Summit Welcome
Tim Gibbs, MPH, Delaware Health Force Director and Principal Investigator – Conference Chair
Rebecca Walker, PhD, JD, MSN, Clinical Deputy Director, Delaware Division of Public Health
Nichole Moxley, BS, Bureau Chief, Office of Healthcare Provider Resources, State of Delaware – Conference Co-Chair
Julia O’Hanlon, MPA, Institute for Public Administration, Biden School for Public Policy & Administration, University of Delaware – Conference Co-chair
Workforce Challenges and Successes from a National Perspective
Michelle Washko, PhD, Director, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, HRSA
Expanding Educational and Advanced Clinical Opportunities to Address Workforce Deficit.
Tabassum Salam, MD, MBA – Moderator
Panelists:
Joe Deutsch, MD – Bayhealth, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Margaret E. LaFashia DNP, MBA, RN, NPD-BC – Nemours Children’s Health, Director of Workforce Partnership Development
Brian Levine, MD – ChristianaCare, Designated Institutional Official
Maggie Norris-Bent, MPA – Westside Family Healthcare, Chief External Affairs and Communications Officer
R. Christopher Mason, PhD – Delaware State University,
Advancing Care Through Workforce Development, Implementation, and Innovation
Rita Landgraf – Moderator
Panelists:
Kathy Matt, PhD
State Senator Spiros Mantzavinos
State Representative Melissa Minor-Brown, MSN, RN
Christine Stinton, DMD, La Red Health Center
Mark Thompson, MHSA, Executive Director, Medical Society of Delaware
Lunch Commentary
Scott Malfitano, Chair, Delaware Workforce Development Board; Kate Smith, MD, MPH, Academy/DPHA Executive Director; and Ann Painter, MSN, RN, Academy/DPHA board liaison.
Battling Burnout and Enhancing Well-being in the Healthcare Workforce: Evidence-based Strategies that Work and Yield a Positive Return on Investment
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN
Vice President for Health Promotion and Chief Wellness Officer at Ohio State University, Helene Fuld Health Trust Professor of Evidence-based Practice in the College of Nursing and Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry in the College of Medicine.
Institutional Challenges and Responses to Staffing Shortages
Brian Frazee, MPP – Moderator
Panelists:
Sue Getman, MA, Executive Director, Delaware Association for Home and Community Care
Jeffrey Hawtof, MD, Director, Provider IT and Medical Education, Beebe Healthcare
Cheryl Heiks, BA, Executive Director, Delaware Health Care Facilities Association
Jessi Rhoades, MSN, MBA, RN, RACR, ChristianaCare
Rosemary (Rosi) Wurster, DNP, RN, MPH, NEA-BC, CEN, Senior VP of Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive, Bayhealth
Next Steps to Maintain Momentum
Rachel Block, Program Officer, Milbank Memorial Fund introduced by State Senator Sarah McBride