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Health Workforce Conference</SPAN><BR><BR>
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miss your chance to register!</SPAN></A></B></P>
<P align=center><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">A
Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources
for Health</SPAN></B><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">March
22-23, 2007 |</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
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style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">International
Conference Centre</SPAN></A></B><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Geneva,
Switzerland</SPAN></B><BR></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<P><SPAN
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align="left"></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Today
there is a worldwide shortage of nearly 4.3
million doctors, nurses, pharmacists, midwives,
and other community health workers. This
conference will convene leading experts and a
broad </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">spectrum
of health care disciplines and organizations
that are both experiencing and affecting
the</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
global shortage of health care workers. With a
multidisciplinary focus and convening of global
stakeholders, this meeting will stimulate
discussion</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> 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 and how implementation can</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
happen at the local community, national and
international levels.</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR
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<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Keynote
speakers include:</SPAN></B></P>
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<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Tim
Evans</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
World Health Organization</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Linda
Q. Everett</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
American Organization of Nurse<BR>Executives,
University of Iowa Hospitals and
Clinics</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR></SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Ann
Keeling</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
Commonwealth Secretariat</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small"> </SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Francis
Omaswa</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
The Global Health Workforce Alliance, World
Health Organization</SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Mary
Robinson</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization
Initiative</SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">David
Rossiter</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
Hong Kong Hospital Authority</SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Sheila
Tlou</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
Minister of Health, Botswana</SPAN>
<LI><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Gerard
Vincent</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
International Hospital Federation & French
Hospital Federation</SPAN> </LI></UL>
<P><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #000080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Participants
will have the opportunity to:</SPAN></B></P>
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<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Form
between-nation workgroups for promising
practices</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small"><BR></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Identify
priority actions at local community, national
and international levels</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small"><BR></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Identify
gaps in knowledge and data to develop a priority
research agenda addressing global workforce
solutions</SPAN> </LI></UL>
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Call To Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources
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22-23, 2007 | International Conference
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