March 4, 2026 Forum

The March 4th, 2026 Salus Forum was convened for the nineteenth time. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Fish who brought in the opportunities and challenges associated with the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 30, 2026
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February 4 Forum

The Salus Forum was convened for the eighteenth time on February 4, 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Jeff Smith, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Bergquist who introduced the concept of late-life doula. The ensuing […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On March 2, 2026
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2025 Salus Forums

Our ninth Health Care Forum was held on January 8, 2025. It focused on the US Farm Bill and its impact on American Health. The tenth Health Care Forum focusing on collaborative ventures in American health care was held on February 5,2025. Dialogue engaged during the eleventh Salus Health Care Forum focused on ways to […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On February 19, 2026
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Salus Forum: January 7, 2026

The seventeenth Salus Forum was convened on January 7, 2026. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Mills who introduced the concept of master adaptive leadership. The ensuing dialogue centered on the […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On February 2, 2026
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Salus Forum December 3, 2025

This forum is the sixteenth in the Salus Health Care Forum series, and second in the current set of forums It was convened on December 3, 2025. In attendance were William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Jeff Smith, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On January 5, 2026
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Salus Health Care Forum: November 5, 2025

The fifteenth Salus Health Care Forum, and first in the second series of forums was convened on November 5, 2025. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Craig McEwen, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Dr. Fish, who summarized findings and […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On November 26, 2025
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Salus Health Care Forum July 2, 2025

The fourteenth Salus Health Care Forum was convened on July 2, 2025. In attendance were Mitch Applegate, William Bergquist, Jeremy Fish, Bill Gillanders, Walt Mills, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. A special guest was invited to participate in this forum: Craig McEwen, Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Political Economy and Sociology Emeritus at Bowdoin College.  […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On July 23, 2025
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Salus June 4, 2025

In attendance at the June 4th, 2025 session of the Salus Health Care Forum were Mitch Applegate, Molly Baskette, William Bergquist, Jerome Fish, Bill Gillanders, Gay Teurman, and Jack Westfall.   The Trigger topic for this thirteenth Salus Forum was provided by Gay Teurman, who offered insights regarding operations of the gut in human neurobiology, and […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On July 1, 2025
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Salus Forum: May 7, 2025

The twelfth Salus Health Care Forum was convened on May 7, 2025. In attendance were William Bergquist, Jerome Fish, Bill Gillanders, Gay Teurman, and Mark Vukalcic. A special guest was invited to participate in this forum: Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS, clinical professor and vice chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery and Heindl Scholar […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On May 28, 2025
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Salus Forum April 2, 2025

The eleventh Salus Health Care Forum was convened on April 2, 2025. In attendance were William Bergquist, Jerome Fish, Bill Gillanders, Gay Teurman, Mark Vukalcic, and Jack Westfall. The Trigger topic for this forum was provided by Bill Gillanders, who offered the challenging proposition that narratives might be the most effective ways in which to […]
  • Posted by Bill Bergquist
  • On April 21, 2025
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