In-Person Expectant Parents Hospital Tour

Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart (Eastern Shore)

Join us for our 2025 Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart on Thursday, April 3, 2025!

• Health factors including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, smoking
• How genetics and family health history affect your risk
• Recognizing symptoms to better advocate for yourself and your loved ones
• Promoting community education and engagement
• Cooking demonstration

Moderator:

Frankye Myers, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Executive Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverside Health

Our Expert Panelists:

• Torry Pledger, M.D. Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
• Jatifa Harris, MSN-Ed, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, SCRN, Quality Director of Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Service Lines, Riverside Health
• Shonna Johnson, M.D., Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
• Mary Haigh, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, Director of Emergency Services, Riverside Health
• Wendy Bunting, MS, CCC-SLP, System Director for Rehabilitation & Wellness Services, Riverside Health
• Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, EVMS

Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart

Join us for our 2025 Health Equity Panel: Heart Safe, Stroke Smart on Thursday, April 3, 2025!

We will talk about the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and the steps you can take to reduce your personal risk of stroke and heart attack.

• Wellness, nutrition, exercise, stress management
• Health factors including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, blood sugar, smoking
• How genetics and family health history affect your risk
• Recognizing symptoms to better advocate for yourself and your loved ones

Moderator:

Frankye Myers, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Executive Vice President/Chief Nurse Executive, Riverside Health

Our Expert Panelists:

• Torry Pledger, M.D. Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
• Jatifa Harris, MSN-Ed, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, SCRN, Quality Director of Neuroscience & Cardiovascular Service Lines, Riverside Health
• Shonna Johnson, M.D., Family Medicine, Primary Care, Riverside Health
• Mary Haigh, MSN, RN, CEN, NE-BC, Director of Emergency Services, Riverside Health
• Wendy Bunting, MS, CCC-SLP, System Director for Rehabilitation & Wellness Services, Riverside Health
• Luisel Ricks-Santi, Ph.D., Senior Associate Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, EVMS

At 5 p.m. we will have an interactive hour that includes a resource fair, blood pressure checks, exercise demonstrations, food, free merchandise & giveaways. An expert panel discussion will begin at 6:00 p.m.

To register, click on the yellow REGISTER NOW button to the right and complete the form and questions. For more information, please email Toiya Sosa at [email protected].

This event will be held in person and the panel discussion will be streamed online. Once registered for the event, you will be provided the link to join the panel discussion LIVE.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about preventing stroke & heart disease for all. We look forward to you joining us at this great event!

33rd Annual Hampton Roads Trauma Symposium

Thank you for your interest in the 33rd Annual Hampton Roads Trauma Symposium which will be held on Friday, April 11, 2025. The target audience for this symposium is emergency physicians, trauma surgeons, physicians, RNs, EMS and other healthcare professionals and providers interested in trauma care.  

Please join us for a day focused on What Remains: Navigating the path After the Trauma Bay.

Registration fees are as follows:

Physicians: $150
Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant: $120
Nurses / EMS / Allied Health: $90
Full-Time Student: $50 (letter of faculty approval required)
Exhibitors: $1,000 per table

Registration is required, therefore please click the yellow REGISTER NOW button and complete the form.
Deadline to register is April 9, 2025.

Exhibitors will also register on this site through Riverside by clicking the yellow REGISTER NOW button.
Deadline for exhibitors to register is April 9, 2025. Exhibitor registration includes a table to showcase product/institution.  

Conference questions, please contact Cassie Herman via email or call 757-612-7213. We look forward to you joining us this year!