Panel of Healthcare Leaders to Discuss Lessons Learned from Pandemic

September 1, 2022

The MMA’s 2022 Annual Conference, Friday, September 23, at St. Paul’s Union Depot, will close with a panel discussion on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that will include leaders from health systems and clinics from across Minnesota.  

Closing session keynote speaker Glenda Eoyang, PhD, HSDP, will act as moderator, and facilitate this panel discussion. Panelists include:   

• Lori Bethke, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Entira Family Clinics  

• Jennifer DeCubellis, Chief Executive Officer, Hennepin Healthcare  

• Krista Skorupa, MD CPE, Division Chair, Regional Practices, Essentia Health  

• Cindy Firkins Smith, MD, Senior Vice President Rural Health, CentraCare  

• Prathibha Varkey, M.B.B.S., President, Mayo Clinic Health System  

They will explore the following:  

• WHAT was the most important lesson that emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic?    

•  SO WHAT has changed permanently—for the better or for the worse—as a result of the pandemic?   

• NOW WHAT can we do to prepare for the next complex disruption to the systems of health and wellbeing in our profession and our communities?  

Through the facilitated conversation, the panelists will share their perspectives on: 

• how their clinics/health systems have been challenged during COVID-19  

• what their response has looked like during this chaotic time; and  

• how they are positioning their clinics/health systems moving forward 

The panelists will also share perspectives unique to where their health system or clinic is located (e.g., rural vs. urban; populations served; etc.) 

For more information and to register for the conference, click here.