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Connect2Health Conference and WEGO Health Awards Recap

Connect2Health Conference and WEGO Health Awards Recap

Oct 24, 2018 | Medicine & News, Uncategorized | 0 comments

If you weren’t able to tune into the WEGO Health Award ceremony on the main stage at Connect2Health via Facebook live in Boston last week, you can view some of the award speeches including mine in the video below.     To see all of the 2018 WEGO Health Award...

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