Thursday, July 29, 2027: Workforce Strategies – Leading Across Generations and Organizational Wellness

Location:

University of Rochester School of Nursing, Saunders Research Building 4th Floor Helen Wood Hall Expansion Room 4w506/4w508, 265 Crittenden Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14620

July 29th Agenda

Leading a multigenerational workforce, addressing burnout, workforce shortages, and retention

In this session we will:

In this session we will

  1. Discuss changes in nursing and health professional education and ways to create a cross-sector workforce strategy, and examine how Educational Institutions can collaborate with hospitals, FQHCs, and community-based organizations to address workforce shortages and build sustainable talent pipelines.
  2. Analyze the changing workforce landscape, and identify the demographic, generational, economic, and societal forces reshaping the healthcare and human services workforce.
  3. Lead effectively across generations by recognizing differences in generational expectations around work, leadership, technology, flexibility, purpose, and career development.
  4. Distinguish individual resilience issues from organizational and system-level causes of burnout and identify the policies, workflows, leadership behaviors, and cultural factors that contribute to burnout and disengagement.
  5. Shift from a reactive “burnout response” to a prevention and workforce sustainability strategy.
  6. Use data to drive workforce decisions Identify the key workforce metrics executives should monitor, including turnover, vacancy, time-to-fill, absenteeism, burnout, engagement, internal mobility, and retention by employee segment.
  7. Develop strategies to prevent your own burnout and improve well-being

7:45 am - 8:15 am Breakfast and Networking

8:15 am - 8:30 am Welcome
Lauren Burruto, Executive Director, Northstar Network
Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, Dean, University of Rochester School of Nursing

8:30 am - 9:00 am Overview of the UR School of Nursing

9:00 am - 10:15 am Individual and Organizational Resilience, Burn-out, and Disengagement

10:15 am - 10:30 am Break

10:30 am - 11:30 am The Changing Workforce Landscape: Leading Effectively Across Generations

11:30 am - 12:15 pm Lunch

12:15 pm - 12:25 pm Stretch and Refocus Excercise

12:25 pm - 2:00 pm Workforce Panel: Changes in Health Profession Education

2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Break

2:15 pm - 3:00 pm School of Nursing Tours

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm AI Executive Lab and Wrap Up
Lauren Burruto, Executive Director, Northstar Network

3:30 pm End

Speakers

Lauren Burruto

Executive Director, Northstar Network

Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN

Dean, University of Rochester School of Nursing

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