Today begins the third Global Healthcare Conference that is held at Loma Linda University every other year. With attendees from all over the world, this conference is an opportunity for health care professionals to come together in a collaboration of learning. The importance of working together and learning from peer health care administrators from around the globe is highly emphasized in this conference environment.
This year’s theme is “Embracing the Future,” with each day filled with programs that pinpoint this idea. From the opening plenary event on Thursday, Oct. 16, to the full day of presentations and group sessions with interactive workshops on Sunday, Oct. 19, a full schedule has been planned for attendees.
While conference attendance has reached the maximum capacity, there is one event that members of the Loma Linda community are encouraged to attend. A vespers, Friday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. will be held in Damazo Amphitheater in the Centennial Complex.
Guest speakers and Loma Linda University School of Medicine (LLUSM) alumni Gillian Seton, MD (’08), and James Appel, MD (’00), will present their personal experiences serving as medical missionaries through Adventist Health International (AHI).
Both graduates are serving in the mission field as Deferred Mission Appointees. The evening will be filled with stories of triumph and struggle as Seton and Appel share what they have endured these past few months when dealing with unexpected challenges that came from working in West Africa at Seventh-day Adventist Cooper Hospital.
Those who have registered for the whole conference, or plan to attend the vespers program will be impacted through the heartfelt stories told and lessons learned. Each participant is bringing something to share, and this opportunity provides a unique opportunity to join together to “Embrace the Future.”
To learn more and view the conference via livestream, please visit lluglobal.com/conference.