BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250122T173000Z DTEND:20250122T190000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:WIB-Leading Through Loss: Transforming Workplaces with Compassion With Jill Kottmeier DESCRIPTION:Leading Through Loss with Jill Kottmeier\n\n\n Participants will understand grief as a universal experience that shapes personal and professional lives.\n Participants will examine how grief appears in the workplace\, affecting teams\, relationships\, productivity and wellbeing.\n Participants will learn tools to foster a grief informed culture\, offering tangible support for grieving colleagues.\n\n\n\n\nJill Kottmeier\, RN & Thanatologist\, has dedicated her career to providing compassionate bereavement care and crisis response to patients\, families and staff. While focusing on palliative and bereavement care within the perinatal realm\, Jill has walked alongside families during their most heart wrenching moments. Her ultimate goal is to create a safe space for all people that are grieving.\n\n\n\nRecognizing the profound impact of death and trauma on both patients and healthcare workers\, she developed a program for employee grief support and co-founded the first crisis response team at Northwest Community Hospital\, which now serves the entire Endeavor Health System. Through these initiatives\, Jill has formalized her role in supporting the wellbeing of hospital staff\, addressing grief in the workplace\, destigmatizing mental health\, and providing essential education on crisis intervention for leaders and colleagues.\n\n\n\nJill's commitment to her field is evident through her pursuit of a Master's Degree in Thanatology\, demonstrating a dedication to the in-depth study of death\, dying and bereavement. Her story showcases not only her professional achievements but also her compassion and commitment to the holistic wellbeing of both patients and healthcare workers she supports. Her expertise in thanatology further enriches her ability to provide nuanced and comprehensive support to those navigating the complexities of grief and loss.\n\n\n\nJill's Credentials and Career Highlights\n\n\n Certified in Perinatal Loss Care\n Certified in Compassionate Bereavement Care\n Honored for Nursing Excellence at NCH 2009\n Owen Award Recipient 2017 \n Daisy award nominee 2013\, 2014\, 2016\, 2017\n Employee of the Year 2019\n Developed & Implemented RISE Crisis Response Team at NCH 2021 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Leading Through Loss with Jill Kottmeier
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\nJill Kottmeier\, RN &\; Thanatologist\, has dedicated her career to providing compassionate bereavement care and crisis response to patients\, families and staff. While focusing on palliative and bereavement care within the perinatal realm\, Jill has walked alongside families during their most heart wrenching moments. \; Her ultimate goal is to create a safe space for all people that are grieving.
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\nRecognizing the profound impact of death and trauma on both patients and healthcare workers\, she developed a program for employee grief support and co-founded the first crisis response team at Northwest Community Hospital\, which now serves the entire Endeavor Health System. Through these initiatives\, Jill has formalized her role in supporting the wellbeing of hospital staff\, addressing grief in the workplace\, destigmatizing mental health\, and providing essential education on crisis intervention for leaders and colleagues.
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\nJill&rsquo\;s commitment to her field is evident through her pursuit of a Master&rsquo\;s Degree in Thanatology\, demonstrating a dedication to the in-depth study of death\, dying and bereavement. \; Her story showcases not only her professional achievements but also her compassion and commitment to the holistic wellbeing of both patients and healthcare workers she supports. \; Her expertise in thanatology further enriches her ability to provide nuanced and comprehensive support to those navigating the complexities of grief and loss.
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\n LOCATION:Schaumburg Corporate Center Conference Rooms UID:e.9129.7027 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T115752Z URL:http://business.schaumburgbusiness.com/events/details/wib-leading-through-loss-transforming-workplaces-with-compassion-with-jill-kottmeier-7027 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR