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2007

September 7

Munroe Regional Medical Center
Spirituality in Patient Care full day workshop
Title: Integrating spirituality into patient care
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Tom E. Carson ( TomE.Carson@mrhs.org )

September 11

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Title: Healing Arts: Formation in Practices of Caring
Presenter: Meador

September 20

Illinois Faith-Based Emergency Preparedness Initiative, Hard Times Cafe, Chicago, IL
Title: Key Roles that Faith Communities Play During Disasters
Presenter: Koenig (with afternoon televised session on Up-Front)
Contact: Marian Adly ( MARIAN.ADLY@illinois.gov)

September 24

The Village Chapel, Pinehurst, NC
Title: Simple Health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Betty Miller ( bmiller@thevillagechapel.net)

October 2

Lake Prince Woods, Suffolk, VA
The Future of Elder Care in Local Churches
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Rev. Mary Henderson ( MHenderson@uchas.org )

October 5

Presbyterian Health Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Annual Spirituality and Health Conference
Title: multiple lectures
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Donald Thurn ( DThurn@phs.org )

October 18

10th Annual State Parish Nurse Conference, Wichita, KS
Title: Religion, spirituality and health care (multiple presentations)
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: JoVeta Wescott ( jwescott5@cox.net)

October 26

Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA
Title: Spirituality and healing
Presenter: Meador

November 3

Hospice & Palliative Care Symposium, Lubbock, TX
Titles: Suffering and Illness in a Therapeutic Culture AND Faith Communities and Formation of Hope
Presenter: Meador

November 5

All Communities Gathering, Richmond, Virginia
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
Title: Religion, spirituality and aging
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Erle Marie Latimer ( Erle_Marie_Latimer@wcbay.com )

December 13

Institute of Religion, Houston, TX
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact:James Duffy, MD ( jamesduffymd@gmail.com)

2008

February 2

Second Annual Faith and Healthcare: Bridging the Gap, Knoxville, TN
Keynote address
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Greg Phelps MD ( gphelps@stmaryshealth.com )

February 8

National Association of Christian Social Worker's Convention, Orlando, FL
Alan Keith-Lucas keynote address
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Rick Chamiec-Case ( info@nacsw.org )

February 20-22

Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
Title: Religion, Theology and Psychology Lectureship
Presenter: Meador

March 4

6th Annual David B. Larson Memorial Lecture
Title: Spirituality and the Meaning of Healing
Speaker: Dan Sulmasy, MD, OFM
Contact: Harold G. Koenig MD ( koenig@geri.duke.edu)

March 6

The Future of Health Ministries, Harrisburg, PA
Title: Religion, spirituality and health care
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Dr. Ruth I. Stoll ( ris15@verizon.net)

March 13

37th Annual Meeting of the Practical Theology/Spiritual Formation Group of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Durham, NC
Title:Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health at Duke
Presenter: Koenig and others
Contact: Dr. Oliver McMahan ( OMcMahan@aol.com)

March 14

Annual Conference of the Society of Pentecostal Studies and the Wesleyan Theological Society, Durham, NC
Title: Spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig and others
Contact: Thomas Oord ( TJOord@NNU.Edu)

April 3

Alegent Health, Faith Community Nursing Network, Omaha, Nebraska
Spirituality and Health Conference
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Ronnette Sailors ( rsailors@alegent.org)

April 4

14th Annual Caregivers Conference, Nashville, TN
Tennessee Valley Veterans Administration Hospital
Issues for Caregivers in the Elderly
Title: Religion, Cargiving, and Health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Tom Phillips ( Thomas.Phillips@va.gov)

April 19

Clinical Applications Workshop on Religion, Spirituality & Healthcare. Cocoa Beach, FL
Presented by Paul.Pritchard.org and Brevard Community College
Title: Religion, Spirituality and Healthcare: What Health Professionals Need to Know
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Dr. Paul Pritchard ( paul@paulpritchard.org)

May 1

European Conference on Religion, Spirituality and Health, Langenthal, Switzerland
Four day research workshop and conference (May 1-4)
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Rene Hefti ( rene.hefti@klinik-sgm.ch )

May 22

Geriatrics CME Conference, Dayton, OH
Dayton VA Medical Center
Title Talk 1: Spirituality and depression
Title Talk 2: Dementia and behavior issues
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Rick Swinford ( Rick.Swinford@va.gov )

July 21-25

Religion, Spirituality and Health Research Workshop, Durham, NC
Center for Spirituality, Theology and Health
Title: 5-day intensive workshop (limited to 20 participants)
Presenter: Koenig, Meador, and others
Contact: Harold G. Koenig ( koenig@geri.duke.edu )

August 11-15

September 16

Spirituality and Health Conference, New Haven, CT
(in conjuction with Yale University)
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Stephen Mory ( stevemory@hotmail.com )

October 24

Grand Rounds, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA
Spiritual Care Week
Title: The Impact of Spirituality on Health and Healing
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Dr. James F. Shumake ( Jim.Shumake@va.gov )

December 3

Spirituality and Health Conference, Heritage Foundation, Washington DC
Title: Spirituality and health: definitions and findings
Presenter: Koenig and others
Contact: Jennifer Marshal ( Jennifer.Marshall@heritage.org )

2009

March 28

Florida Hospital, Winter Park, Florida
Title: Religion, spirituality and healthcare
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Dr. John Guarneri ( johnobgyn@earthlink.net )

October 16

MacLaurin Lecture, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Title: Religion, spirituality and health
Presenter: Koenig
Contact: Sara Joy Proppe ( sj.proppe@gmail.com )