Jason Lohr, Jessie Lopez Abdul-Karim: Healthcare that Transforms: From Intentionality to Impact

Objectives:1. Recognize that Jesus, our compassionate Savior, continues to bring healing, hope, and transformation today, and describe how Christ’s healing ministry provides a model for compassionate, whole-person patient care.2. Describe the connection between mind, body, and spiritual health, including the effects of chronic stress, hope, and faith on physical and emotional well-being, as essential components of holistic healing that reflect the restorative message of the gospel.3. Identify the NEWSTART principles, with particular emphasis on Trust in Divine Power, and describe how they can complement conventional medical care in supporting healing and recovery.4. Identify practical principles for cultivating greater peace and emotional well-being that can bring hope and transformation to both patients and healthcare providers.

Healthcare that transforms is more than a slogan-it is a movement. In this session, we will explore how SAC Health intentionally integrates spiritual care into everyday clinic practice, for both employees and patients, and partners with local churches and faith-based organizations, turning compassionate vision into measurable impact on patient outcomes and community wellbeing.Objectives:1. Describe the role of intentional, whole-person care—including spiritual assessment and support—in improving employee and patient outcomes in underserved communities.2. Identify practical strategies for integrating spiritual care into clinical workflows, using SAC Health as a model for collaboration between healthcare teams and faith-based organizations.3. Evaluate opportunities to develop and sustain partnerships with local churches and community organizations to extend care beyond the clinic and address social and spiritual determinants of health.

Healthcare professionals increasingly encounter patients whose experiences of identity, sexuality, family, faith, and belonging create complex challenges in the clinical setting. This presentation explores how the example of Jesus provides a framework for approaching LGBTQ+ patients with dignity, compassion, humility, and truth while developing practical communication skills that strengthen trust and support whole-person care.Objectives:1. Identify biblical principles demonstrated by Jesus in caring for people from complex cultural, social, and religious backgrounds.2. Describe psychological, relational, developmental, and social factors that may influence identity development and contribute to identity-related distress.3. Apply practical, compassionate communication skills when caring for LGBTQ+ patients while respecting their dignity, autonomy, and individual experiences.4. Recognize opportunities to build trust and provide whole-person care that addresses physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual dime

Objectives:1. Recognize the role of dentistry as part of Christ’s comprehensive healing ministry and describe how oral healthcare can restore physical function, dignity, and hope.2. Describe how collaboration among dentists, endodontists, dental assistants, hygienists, and dental laboratory professionals can enhance the quality and sustainability of dental care in mission settings.3. Discuss practical methods for integrating endodontic treatment and dental laboratory support to provide comprehensive restorative care in resource-limited communities.4. Identify essential steps in preparing for successful dental mission trips, including spiritual preparation, team organization, equipment planning, case selection, infection control, cultural awareness, and coordination with local healthcare partners.5. Apply principles of servant leadership, mentorship, and teamwork, flowing from a heart surrendered to Christ, to develop sustainable dental ministries that continue beyond short-term mission trips and strengthen lo

Christ’s healing ministry combined compassion, service, and restoration of the whole person. This presentation will explore how endodontics, dental laboratory collaboration, and thoughtful mission preparation can create effective and sustainable dental outreach programs. Participants will learn practical strategies for preparing dental mission teams and using clinical excellence as a pathway to share Christ’s love and bring lasting hope to communities in need.Objectives:1. Recognize the role of dentistry as part of Christ’s comprehensive healing ministry and understand how oral healthcare can restore physical function, dignity, and hope.2. Describe how collaboration among dentists, endodontists, dental assistants, hygienists, and dental laboratory professionals can enhance the quality and sustainability of dental care in mission settings.3. Discuss practical methods for integrating endodontic treatment and dental laboratory support to provide comprehensive restorative care in resource-limited communities.4. I