The Newly Created Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College Launches its First Conference
RISBJ Staff | Nov 01, 2016
WHAT:
The new Institute for Education in Healthcare at Rhode Island College will hold its first conference – “Building Partnerships to Build the Healthcare Workforce in Rhode Island.”
WHEN:
Friday, Oct. 28, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
WHERE:
Rhode Island College
Alger Hall 110
600 Mt. Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI 02908
COST:
Free and open to the healthcare community
ABOUT:
This conference features keynote speakers: Michael Hoge, professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and senior science and policy advisor for The Annapolis Coalition on the Behavioral Health Workforce; and Laura Spada, executive director of the Baltimore Alliance for Careers in Healthcare.
Established in 2016, the Institute for Education in Healthcare is designed to provide interprofessional education, training and workforce development for the health care workforce in Rhode Island and to meet the needs of health care organizations. Led by Executive Director Marianne Raimondo, the institute is a cross-disciplinary, collaborative effort supported by numerous academic departments: Addiction and Behavioral Health Studies, Community Health and Wellness, Counseling, Health Care Administration, Health Sciences, Nursing, Psychology and Social Work.
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