Oregon Center for Nursing

Friday Huddle: Extended Cut - Oregon's Healthcare Workforce Index Explained
2025-12-12 09:00 - 09:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
Join us for a focused Friday Huddle Extended Cut on December 12 @ 9 AM where we’ll explore our new report Oregon Healthcare Workforce Index: Understanding Nursing in the Broader Healthcare Labor Market. This session will dig into how nursing intersects with the broader healthcare workforce, and how roles like medical assistants, respiratory therapists, and advanced practitioners shape nursing dynamics in Oregon.
Read the full report here.
What to expect:

A short overview of key findings from the Index (growth, shortage, turnover, wages across 35 occupations)

Discussion of what these findings mean for nursing workforce planning in Oregon

Time for questions and discussion—bring your insights and questions

Why attend:

Get a clear, data-grounded view of how nursing doesn’t exist in a vacuum

Understand how pressure points elsewhere in the healthcare workforce ripple into nursing

Position your team or organization with clearer insights into workforce strategy

Who should attend:
Nursing workforce planners, healthcare leaders, HR and staffing professionals, educators, policymakers, and anyone interested in how the broader health labor market impacts nursing in Oregon.
We hope you’ll join us!

OCN Virtual Friday Huddle
2026-01-16 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-23 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-01-30 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-06 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-13 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-20 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-02-27 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-03-06 08:00 - 09:00 and 19 more dates | https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpceyopz0qGdwHHFjmmhzPtAUys4VsdA1E
Convene. Connect. Collaborate.
Fridays at 8:00 a.m. PT | Free | Online via Zoom
The Friday Huddle is a weekly virtual gathering of Oregon nursing workforce leaders and stakeholders. Hosted by the Oregon Center for Nursing, this series offers a space for real-time updates, shared insights, and collaborative conversation.
Whether you're leading workforce strategy, navigating policy changes, or just looking to stay connected with peers across the state, Friday Huddles are your space to learn and share.
🟣 What to Expect:

Brief updates from OCN and special guests

Spotlights on current nursing workforce issues

Open space for questions, dialogue, and shared solutions

Each session is just one hour, held live via Zoom.
🔗 Want to Learn More?
Visit our Friday Huddle program page to explore FAQs, past topics, and how to participate.

NurseLearn Speaker Series: "Why the Usual Wellness Advice isn't Working-And What Might"
2026-01-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Zoom Webinar (link provided upon registration)
What’s really behind the stress nurses carry, and what can be done about it?
Join Dawne Schoenthal for a grounded, eye-opening session that explores five key occupational harms affecting nurses and caregivers today: compassion fatigue, moral and ethical misalignment, vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and burnout. You’ll learn how to tell the difference between what’s manageable and what’s removable, and walk away with tools to respond, advocate, and feel less alone in what you’re experiencing.

Define and differentiate key occupational stress harms, including compassion fatigue, moral & ethical misalignment, vicarious trauma, secondary trauma, and burnout.
Describe systemic contributors to nurse distress in community-based care and adult foster home settings, and identify strategies for partnering with employers to foster healthier work environments.
Apply personal and professional tools for recognizing, responding to, and mitigating the impact of workplace trauma and stress.

Register HERE.

2026 NurseLearn Conference: Vision to Impact
2026-03-09 00:00 | Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
The 2026 NurseLearn Conference, Vision to Impact, is a one-day, in-person event focused on advancing excellence in community-based and long-term care.

Join to take part in:

Expert-led sessions on dementia, wound care, leadership & more (feat. nationally recognized psychiatrist and gerontologist Dr. Cliff Singer as the keynote)

5 CEs available for nurses and administrators
Practical, real-world insights you can take back to your team

A unique conference experience inside OMSI!

Registration: https://www.nurselearn-conference.com/
(Early-Bird is available for a limited time!)
