
WPHP’s 30th Annual Reunion
Annual Reunion
June 7-8, 2025
WPHP’s Annual Reunion event is a special opportunity that features a program of inspiring speakers and workshops. Attendees unite and support each other on the journey of recovery in a unique Pacific Northwest setting. CE credits are also available!
Annual Reunion Information & Registration
If you are interested in attending WPHP’s 30th Annual Reunion, please click here for information on the event and the registration link. Please contact admin@wphp.org or call 206-583-0127 for EventBrite password.
Annual Reunion Speakers
Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM – Presentation: The Other Addictions
Dr. Emily Brunner is board-certified in family medicine and is a distinguished fellow in the field of addiction medicine. She has experience treating addiction in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Dr. Brunner specializes in trauma-informed clinical treatment of substance use disorders with a comprehensive and compassionate approach. She has been involved in leadership of the Minnesota Society of Addiction Medicine and is on the national board of the American Society of Addiction. Dr. Brunner is a passionate advocate for improving the care of patients with substance use disorder across the healthcare system, and specifically in advocating for increased utilization of medications for opioid use disorder across all levels of care. She has also been recognized as a Top Doctor for addiction medicine by Minnesota Magazine in 2020 and 2021. Dr. Brunner is Medical Director of Gateway Recovery and Recovering Hope and does trainings on behalf of Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
Stefanie Simmons, MD – Presentation: Advocacy Efforts to Support Mental Health of Healthcare Workforce
Dr. Stefanie Simmons is the Chief Medical Officer at the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation and is a board-certified emergency medicine physician. She was the primary advisor to NIOSH for the Impact WellbeingTM guide for healthcare leaders, leads multi-state programs to improve the operational environment of care and remove barriers to mental health care, and serves as a national thought leader in healthcare worker well-being. Dr. Simmons served as the Vice President of Patient and Clinician Experience for Envision for over 7 years, serving 26,000 physicians and advanced practice providers with a focus on professional well-being, including translational research and programs designed to bring well-being best practices to clinical environments. She served as lead clinical faculty for the Experience Project Wellbeing program. Dr. Simmons earned her bachelor of science and medical doctor degrees from University of Michigan and completed residency training at the University of Michigan/St. Joseph Mercy emergency medicine residency. She has completed additional training in medical education, research methods, coaching, and positive organizational psychology.
Jeffrey Sung, MD – Presentation: Physician Suicide
Dr. Jeffrey Sung is a board-certified psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. His work includes training and advisory roles with Forefront Suicide Prevention and the Center for Suicide Prevention and Recovery. He has developed and delivered trainings on suicide prevention, suicide care, and responding to patient suicide locally and nationally for a broad range of health professionals, lay audiences and organizations, including technology companies and the U.S. Navy. For 17 years, he provided psychiatric care in downtown Seattle through a Health Care for Homeless Network grant. Dr. Sung also maintains a private practice for patient care, training, forensic and clinical consultation.
Carolyn McCarthy – Workshop: Mindfulness Self-Compassion
Carolyn McCarthy teaches in the hopes of moving us, individually and collectively, toward healing, wholeness, and love. Carolyn is a certified teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion, and Mindful-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) by Mindfulness Northwest, where she has taught for the last five years. A student of social justice, she uses mindfulness to face difficult truths within and without. Zest, warmth, and wit enliven her teaching. Core practices: sitting meditation, time outside, and solo living room dance parties. Visit her online at www.carolynmcc.com.
Accreditation - CE
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by CineMed and the Washington Physicians Health Program. CineMed is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians
CineMed designates this live activity for 5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Dentists and Oral Health Professionals
Cine-Med is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider (January 1 – December 31, 2025). ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.
Cine-Med designates this activity for 5 continuing education credits.
Other Healthcare Professionals
All other healthcare professionals will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for activities designated for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, consult your professional licensing board.
Scholarships
Thanks to our generous donors, WPHP has scholarship funds available to fully underwrite first time attendees and to assist returning attendees experiencing financial hardship. If you are interested in scholarship support, please apply when registering. You will be asked to provide additional information to determine eligibility. Applicants will be notified if they receive a scholarship. Scholarship awards may not cover the entire cost of Reunion participation and only covers registration fees and lodging accommodations at the venue during the Reunion event. Scholarships are open now and close March 31!
The WPHP Reunion is only able to accommodate participants and their adult family/key support guests. Please call WPHP directly if you need support with the cost of childcare to facilitate your attendance.
Donations
WPHP has three established donation funds designed to assist program participants:
- Thomas Hornbein, M.D. Fund
- The Lynn R. Hankes, M.D. Reunion Scholarship Fund
- The Daniel O’Neill Family Fund
As is our tradition, last year generous donors stepped forward and underwrote scholarships for 21 participants/key support’s who otherwise would not have been able to attend the reunion. WPHP expresses heartfelt gratitude for this strong show of generosity. As you register this year, we encourage you to perpetuate this tradition by donating an amount that is meaningful to you. Thank you so much!
Whether it is time for the WPHP Annual Reunion, the FSPHP Conference and Annual Membership Meeting, or the IDAA Annual Conference, we want you to have easy access to all of the wellness resources available to healthcare professionals.
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