Health Workforce Policy Academy Closing Meeting

October 21-22, 2015 | Washington, D.C.October 22, 2015 

Agenda

Presentations:
October 21

State Team Presentations 
Moderator:

Bringing it All Together: Aligning State Priorities and Maintaining Momentum
Moderator:
Lauren Block, program director, Health Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

Speakers:

  • Katie Gaul, research associate, Program on Health Workforce Research and Policy, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; deputy director, Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center
  • Dawn Philibert, public health policy advisor, Office of the Commissioner of Health, Vermont Department of Health

October 22

Building Blocks for Health Workforce Planning: Data Collection and Analysis 
Speakers:

  • Lauren Block, program director, Health Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association
  • Jean Moore, director, Center for Health Workforce Studies; University at Albany, SUNY

Moving to Team-Based Care: The Role of Emerging Professions
Moderator:

  • Lauren Block, program director, Health Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

Speakers:

  • Polly Pittman, associate professor, The George Washington University; Co-Director, GW Health Workforce Institute
  • Diana Abeyta, tribal and northern coordinator, Office of Community Health Workers, New Mexico Department of Health

Planning for the Future: Strengthening the Pipeline
Moderator:

  • Lauren Block, program director, Health Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

Speaker:

  • Dora Anne Mills, vice president for clinical affairs, University of New England

Increasing Access to Care: The Role of Telehealth 
Moderator:

  • Lauren Block, program director, Health Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors Association

Speaker: