The Brandon Regional Health Centre Foundation (BRHC Foundation) is launching their first Thrive Conference to take place in early May of 2025. The Conference is dedicated to supporting and inspiring regional healthcare workers from across the Westman Region.
“We were looking at 2025 and fundraisers and were wondering if there was anything we could do that has a dual purpose where we’re still raising funds for the Foundation that goes back into our hospital but also may be doing something else at the same time that can have a bigger impact,” shares BRHC Foundation Communications and Development Coordinator, Jessica Saler.
Ideas came forward to hold an event specifically for healthcare workers, one that would benefit both private and public health care workers, and a plan was set in motion.
“In these challenging times of healthcare, it’s easy to lose sight of the passion and motivation that might have originally drawn many people into the field of healthcare,’ says Saler. “So, Thrive is designed to reignite that spark and provide an opportunity for healthcare professionals to develop both professionally and personally.”
Saler notes the Thrive Conference is the first of its kind in the Westman Region where the BRHC Foundation is hosting a conference specifically for healthcare workers, as a well as making it a fundraiser for the Brandon hospital, “where the proceeds can be reinvested back into our local healthcare system,” she adds.
“A lot of the time for personal or professional development in your industry you have to go to Winnipeg or a bigger city, you have to travel to do it. So, we’re really excited to bring something here that’s closer to all our rural communities,” says Saler.
The event will feature three nationally recognized speakers with topics to be finalized over the next few months:
Deri Latimer – A TEDx Speaker, Author and Organizational Consultant
Latimer will inspire her audience to discover how their brains work, and what one can do to create more opportunities for insight, handle pressure effectively, and facilitate positive change in themselves and others.
Jane Helbrecht – TEDx Speaker, HR Expert & Certified Leadership Coach
Helbrecht speaks on leadership, organizational culture and flexible work topics that will impact leaders, emerging leaders and HR professionals. She also speaks on helping others find and unleash their Big Work Energy.
Amy Oliver – MBA, BSCPH, RPH, PMP, CLC
Oliver holds an MBA with a dual concentration in Organizational Leadership and Health Administration. Among her numerous credentials, she is a licensed pharmacist and Certified Leadership Coach.
On Monday, January 13th tickets will be available for the May 8th Thrive Conference to be held at the Keystone Centre. Visit the BRHC Foundation website HERE!
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