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Nursing Shaping Health: Economics, Policy and Practice - June 9-10, 2010 Dearborn Inn, Dearborn, Michigan

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The 8th NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF NURSING WORKFORCE LEADERS
Sponsored by THE FORUM of STATE NURSING WORKFORCE CENTERS

The Forum is comprised of the 34 Centers which provide strategic leadership in addressing nursing workforce issues in their respective states. The mission of the Forum is to provide a sustainable network for collaboration and communication among statewide nursing workforce entities.

CONFERENCE PURPOSE:
The purpose of this conference is to showcase issues, trends and solutions related to nursing and the economy, to healthcare reform and to safe, quality care. Areas of focus include: economic impact of nurses in a community, the impact of healthcare reform on nursing and how nurses can contribute to healthcare reform.

CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES:
• Discuss the contributions nurses make to the economic health of a community
• Describe specific examples of the value of nursing that quantify/illustrate the value of nursing
• Identify the impact on quality and safety outcomes by using a sufficient and well prepared
nursing workforce
• Describe the critical roles for nursing in shaping healthcare in America
• Identify strategies and best practices for sustaining nursing workforce Development

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Gail Wilensky, PhD - is an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE, an international
health education foundation. Among her appointments and assignments, Dr. Wilensky is the
president of the Defense Health Board, a Federal advisory board to the Secretary of Defense,
and also chairs the DHB Health Care Subcommittee. She recently served as a commissioner on
the World Health Organization’s Commission on the Social Determinants of Health and co-chaired the Dept. of Defense Task Force on the Future of Military Health Care.

Lori A. Melichar, PhD, MA - is a labor economist and senior program officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. As part of the Foundation’s focus on ensuring that the nation has a diverse, well-trained leadership and workforce in health and health care, Melichar manages three programs to develop human capital: Interdisciplinary Nursing Quality Research Initiative, RWJF Investigators in Health Policy, and RWJF Health Policy Scholars. She also is engaged in the Foundation’s efforts to advance the science of quality improvement (QI) research and evaluation, and to produce information that is useful to employers and providers considering investing in quality improvement training.
 

Dearborn Inn Rates and Reservations:
$119/single or double occupancy (plus tax); Call 313-271-2700 for reservations and ask for the Michigan Center for Nursing special rate. Online Reservations are available at http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/dtwdi-the-dearborn-inn-a-marriott-hotel/?toDate=6/12/10&groupCode=mcnmcna&fromDate=6/7/10&app=resvlink using the online offer code of Michigan Center for Nursing. Early hotel registration is highly encouraged to secure the discount rate. The hotel group rate is available until May 17, 2010 or until all rooms are sold whichever is earlier. After May 17, 2009 rates and availability are at the discretion of the hotel. Cancellation for hotel must be made at least 48 hours in advance of arrival to avoid penalty.