Dr. Christina Bowen

Chief WellBeing Officer ECU Health

Christina Bowen, MD, is currently the ECU Health Chief Well-being Officer and the Medical Director for the The Center for Healthy Living and The Dare County Health Department. Married to an Orthopedic Surgeon, Bowen has three children and 2 dogs, Idaho and Quinoa. Dr. Bowen enjoys strength training, running, prayer/meditation, water-skiing, snow-skiing, reading and spending time with her friends. In addition, she loves traveling with her family.

Day 2: From Insight to Impact: Operationalizing Patient Experience

1:40 PM Private Workshop (Invite-Only) – Taste Matters: Elevating the Eating Experience for Patients

Kyle Pyron, Global Head of Marketing & SVP US Healthcare and Seniors Marketing, Sodexo

Christina Bowen, MD, ABOIM, DipACLM; Chief Well-being Officer, ECU Health

Amanda Smith, Vice President, US Clinicia Brand Marketing, Sodexo

Explore the critical role of taste, texture, and presentation in supporting patient healing and satisfaction. Through an immersive group activity, participants will gain a new perspective of the in-patient dining experience. This session will connect the importance of taste, food as medicine, and the broader impact of nutrition on clinical outcomes, emotional well-being, and the overall patient experience.

Gain firsthand insight into how patients experience hospital meals and identify opportunities to enhance satisfaction through simple but meaningful changes
Learn strategies for aligning culinary services with wellness goals, integrating food as medicine into patient care models
Walk away with actionable ideas for collaborating across departments to create a more human-centered, healing dining experience in your organization

Day 3: Shaping What’s Next: Designing the Future of Experience

1:15 PM Closing Session: Meditation and Manifesting Successful Patient Experience Through 2026

As we wrap up our time together, join us for a calming, intentional close to the conference—one that invites reflection, connection, and forward vision. This guided meditation and open sharing circle will help you pause, breathe, and integrate everything you've taken in over the past few days.

Together, we’ll reflect on the challenges ahead, the commitments we want to make, and the impact we each hope to have. Through mindfulness and shared intention, we’ll center ourselves around one common goal: building a more compassionate, equitable, and human healthcare experience in 2026 and beyond.

Leave feeling grounded, inspired, and reconnected to your purpose.

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Christina.

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