The Future Landscape of Wisconsin’s Health Care Workforce
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Glacier Canyon Lodge at The Wilderness Resort
Registration Open at http://www.cvent.com/d/85qxys
At the statewide WCMEW Conference, attendees will develop an understanding of health care workforce issues as interdisciplinary and time-sensitive in Wisconsin. Participants will forge connections across stakeholder groups, developing the ability to frame workforce challenges as opportunities for collaboration and creativity. Experts will present approaches to address projected health care workforce issues, including preparing health professionals for an evolving care system, leveraging community leadership, and formulating effective public policy.
Health care executives, community leaders, health care providers, educators and trainers, and policymakers will all benefit by attending this conference.
Presented by WCMEW, a non-profit, multi-stakeholder organization whose purpose is to facilitate strategies to assure an adequate supply of health care providers to meet the needs of Wisconsin citizens today and into the future.
WCMEW stakeholders include: the Medical College of Wisconsin, Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative, State of Wisconsin, UW School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants, Wisconsin Center for Nursing, Wisconsin Hospital Association, Wisconsin Medical Society and the Wisconsin Nurses Association. |
MetaStar would like to announce an unique grant partnership for community pharmacies, physician clinics, Emergency Rooms and Urgent Cares across the state.
The grant is focused on antibiotic stewardship in the community by decreasing the use of unnecessary antibiotics hence improving the antibiotic resistance along with decreasing community acquired C-Diff. Click here for a PDF Flyer that explains the rationale and gives some insight to the project. See also this video link which discusses the need, rationale and project actions in greater detail. For physician clinics this does count towards their QPP initiatives. This grant is free of charge to participants and requires a signed participation agreement. |
RURAL WISCONSIN HEALTH COOPERATIVE AWARDED FEDERAL GRANT FOR PRIMARY CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Sauk City, WI. (7/3/17) – Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) is grateful to announce it has received a $300,000 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Network Development Grant Program for a primary care quality improvement initiative intended to drive improvements in the care of patients with diabetes and hypertensive disease. The grant award is for the first year of what is anticipated to be a 3-year initiative.
The Rural Wisconsin Primary Care Outcomes Improvement Project is a collaborative effort between RWHC, the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA), Physician Compass, and eleven RWHC member hospitals. These project partners will be working together to achieve their common goals of improving HbA1C and blood pressure control in the project’s patient population.
“Rural Wisconsin communities have higher than average rates of poverty, obesity, and tobacco use, three key risk factors for diabetes and hypertensive disease,” said Tim Size, RWHC’s Executive Director. “We are promoting wellness through collaborative self-management and lifestyle improvement in order to reduce these risk factors. RWHC is very excited to have received funding to do this important work.”
For more information, contact: Louis Wenzlow, RWHC Director of HIT and Strategic Initiatives/CIO at 608-643-2343 or LWenzlow@rwhc.com
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"The State of Health Care in Wisconsin – Advocacy in a Divided Country" Tim Size, RWHC Executive Director, co-presented with the Eric Borgerding, Wisconsin Hospital Association's President/CEO, at the annual Wisconsin Rural Health Conference in the Wisconsin Dells on 6/22/17.
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