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Group Medical Visits

A focus on health and well-being

Integrative Health Group Visits at Hennepin Healthcare are a fulfilling way to approach your care with a focus on health and well-being from a holistic, integrative, functional medicine perspective. Sharing these appointments among a community of people can result in more confidence, provide more time for questions and dialogue, build upon self-care and learn new mind-body skills, and mindfulness practices and extend the care received in a “one-on-one” patient-provider visit. The integrative providers at Hennepin Healthcare offer several Group Medical Visit series on topics where you can participate in a new way of taking charge of your health and well-being.

Offered Monthly

Continuing Health and Wellbeing Monthly Series | Kara Parker, MD and Cass McLaughlin, BAS

  • Monthly, Monday evening appointment series with guest presenters on Integrative Health and Wellbeing sharing evidence-based researched modalities from 5:45 – 7:45 pm.
  • Offered as a monthly Group Medical Visit series, online via Zoom through MyChart.
  • Dates: To be determined, along with topics, and presenters starting in early 2024.

2023

Ear Accu Points for Managing Pain, Stress, and Anxiety Drop-In/Check-In | Sue Haddow, MD and Cass McLaughlin, BAS

This innovative and simple treatment known as “Battlefield Acupuncture,” has been shown to ease pain, stress, and anxiety through the use of small ear needles, beads, or seeds. We combine Ear Points with a Mind-Body Skill practice.

  • Drop-In/Check-Ina Tuesday afternoon appointment from 3:45 – 5:00 pm in September and continuing from 1:00 – 2:30 pm in October – December.
  • Dates: Available most weeks except for October 24, November 7, 14, and 21 through December 19, 2023.
  • Dates: To be determined in 2024.

Download the flyer for Ear Acu-Points for Pain Drop-ins 

Blood Sugar Balance; An Integrative Approach to Diabetes and Protecting Heart and Brain Health | Stefanie Stevenson, MD

  • Blood sugar balance plays a key role in these chronic conditions.
  • Eight–weekly, Thursday morning appointment series from October 12 – December 7, 2023 (skipping November 23), from 9:45 – 11:45 am.
  • Whittier Clinic, 2nd Floor Group Visit space. Offered as a HYBRID series:
    in-person and virtual video visits.(Check-in 15 minutes early).

Download the flyer for Blood Sugar Balance

Download the flyer for Blood Sugar Balance Quarterly Drop-in, for past participants who may want more support, and for those new to group medical visit participants who want to try it out.

  • Check-in/Drop-in Quarterly, dates for 2023 are August 16 and November 15.
  • Online Video Group Medical Visits through MyChart via Zoom.

Life Beyond Cancer Group Medical Visit Drop-ins, Check-ins | Stefanie Stevenson, MD

This group medical visit series is for individuals who have experienced a cancer diagnosis.

  • For past LBC participants who may want more support and for those new to group medical visits who may want to try these group medical visits out.
  • Learn about the effects of stress, sleep, and nutritional needs, explore mind-body skills, incorporate safe physical movement, and find shared social support in this dynamic group setting.
  • Quarterly, Thursday morning appointments from 8:00 – 9:30
  • Date: Remaining visit 2023 October 18, 2023.
  • Online Video Group Medical Visit through MyChart via Zoom.

Download the flyer for Life Beyond Cancer Quarterly Drop-in, Check-ins

Rest and Renewal Lifestyle | Kara Parker, MD

  • Explore integrative therapies and healing practices for stress management, nutrition, sleep, movement, and connection as we look at the importance of rest and renewal from a whole-person, functional medicine perspective.
  • Six–weekly, Wednesday morning appointment series
  • Dates: November 16 – December 20, from 10 am – 12:00 pm.
  • Online Video Group Medical Visit via Zoom through MyChart

Download the flyer for Rest and Renewal

 

Future Group Medical Visit offerings

For information on these future offerings when they are scheduled, please call and leave a voicemail at 612-873-8048 or email [email protected]

Staying Healthy: Recovering and Regaining Health from long-COVID | Kara Parker, MD

  • For those with Long /Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-COVID 2 Infection (PASC)
  • Support with learning about and practicing lifestyle changes to function at your best for a fuller recovery.
  • Seven–weekly Wednesday morning appointment series online through MyChart from 10 am-12:00 pm, via Zoom.
  • Dates: To be determined in January 2024.

Easing Pain Holistically: Emotions and Chronic Pain | Sue Haddow, MD and Marchion Hinton, PhD, LP

Easing Pain Holistically: Emotions and Chronic Pain, knowing that pain affects our entire being (body/mind/spirit), this Group Medial Visit series will explore easing pain through emotional wellness from various perspectives including cognitive-based psychology and integrative and functional medicine. Healing from the heart.

  • Eight–weekly, Tuesday afternoon appointments series from 1:30 – 3:30 pm,
  • Dates to be determined February 2024.
  • This will be an in-person series at Whittier Clinic.

Easing Pain Holistically: Muscle and Joint Pain | Rachel Silva, MD, MPH, Elspeth Ronnander, MS, APRN, CNP, Catherine Justice, DPT, C-IAYT, Kate Shafto, MD, and guest presenters.

Easing Pain Holistically: Muscles and Joints, knowing that pain affects our entire being (body/mind/spirit), this Group Medial Visit series will explore easing muscle and joint pain through integrative, functional, and mind-body medicine approaches and resources.

  • Eight–weekly Thursday afternoon appointments series from 1:30 – 3:30 pm.
  • Dates: To be determined Spring of 2024.
  • This is an in-person series at the Whittier Clinic.

Easing Pain Holistically: Headaches | Rachel Bakanowski, NP, Catherine Justice, DPT, C-IAYT, and Susan Haddow, MD

Easing Pain Holistically: Headaches, knowing that pain affects our entire being (body/mind/spirit), this Group Medial Visit series will explore easing headache pain from various perspectives including integrative, functional, and mind-body medicine.

  • Eight–weekly, Wednesday morning appointments series, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
  • Dates: To be determined TBD in Spring of 2024.
  • This will be an in-person series at the East Lake Clinic.

Mind Body Skills for Health and Wellbeing | Sue Haddow, MD and Cass McLaughlin, BAS

  • An evidence-based Mind-Body Medicine program to develop your mind-body connection, and skills and implement practices that may impact your goals for continued health and well-being.
  • Eight–weekly Tuesday afternoon appointment series online via Zoom in MyChart from 1:30 – 3:30 pm
  • Dates: To be determined in 2024.

Life Beyond Cancer Group Medical Visits | Stefanie Stevenson, MD

This group medical visit series is for individuals who have experienced a cancer diagnosis.

  • Learn about nutritional needs, explore mind-body skills, incorporate safe physical movement, and find shared social support in this dynamic group setting.
  • Eight - weekly Thursday morning appointments from 10 am - 12:00 pm
  • Dates: To be determined when there is enough interest.

Weight Management and Health Essentials | Iesha Galloway-Gilliam, MD

Offered through the Comprehensive Weight Management Clinic, (CWMC)

  • Learn the basics for healthy weight management and support to move forward with your goals.
  • Four – weekly, in-person visits
  • Dates: To be determined.

What happens in a Group Visit?

A group visit is just like a visit with your doctor/provider.  The difference is that the visit is with a group of people (average 10 – 16) together seeing the doctor/providers.  Group Visits are about focusing on your health and wellness goals as it relates to your conditions and health concerns. In these longer appointments (1.5 – 2 hours), you can ask questions of the providers and learn from each other in the group and get support from your community. Each visit includes facilitated mindfulness and mind-body skills practices for well-being which you may choose to practice at home.

Schedule Group Visit Appointments if you:

  • are a registered patient with Hennepin Healthcare (you do not have to have your primary doctor in the Hennepin Healthcare System. Call 612-873-8048 to register with Hennepin Healthcare.)
  • are interested in holistic, integrative, and functional health and well-being resources
  • want community support from others, can manage to be in a small group setting, and plan to attend all virtual or in-person
  • and you are covered by Medicaid/Medicare, Medical Assistance, and Hennepin Healthcare / Hennepin County employee plans. Co-pays and deductibles apply similarly to one-on-one level 2, 3, or 4 primary doctor’s visits. Check with your insurance provider as to whether your insurer covers seeing a primary provider at Hennepin Healthcare.

Contact

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Cass McLaughlin, BAS

MBSR/Coordinator/Teacher
Group Medical Visits Coordinator/Co-Facilitator
Mind-Body Skills/Facilitator
[email protected]
612-873-8048