Bridge Lunch Break on Aug. 30 focuses on worker shortages in health care
Bridge Michigan invites readers to free Zoom discussion from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, about worker shortages in healthcare and potential solutions.
Panelists will include Brian Peters, CEO of the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, Rachel Ruddock, director of workforce and health professions training at the Michigan Primary Care Association, and Michelle Wein, director of research at the Michigan Health Council. Bridge Michigan Health Reporter Robin Erb will moderate the discussion.
Participants can ask questions of our panelists via the Zoom chat feature throughout the event. Pull up a chair, grab your lunch and join us for this interactive discussion!
Please fill out our Lunch Break registration form to be sent a calendar invitation to the event, including the Zoom link. This registration form also includes an opportunity to submit questions for our reporters.
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Bridge’s Lunch Break monthly series focuses on timely topics facing our state. Previous events have discussed efforts to educate students for careers in Michigan, solutions to gun violence in Michigan, November 2022’s general election results, youth mental health in Michigan and Michigan’s new redistricting maps.
How to join this live Zoom discussion
To be invited to participate in this hour-long discussion, please complete this form and we’ll send you the link via a Google Calendar invitation to your email inbox. You can also pre-submit your questions to our team on this form.
To learn more about how to join a Zoom meeting, watch this short video. Zoom is free to use, and you can use the video call function on your computer, tablet or phone, or you can call into the meeting using the conference line function.
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We look forward to talking with you on Aug. 30.
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