Challenges to theHealth Workforce
June 7, 2008
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Marriot Wardman Park, Washington, DC 

AGENDA

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Networking Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Medical Homes: What are they; Why now; and What are the health workforce implications?

Panelists:
The Case for Medical Homes
Robert Phillips, Jr., M.D., M.S.P.H.
The Robert Graham Center

Developing a Medical Homes Research Base
Atul Grover, M.D., Ph.D.
Association of American Medical Colleges

Discussant:
David Keepnews, R.N., Ph.D., J.D.
Adelphi University School of Nursing
Editor-in-chief, Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Break

3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Forces Affecting the Global Health Workforce

Panelists:
Health Workforce Research: Case Studies from the Caribbean
Felix Rigoli
Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO)

Medical Tourism
Michael Horowitz, M.D., M.B.A.
Emory University

Discussant:
Thomas Ricketts, III, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Health Policy and Administration
Deputy Director, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Future Direction for Health Workforce Research

Sue Skillman, M.S., Interest Group Chair
Deputy Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies
University of Washington