Newswise — WHAT: The new Health Workforce Information Center, www.healthworkforceinfo.org, will provide free access to the most recent resources on the nation's health workforce in one easy-to-use online location. As shortages of physicians, nurses and allied health personnel grow worse, information available through the center will help policy makers, hospitals and schools develop strategies to meet future workforce demands.
Funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration and operated by the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the center will offer the latest on:
"¢ health workforce programs and funding sources; "¢ workforce data, research and policy; "¢ educational opportunities and models; and"¢ news and events, also available through e-mail updates.
WHO:
Elizabeth Duke, Administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Darrell Kirch, President and CEO, Association of American Medical Colleges
James Bentley, Senior Vice President for Strategic Policy Planning, AmericanHospital Association
Kristine Sande, Deputy Director, HWIC, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
WHEN:
Thursday, February 5, 2009, 2:00 p.m. EST (1:00 p.m. CST)
WHERE:
National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor, Washington, DC 20045, Map and directions: http://www.press.org/directions.cfm
CALL-INDETAILS: 800-909-4792
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