Education

Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa Speaker’s Bureau

As a benefit to our community, the speakers and topics listed below are available to local groups free of charge. For more information or to schedule a presentation, call Marketing and Customer Relations at 641.422.7245.

Breast Cancer:
Shari Showalter, Mercy Cancer Center
Cancer Research:
Vicki Peters, Mercy Cancer Center
Cancer Services:
Greg Nelson, Mercy Cancer Center
Cosmetic Surgery
Rene' Recinos, M.D., Ph.D
Customer Service:
Cheri Thomazin, Marketing and Customer Relations
Dialysis/Transplantation:
Kim Wessels, Dialysis
Drinking and Driving:
Mercy Emergency Services Team
Emergency Preparedness/Organizational Safety:
Gail Meyer, Safety Officer
General Health Topics:
Mercy Clinics
General Medicine
Harsha Ganga, MD
Genetics
Lila Courtney, ARNP
Hand Surgery
Rene' Recinos, M.D., Ph.D
Healing Touch/Complementary Therapies:
Sharon Enabnit, Hospice of North Iowa
Home Medical Equipment:
Gloria Heagel, Mercy Home Care
Hospice of North Iowa:
Sharon Enabnit, Dixie Kavars, Hospice of North Iowa
Iowa Hospital Association
"How Hospitals Impact Your Community and State"
Information Technology:
Randy Haskins, Steve Post, Management Information Systems
Lung Cancer:
Lisa Balterria, Mercy Cancer Center
Lymphadenoma:
Lila Courtney, ARNP
Mercy Air Life:
Mercy Emergency Services Team
Mercy Cancer Center Technology:
Blake Dirksen
Mercy Home Care
Jodie Anderson
Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa Overview:
Jim FitzPatrick, CEO, Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa
Palliative Medicine:
David Clark, M.D., Mercy Family Residency; Anne Zook, Palliative Medicine
Pharmacy/Medication Management:
Leman Olson, RPh, Tim Becker, RPh, Mercy Family Pharmacies
Physical Therapy:
Steve Crane, PT, Mercy Rehabilitation Services
Planned Giving:
Scott Smith, Mercy Foundation
Reconstructive Surgery
Rene' Recinos, M.D., Ph.D
Selling Yourself in the Workplace:
Gayla Toebe, Human Resources
Sleep Disorders:
Bob Ziegler, Tina Eckholt, Mercy Sleep Lab
Speech/Language Disorders:
Jere Bartolo, Mercy Rehabilitation Services
Stroke Treatment and Prevention
Jennifer Thoe, RN, MSN, Stroke Care Coordinator
Surgery of Congenital Hand, Face, Foot, and Breast Deformities
Rene' Recinos, M.D., Ph.D
Rural Health Care:
Scott Henderson, M.D., Mercy Family Residency
Tobacco Industry/Smoking:
Jerry White, M.D., Mercy Family Residency
Vascular Services:
Denise Kopp, Mercy Vascular Center