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Health Workforce Conference</SPAN><BR><BR>
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<P align=center><SPAN
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Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources
for Health</B></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #0066ff; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>March
22-23, 2007 |</B></SPAN><SPAN
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Conference Centre</B></A></SPAN><BR><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">"<I>A
clear mandate has emerged for a global plan of
action bringing forth national leadership backed
by global solidarity</I>." 2006 World Health
Report</SPAN></P>
<P align=justify><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Attend
this meeting and you will join 19 of the world's
leading health care organizations that are both
experiencing and affecting the global health
care workforce shortage, a worldwide estimate of
nearly 4.3 million doctors, nurses, pharmacists,
midwives and other community health workers.
Sessions will apply to hospital managers, health
workers, government representatives, researchers
and those from professional associations who are
critical stakeholders in health systems
improvement and will focus on the solutions and
actions needed to overcome this
crisis.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Session
topics include:</B></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>The
Health Worker: A National and Global
Profile<BR></B></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Data
Collection Methods and Limitations - Are Data
Sets Evidence-Based?</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Migrating
Professionals as Agents for Exchange of Skills
and Culture</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The
Voice of the Migrant Health Professional</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Current
Policies and Achievements</SPAN> </LI></UL>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Strategies
to Develop, Sustain and Retain an Effective
Health Workforce: Global and National
Perspectives<BR></B></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The
Role of Foreign Aid and Government</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Human
Resource Planning - Methods,
Self-Sufficiency</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Reasons
for Attrition and Health Worker's
Satisfaction</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Evidence-Based
Best Practices</SPAN> </LI></UL>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Ethical
Hiring Practices: A Dialogue Between Nations and
Health Worker Professions<BR></B></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Current
Practices in Recruitment</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Strategies
for Successful Integration of Migrant Health
Professionals</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Open
Market Practices - Negative and Positive
Impacts</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Return
Migration - Obstacles and Possible
Solutions</SPAN> </LI></UL>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Discussion
groups will be facilitated by leading experts
on:<BR></B></SPAN></P>
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<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The
Role of Health Care Provider Organizations,
Government and Donors in Human Resource
Development, Management and Retention</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The
Role of Professional Organizations in Human
Resource Development, Management and
Retention</SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Ethical
Practices</SPAN> </LI></OL>
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Call To Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources
for Health</SPAN><BR><SPAN
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22-23, 2007 | International Conference
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