Forum to address global shortage of health professionals

Does multi-national recruiting impact foreign policy?

Leading health workforce experts, employers, and policymakers will gather in Washington February 8 to address the global shortage of health professionals and topics including:

The magnitude and the causes of workforce shortages in the United States

The consequences of health workforce shortages in developing nations: Has the Philippines hit its limit? Strategies for building workforce self-sufficiency in the United States and abroad Participants including:

Lincoln Chen, Harvard University
Honorable Donna Christenson, United States Congress
Ron Marston, HCAA International
Jamie Galvez Tan, National Institutes of Health of the Philippines
View the complete agenda for more information and speakers.

When: Wednesday, February 8, 2006 -- 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Where: Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel
999 Ninth Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

Credentials: Heather Smithco
202.292.6745
heather.smithco@academyhealth.org

Contact: Stacia Sanvik
202.292.6768
Stacia.sanvik@academyhealth.org

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