Center for Health Workforce Studies at University of Washington

Congratulations, Dr. Prusynski and team for their excellent research on how organizational changes in skilled nursing facilities affect staffing published in JAMDA! Great to see this work highlighted by McKnight's Long-Term Care News!

#WatchThis: ASCP, in collaboration with the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, has released results from a new survey that looks at the pathways that lead people to careers in the #laboratory. This first-of-a-kind survey provides insight that can help the profession better understand the paths leading to the laboratory, and how we can better recruit, retain, and advocate for the laboratory.

ASCP, in collaboration with the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, has released results from a new survey that looks at the pathways that lead people to careers in the #laboratory. This first-of-a-kind survey provides insight that can help the profession better understand the paths leading to the laboratory, and how we can better recruit, retain, and advocate for the laboratory. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bj1xKE #PathTotheLab

Community pharmacists are on the frontline of healthcare, building relationships with patients. Professor Jenny Bacci, University of Washington School of Pharmacy and community pharmacist Ryan Oftebro discuss how we can support this workforce in a recent webinar: https://lnkd.in/g6JVVbwH

Paid leave is a critical benefit needed by healthcare workers, which became ever-apparent when workers contracted COVID-19 or had to care for others in their family. In a new publication led by CHWS investigator and University of Washington - School of Medicine Professor Danbi Lee, the team heard from home care workers about the importance of paid leave and other benefits and how the offerings evolved during the pandemic and beyond. https://lnkd.in/gJzYYJRv #homehealth #paidleave

Grab a warm cup of coffee, snuggle by the fire, and read what our team has been up to over the last few months in our December newsletter! https://lnkd.in/gxxwaaWf

The "medical lab workforce" encompasses a broad range of jobs with varying education requirements. Our team in partnership with colleagues at American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) unpack 6 of these professions, highlighting the challenges of being visible as a field and the lack of clear career paths. Once in their career, many of our survey respondents were overall satisfied with their jobs. https://lnkd.in/gtWbtQ_t #laboratorians #MLS #MLT #phlebotomist #medicallab

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California passed a law to increase the minimum wage for healthcare workers. CHWS Director Bianca K. Frogner says, “It gives health care maybe a fighting chance against other industries that might be raising wages and are competing for workers." Read and hear the full KQED story: https://lnkd.in/gPsBB4XQ #minimumwage #healthworkforce #california

UW CHWS investigator Rachel Prusynski, DPT, PhD discusses Vice President and Presidential nominee Kamala Harris' proposal to expand home care benefits under Medicare in recent POLITICO article: https://lnkd.in/ge3Tz6Xg #homecare #homehealth #caregiving #Medicare