December 11, 2006

Registration now open!

A Call to Action: Ensuring Global Human Resources for Health
March 22-23, 2007 | International Conference Centre | 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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