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Children’s Minnesota leaders join panels at Becker’s Annual Meeting

Join Children’s Minnesota leaders as they share their insights at Becker’s 14th Annual Meeting. Three of our kid experts will be joining other health leaders from across the country to talk about the future of health care. Learn more below.

Children’s Minnesota speakers

Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO of Children’s Minnesota

Dr. Marc Gorelick, president and CEO, will be speaking on Monday, April 8, from 11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. His session is titled, “Foster a Culture of Trust: What Best CEOs Do Differently.

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James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer at Children’s Minnesota

James Burroughs, senior vice president, government and community relations, chief equity and inclusion officer, will be speaking on Monday, April 8, from 8:45- 9:25 a.m. His session is titled, “Empowering the Workforce: Advancing Meaningful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”

Hillery Shay, senior vice president of marketing and communications at Children’s Minnesota

Hillery Shay, senior vice president of marketing and communications at Children’s Minnesota, will be speaking on Tuesday, April 9, from 10:45-11:25 a.m. Her session is titled, “Take Patient Engagement to the Next Level.”

Learn more about the conference

The Becker’s Healthcare Annual Meeting brings together hundreds of leaders from hospital and health systems across the country to discuss topics such as health IT, consumerism, workforce, finance, executive leadership, value-based care, telehealth, physician burnout, payers, health equity and pharmacy costs. This year’s conference is taking place in Chicago, Illinois. For more details click here.

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