Thursday, July 17, 2025: Workforce

Location:

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Pharmacy, Room 132

July 17th Agenda

We live in a  community where every person deserves the opportunity to get high quality, affordable and equitable care. At the same time, across the United States and in the Finger Lakes Region, shortages of nurses and primary care physicians are prevalent and can impede access to care delivery.

In this session we will:

In this session we will discuss:

  1. Healthcare Delivery within patient populations. Attendees will understand why it’s important to develop a system designed to provide care for everyone  in our community.
  2. The importance of attracting and retaining a Healthcare workforce to ensure we have the appropriate levels of support for our community.
  3. The education, role and privileges of APP’s (Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants) and how they help the care delivery system.

7:45 am - 8:15 am Networking Breakfast

8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome and What Has Become Clear to Me Since We Last Met
Lauren Burruto, Executive Director, Northstar Network

8:30 am - 10:30 am Healthcare Delivery
Tenea Watson Nelson, PhD, Founder and CEO, Watson Nelson Consulting

10:30 am - 10:45 am Break

10:45 am - 11:45 am Connecting Back to Your Why
Sady Alvarado-Fischer, Vice President Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

11:45 am - 1:00 pm Lunch and Collective Wisdom

1:00 pm - 1:15 pm NP/PA Introduction
Tricia K. Gatlin, Ph.D, Dean, Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher University

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm The Role of Advanced Practice Providers
Shelly Kriete, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM, Senior Risk Management Consultant, MLMIC
Brenna Gubala, Esquire, Attorney, MLMIC

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm Q and A
Tricia K. Gatlin, Ph.D, Dean, Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher University
Shelly Kriete, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM, Senior Risk Management Consultant, MLMIC
Brenna Gubala, Esquire, Attorney, MLMIC

3:00 pm - 3:10 pm Wrap Up
Lauren Burruto, Executive Director, Northstar Network

3:10 pm Tours

Speakers

Lauren Burruto

Executive Director, Northstar Network

Tenea Watson Nelson, PhD

Founder and CEO, Watson Nelson Consulting

Sady Alvarado-Fischer

Vice President Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Tricia K. Gatlin, Ph.D

Dean, Wegmans School of Nursing, St. John Fisher University

Shelly Kriete, BS, CPHQ, CPHRM

Senior Risk Management Consultant, MLMIC

Brenna Gubala, Esquire

Attorney, MLMIC

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