The
Friday
Huddle
A Weekly Forum for Workforce Insight and Connection
Hosted by the Oregon Center for Nursing, the Friday Huddle is a longstanding, virtual forum that brings together nursing workforce leaders, educators, and stakeholders across Oregon. Each week, participants surface real-time issues, share observations, and connect across institutions, creating a space for timely, unscripted, and solution-oriented dialogue.
Held every Friday at 8:00 a.m. PT via Zoom, the Friday Huddle is open to all and free to attend. Whether you're advancing system change, navigating policy shifts, or gathering intelligence from the field, the Huddle offers a grounded view of the nursing landscape in motion.
2025 Holiday Friday Huddle Schedule:Â NO FRIDAY HUDDLE ON:Â 11/28, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, or 01/09. HAPPY HOLIDAYS! Enjoy the break!
Extended Cut Sessions
Extended Cuts are longer-format sessions held a few times each year to provide deeper coverage of high-impact topics affecting Oregon’s nursing workforce. These sessions feature invited guests, statewide initiatives, or complex issues that require more time than the standard weekly Huddle. Unlike the regular Friday Huddle, Extended Cuts are recorded and published for ongoing reference.
Upcoming Extended Cut
Oregon’s Healthcare Workforce Index Explained
Join us for a focused Extended Cut where we’ll walk through the new Oregon Healthcare Workforce Index and what it reveals about the broader labor market shaping nursing in Oregon. In this session will examine how trends across 35 healthcare occupations, from medical assistants to advanced practitioners, affect nursing demand, workload, and staffing stability.
You’ll hear a brief overview of key findings, followed by insight into how these market dynamics can inform workforce planning, strategy, and operational decision-making. Participants will have time for questions and discussion.
Date & Time
December 12, 2025 | 9:00–9:30 a.m. PST
Free and online
Recent Extended Cuts
Access recordings from this year's Extended Cuts, including expert insights, statewide perspectives, and briefing materials. These sessions provide context that is not captured in the weekly Huddle summaries.
From Insight to Action in Oregon’s Nursing Workforce
A focused review of Oregon’s RN Well-Being initiative, summarizing insights from the statewide surveys, lessons from 18 pilot sites, and the close of the grant-funded phase. The webinar outlines the system-level factors driving nurse stress and presents practical tools organizations can use to strengthen well-being and support a sustainable workforce.
November 14, 2025
A Conversation with Senator Jeff Merkley
A statewide workforce discussion featuring U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, focused on upcoming federal healthcare policy changes and their implications for Oregon’s nursing workforce. Hear included perspectives from local nursing leaders, highlighting current challenges, policy priorities, and the role of nurses in shaping decisions.
September 16, 2025
Medicaid & Policy Shifts for the Oregon Nursing Workforce
A focused briefing on how federal Medicaid changes could affect Oregon’s nursing workforce, with attention to staffing, reimbursement, and the particular pressures facing rural communities. The discussion, introduced by OCN and led by guest Bob Duehmig, provided data-driven context on county-level impacts and outlined policy shifts..
August 8, 2025
Past Huddle Summaries
These weekly recaps capture the key themes, real-time issues, and shared insights raised during the Friday Huddle. Each summary, shared within 24 hours of the Huddle, provides a concise record of what workforce leaders across Oregon are seeing on the ground, including emerging challenges, system updates, and resources exchanged during the conversation.
Use this library to track patterns over time, revisit discussions you may have missed, or reference context for ongoing projects and planning efforts.
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The Oregon Center for Nursing’s Friday Huddle is a weekly, open-access forum convening leaders, educators, and decision-makers committed to strengthening Oregon’s nursing workforce. Held every Friday via Zoom, these sessions foster timely discussion, peer-to-peer learning, and cross-sector collaboration. Attendees use the Huddle to share updates, identify system challenges, and surface ideas for research and statewide action. Explore past summaries, recorded Extended Cuts, and annual trend analyses to stay informed and connected across Oregon’s evolving healthcare landscape.