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2007 INTERNATIONAL HEALTH WORKFORCE CONFERENCE


Registration now open! 
(http://www.hret.org/hret/publications/ihwm.html)

A Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources for Health
March 22-23, 2007 | International Conference Centre 
(http://www.cicg.ch/en/) | Geneva, Switzerland

Today there is a worldwide shortage of nearly 4.3 million doctors, 
nurses, pharmacists, midwives, and other community health workers. "A 
Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources for Health," will 
bring together a broad spectrum of health care disciplines and 
organizations that are both experiencing and affecting to the global 
shortage of health care workers. With a multidisciplinary focus and 
convening of global stakeholders, this meeting will stimulate 
discussion and help identify the action steps that can be taken based 
on evidence, to build, retain, and sustain a workforce. Focus will be 
on research, policy and promising practices to address this growing 
problem.

Keynote speakers include:


Francis Omaswa, The Global Health Workforce Alliance, Human Resources 
for Health, World Health Organization



Mr. David Rossiter, Head of Human Resources, Hong Kong Hospital 
Authority



Gerard Vincent, President, International Hospital Federation & 
Director General, French Hospital Federation


Topics include:


Ensuring an Adequate Workforce



The Role of Health Care Provider Organizations, Government and Donors 
in Human Resource Development, Management and Retention



The Role of Professional Organizations in Human Resource Development, 
Management and Retention



Ethical Practices - A dialogue about the rights of workers to move, 
the rights of patients to receive care and countries and 
organizations obligation to develop workforce



Who should attend:


Hospital and human resource executives

Policymakers/government officials

Researchers

International corporations with a health care interest

Professional associations

National/international government and non-governmental organizations



Participants will have the opportunity to:


Form between-nation workgroups for promising practices



Create a global network to stimulate action based on current 
knowledge and policymaking



Identify priority actions at local community, national and 
international levels



Identify gaps in knowledge and data to develop a priority research 
agenda addressing global workforce solutions




Partnering and Supporting Organizations



AcademyHealth
American Hospital Association
American Organization of Nurse Executives
Commonwealth Secretariat
Health Research and Educational Trust
Health Services Research
International Confederation of Midwives
International Council of Nurses

 
International Hospital Federation
International Labour Organization
International Pharmaceutical Federation
International Organization for Migration
World Confederation for Physical Therapy
World Dental Federation
World Health Organization
World Medical Association




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