Health Workforce Council Meetings
The Health Workforce Council addresses current and projected workforce shortages in healthcare occupations and proposes strategies to address them. Council members represent business, labor, education, and government.
Thursday, March 28 | 9 am to 1 pm
Agenda
9 am – Welcome and Announcements
- Dr. Suzanne Allen, MD, MPH, Council Chair
- Dr. Suzy Ames, EdD, Council Vice-Chair
- Renee Fullerton, Council staff
9:15 am – Health Profession Credentialing Improvements – Presentation Materials
- Shawna Fox, MA, Director, Office of Health Professions, Department of Health
- Harold Wright, Jr., MEd, Deputy Director, Office of Health Professions, Department of Health
- Zach Patnode, Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement Administrator, Office of Health Professions, Department of Health
- HCA/NCA Letter
10:15 am – FAFSA Delay Update/Implications for Washington Students
- Becky Thompson, Director of Student Financial Assistance, Washington Student Achievement Council
10:35 am – Public Comment
- Attendees will have the opportunity to bring forward health workforce topics to the Council
10:45 am – Break
11 am – Washington Student Nurse Preceptor Grant Implementation – Presentation Materials
- Victoria Hayward, MSN, RN, CNOR, Nursing Consultant, Washington State Board of Nursing
- Kaknika Pisith, BA, BS, Acting Preceptor Grant Specialist, Washington State Board of Nursing
- Kim Tucker, PhD, RN, CNE, Director for Nursing Programs, Columbia Basin College
- Cheri Osler, EdD, MS-CNS, MA-LMHC, MSL, RN, CNE, Associate Dean of Nursing, Spokane Community College
11:40 am – Break
11:45 am – Health Workforce Sentinel Network Fall Data Findings/Spring Data Collection – Presentation Materials
- Renee Fullerton, Council staff, and Ben Stubbs, Sentinel Network Program Director, UW Center for Health Workforce Studies
12:15 pm – Long-Term Care Initiative Update – Presentation Materials
- Dr. Donald Smith, PhD, Long-Term Care Policy Manager, Workforce Board
12:25 pm – Health Workforce Legislative Update 2024 – Presentation Materials
- Renee Fullerton, Council staff
12:50 pm – Wrap-up and Concluding Remarks
- Dr. Suzanne Allen, Council Chair
- Dr. Suzy Ames, Council Vice-Chair
- Renee Fullerton, Council staff
Thursday, June 27 | Time TBD
In person, Yakima, Washington
Meeting Accessibility
The Workforce Board is committed to providing employees and the public, including individuals with disabilities, access to its information and services. For information regarding Board meeting testimony, handouts, other questions, or for people needing special accommodation, please contact Bianca Laxton at bianca.laxton@wtb.wa.gov.