More Than a Dozen Vendors to Display at Empowering Physicians Event

August 14, 2025

Along with the insights of best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD, and University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham, MD, Empowering Physicians: A Night of Learning & Connection event-goers will have an array of vendors with which to interact.   

The event’s premier sponsor, Copic, will be joined by several other medical-related brands at the Hewing Hotel, 300 N. Washington Ave., in Minneapolis on September 26.   

Vendors include:   

Abbott 

Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre System is the #1 prescribed CGM in the world. It’s also the smallest, longest lasting, most discrete sensor. We help patients with diabetes live their lives to the fullest everyday. 

Capitol Park | Mental Health Hospital 

Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital is a premier behavioral health hospital opening near the Capitol of Minnesota in Fall 2025. We offer compassionate, comprehensive inpatient mental health services for adults and seniors, designed to support healing and recovery in a safe, state-of-the-art environment. Your path to wellness starts here. 

Dexcom 

Dexcom is dedicated to helping people better manage their diabetes by developing and marketing continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) products and tools for adult and pediatric patients. Dexcom has set the standard in glucose biosensing for 25 years and counting. Our best-in-class technologies empower people to know what is happening in their bodies in real time, helping them to better understand the many factors that impact their glucose and overall health.  

Ecumen Home Care & Hospice 

We empower individuals and families to confidently navigate aging so that it is a purposeful journey filled with dignity and support. We are a nonprofit faith-based provider of housing, home care, hospice, and adult day services. 

EOSIS 

EOSIS was founded in 1988 to deliver treatment to adults struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Today, we are one of the largest addiction treatment providers and operate many residential and outpatient treatment and detox centers. We are dedicated to healing and recovery by providing evidence-based therapies and programs that help people live their best lives. EOSIS provides evidence-based treatment services, tailored to the needs of the individual, delivered by experienced and certified clinicians across a network of centers. Together, we deliver cutting-edge therapeutic innovation and leadership, uphold a steadfast commitment to quality care, and embody wisdom, collaboration and excellence in all that we do. 

The FootLab 

Refer your patients who need custom orthotics to The FootLab with confidence. We’re staffed by friendly, certified pedorthists, licensed by the state of Minnesota. In just a single, one-hour appointment, patients leave with their finished orthotics. Check out our five-star reviews to learn what people say about the FootLab experience. Convenient, easy to get to location just north of St Paul. No prescription necessary. We do not accept insurance, but HSA and Flex Spending accepted. Orthotics for children, athletes, general public, trade workers and seniors. 

Kate Farms 

Kate Farms offers the broadest range of clinically demonstrated, plant-based medical formulas that are made for tolerance and centered in mission and care. 

Minnesota Disability Determination Services  

The Minnesota Disability Determination Services is the state agency that partners with the Social Security Administration to make the medical decision for individuals who are applying for Social Security Disability. The DDS provides talented medical professionals with a new path to their distinguished careers, touching lives of people nationwide. 

Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council  

Rare isn’t so rare. The Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council advocates for the one in 10 Minnesotans affected by rare diseases. Our mission is to provide advice on research, diagnosis, treatment, and education related to rare diseases. 

Otsuka 

Pfizer 

Phathom Pharmaceuticals 

Phathom Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the treatment landscape and improving the lives of patients suffering from acid-related gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. We believe we can change the status quo of treatment for acid-related disorders. 

Twin Cities Pain Clinic 

Twin Cities Pain Clinic is a specialized, interventional pain management clinic dedicated to providing advanced, evidence-based treatments for complex chronic pain conditions. Our focus on minimally invasive procedures and patient-centered care offers physicians a collaborative opportunity to achieve optimal outcomes and improved quality of life for chronic pain patients. 

For more information about the Empowering Physicians event, including how to register, click here.  

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