2025 Delaware Healthcare Workforce Summit Proceedings

Agenda

8:15 AM to 8:45 AM
Welcome
Opening Video

Tim Gibbs, MPH, Director and PI, Delaware Health Force – Conference Chair
Nichole Moxley, BS, Bureau Chief, Office of Healthcare Provider Resources, State of Delaware – Conference Co-Chair
Kyle Benoit and Darlene Stone, representing Bayhealth, our host
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8:45 AM to 9:30 AM
Morning Keynote: Inform Policy, Align initiatives, Advance Health
Hannah Maxey, PhD, MPH, RDH, Founding Director of the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, Indiana University
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9:40 AM to 10:10 AM
Early to Post-Secondary Education and Our Healthcare Workforce – Addressing the Upstream
Luke Rhine, MA, Vice President, Rodel Foundation
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10:10 AM to 10:50 AM
State and Federal Legislative Updates
Chris Otto, MSN, RN, CCRN, Executive Director, Delaware Nurses Association, Moderator
Delaware Representative, Sarah McBride
Delaware State Senator, Russell Huxtable
Delaware State Senator, Marie Pinkney
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11:00 AM to Noon
Meeting Patients Where They Are, With a Focus on Dentistry
Joe Kelly, DDS, Academy/DPHA Board Member, Moderator
Louis Raffeto, DMD, Chair, Delaware Institute for Dental Education and Research, Presentation PDF
Sue Simmons, BS, Community Coordinator, Eastern Shore Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic, Presentation PDF
Ben Golden, MD, Program Director, ChristianaCare Medical Respite Program at the Hope Center, Presentation PDF

Noon to 1:40 PM Lunch, Followed by Panel Discussion
From Delaware Leadership – Updates, Innovations, and Calls for Action and Collaboration
Neil Hockstein, MD, Chair, Delaware Health Care Commission, Moderator
Cynthia Marten, Secretary of Education, State of Delaware
Andrew Wilson for Dava Newman, Deputy Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services
Trinidad Navarro, Insurance Commissioner, State of Delaware
LaKresha Moultrie, Secretary of Labor, State of Delaware
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1:40 PM to 2:15 PM
Data in Action: A Report on Chronic Disease in Delaware as it Relates to the Healthcare Workforce and Access
Ryan Harrington, MS, Managing Director, Data Innovation Lab, TechImpact
Lauren Olson, PhD, Data Science Fellow, Data Innovation Lab, TechImpact
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2:15 PM to 3:00 PM
Medicaid and Our Workforce in Delaware
Andrew Wilson, Esq, Director, Delaware Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance
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