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 About the Maine Health Workforce Forum

Many Maine communities face shortages of health care professionals such as dentists, mental health providers, nurses, pharmacists, primary care doctors and home care workers. The Maine Health Workforce Forum was established in 2005 by the Maine Legislature to address Maine’s current and projected workforce needs. The Forum is a statewide group of public and private sector stakeholders committed to ensuring a sufficient supply and qualified health and long term care workforce in Maine. Membership in the Forum is open and voluntary and includes: employers, representatives of health professional associations, licensing boards, educational institutions, and Maine Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Education, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Forum’s purpose is to ensure a high level of communication, information sharing, coordination, collaboration, planning, resource development, program alignment, and data collection and analysis among the various public and private organizations, educators, and practitioners concerned with an adequate supply of health care workers to meet health, public health, and long term care needs in Maine. In addition, the Forum provides guidance and recommendations to policy makers.

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2013 Maine Health Workforce Forum Summit

June 13, 2013
Collaborative and Innovative Solutions to Meeting the Health Workforce Needs of Employers
Wells Conference Center, University of Maine, Orono, Maine

There is no charge for this event.  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

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Maine Health Workforce Forum June 2013 Summit Agenda
2013 Summit Conference and Hotel Information

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Highlights from Maine's health workforce data
• Town hall meeting with Jane Oates, Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration and Maine Department of Labor Commissioner Jeanne Paquette
• Presentations on leveraging training resources and industry partnerships
• Tools for implementation and assessment of career pathways
• Learning about the successful partnerships and collaborations of the Health Care Sector Grant
• Networking with colleagues interested in health workforce issues and solutions
• Strategy session to coordinate Maine's various nursing workforce initiatives
• Employer perspectives on the emerging field of health information technology (HIT) and its impact on the workforce

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USM Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy staff, Sally Sutton, Senior Policy Analyst provides staff support to the Forum.