August 18th Agenda

Fellows will discuss  the importance of culture in the workforce.

We will discuss the changing dynamics of the workforce including how to attract and retain the best talent and what it takes to make today’s “employment relationship” fulfilling for both management and employees. In this session we will describe and discuss: the state of the local healthcare workforce and discuss the implications for organizations and patients; how we are overcoming workforce shortages.

Tours the RIT College of Health Science and Technology and Sustainability College will be conducted.

In this session we will:

1. Discuss the power and importance of culture in the workforce.
2. Describe and discuss the state of the local healthcare workforce and discuss the implications for organizations and patients. The New Workforce, Supply and demand, Retention and Compensation
3. Discuss with local experts how we are overcoming workforce shortages and what we are doing to bring joy back into the workplace

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7:30 am - 8:00 am Breakfast and Networking
Linda Becker, President and Founder, Northstar Network

8:00 am - 8:15 am Welcome and "What has become clear to me since last we met?"
Linda Becker, President and Founder, Northstar Network
Yong “Tai” Wang, Ph.D., FACSM, Dean and Professor, RIT College of Health Sciences and Technology

8:15 am - 9:30 am Culture
Robert C. Henderson, Ed.D., Principal Consultant, The Henderson Consulting Group

9:30 am - 9:45 am Break

9:45 am - 10:45 am State of the Workforce Locally (Skills and Competencies, Supply/Demand, Wages/Retention, Re-tooling)
Melissa Pennise, MPH, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Common Ground Health

10:45 am - 11:45 am Labor and Employment Law- what you need to know
Elizabeth A. Cordello, Esq., Member Attorney, Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow, PLLC

11:45 am - 12:45 pm Lunch with Panelists

12:45 pm - 2:00 pm Workforce Panel Discussion
Panel Facilitator:
Marilyn L. Dollinger, DNS, FNP, RN, President, American Nursing Association -New York, Retired Associate Dean and Professor, Wegmans School of Nursing, St John Fisher University
Panelists:
Joseph S. Vasile, MD, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer, GRIPA
Karen G. Keady, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, Associate Vice President, Chief Nursing Executive, University of Rochester Medical Center
Lucia Colindres-Vasquez, Chair, Community Health Workers Association (Speaker to be Confirmed)
Kesha Carter , Chief Diversity Officer, CCSI
Elizabeth A. Cordello, Esq., Member Attorney, Law Offices of Pullano & Farrow, PLLC

2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Tour of RIT College of Health and Science and Sustainability Building

3:30 pm End