Healthcare Workforce Summit.

2nd Statewide Healthcare Workforce Summit

2nd Statewide Healthcare Workforce Summit

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Time: 8:00 - 11:30 am
Location: AQUA TURF CLUB, Plantsville, CT
Cost: $75.00*, includes free parking

*Includes NEW 2019 Executive Briefing of Statewide Healthcare Workforce Demand Data captured in Nov. 2019.

The Focus of the Summit is to:

• Highlight NEW 2019 Data related to the current nursing skill gaps in the Connecticut’s healthcare workforce by assessing the capacity of our education pipelines and availability of faculty; sharing the supply of nurses prepared for the roles of RN and LPN; and showcasing the NEW Healthcare Workforce Demand Data for various roles across the continuum of care;
  
• Preview TWO Connecticut-only healthcare data portals which can be used to identify demand for healthcare roles via facility type, geographic region and healthcare setting; and
  
• Showcase promising practices by our statewide partners to identify how best to align available resources and dollars in targeted areas to minimize future skill gaps and achieve optimal return on investment.

Audience:

• Members of CT Healthcare Trade Associations
  
• Staff and Volunteers with Workforce Development Boards
  
• Colleges/Universities
  
• Leaders from CT’s Departments focusing on Healthcare, Workforce Development, Education and Labor;
  
• Practice Settings- Acute, Long-Term, Homecare, FQHCs, Primary Care, etc.
  
• PLUS, anyone interested in healthcare workforce development

Agenda

8:00 to 8:45 am
Registration & Hot Buffet Breakfast

8:45 to 9:00 am
Welcome
Marcia B. Proto, M.Ed, CAS, Executive Director
Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce

9:00 to 9:30 am
Highlights from the November 2019 Healthcare Demand Study & Distribution of Executive Briefing
Lisa Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN, Board Chairperson, Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce

9:30 to 10:00 am
How to Access Meaningful & Useful CT Healthcare Workforce Data Demonstration: Accessing the TWO Connecticut Workforce Data Portals
Michelle Riordan-Nold, Executive Director, Connecticut Data Collaborative

10:00 to 10:20 am
Capacity of CT Nursing Education Pipelines for Healthcare Occupations & Collaborative Initiatives Between Academia & Practice
Meredith Wallace Kazer PhD, APRN, FAAN, Dean & Professor, Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University

10:20 to 11:20 am
Promising Practices for the Field for Planning, Onboarding, Retention & Collaboration

Planning: Connecticut Association for Healthcare at Home
Tracy Wodatch, RN President & CEO, CT Association for Healthcare at Home
Diana R. Mager, DNP, RN-BC, Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, Fairfield University

Onboarding: Yale New Haven Health, Transition Coach Program
Ena Williams, MBA, RN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, Yale New Haven Health

Retention: Stamford Health, Professional Development Cohorts
Ellen Komar, MPA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, Sr. Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Stamford Health

Collaboration: Metro Hartford Alliance for Careers in Health (MACH)
Nancy Martone, MS, SPHR, Vice President of Human Resources & Chief Administrative Officer,
Chairperson of MACH

11:20 to 11:30 am
Update on Statewide Healthcare Workforce Initiatives
Marcia B. Proto, M.Ed, CAS, Executive Director, Connecticut Center for Nursing Workforce

11:30 am
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SAVE THE DATE
$75.00 per person - includes breakfast & free parking

Check, Mastercard & Visa accepted.

2019 Summit information

View information and videos from the 1st Summit (2019)

Special thanks to our Partners