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Email this Webcast Related Links Kaiser Family Foundation: Assessing the Status of California’s Physician Workforce: Shortage or Surplus? "Nursing Workforce: Emerging Nurse Shortages Due to Multiple Factors" Health In Foreign Policy Forum  2/8/2006 Academy Health, Washington, D.C. AcademyHealth hosts the 2006 Health in Foreign Policy Forum, which presents an overview of many U.S. health policy challenges that have international implications. This year's forum focuses on the migration of health care professionals. The event examines causes, consequences and possible domestic and foreign policy responses to the global shortage of nurses and physicians. Keynote Address ( video ) ( transcript ) Welcome: David Helms, president and CEO, AcademyHealth Chair: Jo Ivey Boufford, M.D., dean, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University Speaker: Lincoln Chen, founder, Global Equity Initiative, Harvard University   Domestic Staffing Shortages and the Role of International Recruitment ( video ) ( transcript ) Chair: Implications of workforce shortages for health disparities in the U.S. Gail Christopher, director, Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Speakers: Causes of the current nurse shortage and the role of foreign trained nurses Linda Aiken, Ph.D., professor, University of Pennsylvania Trends in immigration law Carl Hempe, Baker & McKenzie LLP The role of international recruitment Ron Marston, president and CEO, HCCA International Overview of policy debates on physician workforce Carl Getto, M.D., professor of psychiatry, University of Wisconsin and director, Council on Graduate Medical Education The role of international recruitment Ron Marston, president and CEO, HCCA International   Lunch Keynote ( video ) ( transcript ) Speaker: Honorable Donna Christensen (D-VI), chair, Congressional Black Caucus Health Brain Trust   Developing Nations: Migration, Retention and the Return of Professionals ( video ) ( transcript ) Chair: Ladan Manteghi, director of International Affairs, AARP Speakers: Simon Miti, Zambian Ministry of Health Judith Shamian, R.N., Ph.D, president and CEO, Victorian Order of Nurses Victoria Navarro, director of Nursing Services, Wilmer Eye Institute Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., head professor of Medicine and Health Policy, George Washington University   Policy Debate with Public and Private Sector Leaders ( video ) ( transcript ) Moderator: Susan Dentzer, correspondent, Jim Lehrer Program Panel I: Private Sector Solutions: Viewpoints from the Expanded Provider Community Panelists: Catherine Crowley, vice president, Maryland Hospital Association Edward Salsberg, executive direcotr, Center for Workforce Studies, Association of American Medical Colleges Polly Bednash, Ph.D., executive director, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Patrick Page, Saint Johns Health Network William Plested, III, M.D., president-elect, American Medical Association Panel II: Government Solutions: Viewpoints from the Federal, State and International Levels Panelists: Lynden Melmed, counsel, Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Border and Citizenship Marko Vujicic, senior economist, Africa region, The World Bank Peter Scherer, counselor, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Kathleen White, Ph.D., R.N., associate professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Estelle Quain, Bureau for Global Health, United States Agency for International Development Closing Remarks: Patricia Pittman, Ph.D., Academy Health    Sign up for email alerts and stay informed about upcoming HealthCasts, and the latest health policy issues, news, and events. Not sure if your computer is set up to view a HealthCast? For technical support on this or other issues: Consult our Frequently Asked Questions or How to View. Contact us by email with any comments, problems, suggestions. Call the kaisernetwork.org Help Desk at 202-347-5270. Change Your Video Preferences ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... About Us     Help