Mark your calendars for our 4th Annual AWARD Network Speed Sharing webinar on Wed Jan 7, 12pm ET / 9am PT! It's always a fun, fast, and informative event about recent work at the intersection of Alzheimer's disease & dementia, long-term care & health workforce! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Don't forget to submit your presentation idea by the end of day today for our 4th Annual Speed Sharing Event on Jan 7!

Share your work in the AWARD Network's 4th Speed Sharing Event! If you recently presented at GSA or APHA, this is a perfect place to recycle your presentation or poster on long term care, Alzheimer's disease, or health workforce topics! Submit your idea by Dec 12! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Share your work in the AWARD Network's 4th Speed Sharing Event! If you recently presented at GSA or APHA, this is a perfect place to recycle your presentation or poster on long term care, Alzheimer's disease, or health workforce topics! Submit your idea by Dec 12! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happening tomorrow! Join the conversation!

Rising labor costs has been an area of concern for many healthcare employers. Our recent UW CHWS @uwchws.bsky.social found that healthcare wages only increased at a rate that kept up with the cost of living except for aides/assistants. Read more: familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/11...

Join me Wed 12/5, 9am PT/12pm ET for a fireside chat with the amazing Joanne Spetz (@joannespetz.bsky.social) & Kezia Scales of PHI about recent policy developments impacting the long-term care workforce! 🔥🔥🔥 Register: ucsf.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #longtermcare #LTCworkforce #healthpolicy

💯 and serving as a discussant is something that senior folks are happy to do in addition to presenting! Though, unfortunately I won't make it to ASHEcon next summer, I have welcomed cold emails to present/discuss on a panel in the past and welcome in the future!

🚨Attention! AshEcon call for papers! 🚨 www.ashecon.org/2026-minneap... Due date for abstracts: December 10, 2025 I'm the Program Chair for Health and Development, so would like to encourage global health scholars in particular Some tips for prospective authors in thread below

Improving access to care for rural communities takes innovation! Rural PRO-CARE (@ruralprocare.bsky.social), centered at UW with support by the American Heart Association, is coordinating innovations to improve cardiovascular health in rural communities. Learn more below!

@biancafrogner.bsky.social @sarahgimbel.bsky.social

We haven't done this in a while, so here we go!!! Follow health economists, the knights in shining armor who will sift through the storm of changes and point you in the direction of safe harbor. go.bsky.app/6S4Q9Mn

Welcome to Seattle, #2025APPAM! Come check out a couple health workforce sessions: Fri, 8:30am: The Wellbeing of Immigrant Students, Parents, and Workers in the US Sat, 10:15am: Implications of Scope of Practice Reform for APRNs

Joins us THIS Wednesday 12pm ET / 9am PT for the AWARD Network Monthly webinar where Dr. Kira Ryskina will discuss the role of physicians and other advanced trained providers in providing care to people living with dementia. Register today at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Learn about all the different workforces that make up the healthcare industry in our latest UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) newsletter!

Autumn is newly upon us—and we’re delighted to bring you the latest edition of the UW CHWS October 2025 newsletter! familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/10...

Interesting report - with large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon trying to break into health care, I wonder how many physicians are tied to these companies. Also wondering if other clinicians also have these types of all-state licenses. 🤔

Researchers: New documentation is now available to assist you in working with Wave 1 data. Updated survey questionnaires on the NDWS website identify variables masked or removed in the Public Use Files (PUFs) to safeguard respondent privacy. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys

Travel nurses received a huge amount of attention during the pandemic. Our team's recently published work provides some insight to where traveling fits in the careers of RNs - and it's not only about $$. Register for webinar TOMORROW October 7, 2pm ET / 11am PT: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

**UCSF AWARD NETWORK MONTHLY WEBINAR** Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population! Register here and find all our prior webinars at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Upcoming webinar: On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients Speakers include Dr. LaTonya Trotter who will share recent CHWS findings on #travelnurses. 2pm ET / 11am PT, October 7, 2025 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Hosted by @chwsny.bsky.social

Amazing FREE data to help us understand the workforce caring for people living with dementia. Learn more at upcoming webinar!

Happening tomorrow! Make sure to register! If you miss it, the video will be posted online for later viewing.

Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Staffing in skilled nursing homes has been tough. Recent federal policy changes may be making things worse. Dr. Prusynski (@doc-doc-pru.bsky.social) discusses these issues with Kitsap Sun. familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/08...

Happening today! Join us for this exciting conversation! If you miss it, these webinars are recorded. Find our full library of talks at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Join us this Wednesday Aug 6, 9am PT /12pm ET for our monthly AWARD Network webinar! Hear from Katherine Kennedy, Kate Achman, and Charisse Blackburn on how to support nursing assistants with job satisfaction and lower burnout. awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi... Cc @joannespetz.bsky.social

Research Alert: Why Public Health #Nurses Matter: Bringing Specialized Knowledge and Skills to Advancing Health Equity #publichealth buff.ly/7p09IVI @uwchws.bsky.social

I'm just catching my breath after catching up with wonderful colleagues at AcademyHealth (@academyhealth.bsky.social) #ARM25 in Minneapolis! It was an honor to serve as Program Chair and to give opening remarks about where we are today as a profession (modified version below). 1/2

More posters! Come by, grab a refreshment, and say hi to our UW CHWS @uwchws.bsky.social team! #ARM25

Day 2 of #ARM25 kicks off with an 8am poster session. Help keep the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team awake by stopping by and asking questions!!

It was fun to welcome folks to #ARM25 this morning and then hear this excellent panel discussion about how we need to build trust, learn to listen, check our own biases, and find ways to communicate and continue to do the work!

Preparing for #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come find me and the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team to say hi! Also in the "news", on July 1, I will begin as interim chair of the Dept of Family Medicine at UW School of Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social)! That and more details in our June newsletter!

Happening now! Also recorded for future listening on the AWARD Network website. awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

*AWARD Network Monthly Webinar* Wed 6/4 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT Following a series of discussions about spirituality in dementia care, Dr. Henry Shiu from Univ of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social will discuss the role of Buddhism. awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Join us for a hybrid public workshop, June 5-6, on evidence-based interventions to address common challenges of caregiving for older adults. Register here: buff.ly/7mbzaJB #AgingDisabilityForum #SeriousIllnessCareNASEM

Happening now! Hear from our 2 fantastic AWARD Network Fellows about their dementia workforce study findings! awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

Looking for health workforce themed sessions at #ARM25? JP Leider provides some highlights for the upcoming meeting!

Recent job reports show that healthcare has been adding jobs to the economy. Home health has seen robust growth over the last year or so, with some slowing in recent months. 1/4

Using 2 years of National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, Dr. Kyla Woodward led our team in examining how the nursing workforce has been changing. Join the conversation!

The NASEM (@health.nationalacademies.org) workshop on the Affordability of Health Professional Education kicks off tomorrow where we will discuss the value proposition of pursuing a health profession. Join us for this hybrid event! www.nationalacademies.org/event/43894_...

Immigrants play an important role in healthcare, but we need to be sure that deportation efforts are not inadvertently hurting those who are holding jobs legally and/or scaring off those are eligible to work particularly home care jobs where demand is huge! 1/2

Thank you @joannespetz.bsky.social for taking notice! Rachel (@doc-doc-pru.bsky.social) and her doctoral student Harsha Amaravadi did the heavy lifting!

Just spotted this paper on nursing home ownership changes and staffing. TLDR: ownership changes ==> staffing decreases. (You should read the full article!) Nice work by @doc-doc-pru.bsky.social @biancafrogner.bsky.social and others at @uwchws.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Academic medical centers are often a major, if not the largest, employer in many cities and are the pride of these cities. Funding threats are not only hurting innovation and discoveries but also a job killer. More in my OpEd www.seattletimes.com/opinion/cutt... @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2 at 12pm ET / 9am PT AWARD Network April Webinar Innovating Rural Dementia Care: Telehealth Implementation in Nursing Homes awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...

What a wonderful service...sharing for those who may need this space right now.

The VA is an important training ground for many early career scientists. The research supported by the VA has led to important health improvements for veterans and their families. My first job out of college was at the VASRD in Menlo Park/Palo Alto and was pivotal in getting me to where I am today.

A story all too familiar as our own team were asked to pause on a contract due to this same issue...good articulation about the impact of cutting public health dept funds on scientists around the country. www.statnews.com/2025/03/28/c... via @statnews.com