to patients. Her philosophy of care is, “be human.”
Maureen McDonald
Maureen McDonald is an associate Regional Vice President of Community Engagement for the Continental Division for HCA Healthcare.
A native of Denver, Maureen McDonald is passionate about connecting individuals and organizations from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to improve our communities. As Associate Regional Vice
President of Community Engagement for the Continental Division for HCA Healthcare, McDonald’s focus is on assessing and responding to community health needs in the markets for 11 hospitals in Denver (HealthONE) and Wichita, (Wesley Healthcare) while fulfilling HCA’s mission to improve human life and finding ways to creatively engage the over 11,000 HCA colleagues in the division.
Serving on several national and local boards and committees, McDonald is passionate about women in leadership roles and is grateful to be engaged in several local and national women’s groups. As 2020 President of The International Women’s Forum of Colorado, McDonald led the pivot to virtual programming and an exploration of statewide recruitment. Current board service includes Girl Scouts of Colorado and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
Terry Rubin
Terry Rubin is a grandmother, breast cancer survivor, retired nurse and human resource administrator for a Pediatric
Practice, and a nonprofit volunteer.
Terry Rubin is a retired Nurse/Human Resource Administrator for Partners in Pediatrics.
She was raised in Highland Park, Illinois, and attended the University of Denver. She majored in Religion and Philosophy but eventually found her love and career in nursing. Terry worked at Swedish Medical Center and Mercy Hospital in Denver.
After being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 40 and then again at 49, she has been featured on Channel 9News and has counseled many women through their own personal journey of breast cancer.
Terry and her husband Jerry have 3 wonderful adult children who are married and now have 5 grandchildren who are her personal entertainment committee.
Diane M Simard
Diane M Simard is a psycho-oncology influencer, award-winning author, motivational
speaker, and executive leader legacy creator.
Recognized as one of the 100 inaugural “National Women in Business to Watch” by Bizwomen.com, Diane M. Simard is a psycho-oncology influencer, award-winning author, motivational speaker, and executive leader legacy creator. A seven-year survivor of Stage IIIc breast cancer, Diane advocates expanding access to mental health resources for those impacted by the psychological trauma of cancer.
Two months after completing treatment, she founded the Center for Oncology Psychology Excellence (COPE) at the University of Denver, which is featured in her book, The Unlikely Gift of Breast Cancer. Diane is a patient advisor for Blue Note Therapeutics, developing digital therapeutics technology to help manage cancer distress, and represents psycho-oncology interests on the National Consortium of Breast Center’s Survivorship Council.
More information at www.DianeMSimard.com.