October 2024 Work Force Newsletter

Health Care

Workforce Updates

October 2024

Learn more about the WNY R-AHEC Thiel Hospitality House

The Western New York Rural-Area Health Education Center has dedicated accommodations tailored to medical students, traveling healthcare professionals and community members.

If you have medical and other health professions students who need accommodation during their clinical rotations, contact them! Their facility is conveniently located in Wyoming County behind the Wyoming County Community Health System, about 30 minutes from Batavia, 45 minutes from Buffalo, Rochester and Olean, and 1 hour from Dansville.

For details, contact Administrative/Housing Coordinator Christine Chappel at cchappel@r-ahec.org.

Upcoming in-person events, trainings and resources

Caregivers and their care partners living with dementia, memory loss, or related conditions are invited to the Together Today Memory Café. The event will take place at West Wind Farm at Blue Barn Cidery in Hilton and will include a light lunch and afternoon of apple picking. The Together Today Memory Café will take place from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9. The Event is free and families are invited. Registration is required.

Caregivers and parents are invited to the upcoming Infant-Toddler Play Day, Oct. 19 at locations in Rochester. Healthi Kids and partners will be sharing information on how to build relationships that last a lifetime at the event. Healthy relationships with caregivers help develop young minds. The event is free to attend. Learn more.

The 2024 Workforce and Economic Development Conference will bring together workforce and economic development professionals in Rochester on October 21-23. The event is sponsored by the New York Association of Training and Employment Professionals (NYATEP) and the New York State Economic Development Council. Click here to register.

The 12th Annual Palliative Care Collaborative of Rochester will take place from 7:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at UR School of Medicine & Dentistry, 415 Elmwood Avenue, Rochester, NY, in the Class of 1962 Auditorium & Flaum Atrium. The Regional Palliative Care Collaborative offers a wide range of updates for clinicians and related professionals who care for patients and families with serious illness. Topics include the growing set of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments, supportive care, discussions about available options, and the mechanics of end-of-life care. Register here.

Let’s Take Triple Aim at Autism is one of the many sessions at NCQA’s Health Innovation Summit Oct. 31-Nov. 1 in Nashville, Tenn. The autism care system operates in a silo, disconnected from the broader health care ecosystem. Hear from Dr. Steven Merahn, Chief Medical Officer, Partners Health Plan, on expanding the focus of autism care beyond symptom and behavior management toward a more integrated approach for autistic children and their families. Register here and try the FALL24 for a super saver discount.

Virtual trainings and resources

The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is offering training on building inclusive work places Wednesdays in October. This training is crafted to elevate your expertise and capabilities, playing a vital role in cultivating a resilient and enduring culture of inclusion within your organization. This virtual training takes place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 16, 23 and 30. Register here.

Learn how to build resiliency in a professional wellness webinar from the Western New York Area-Health Education Center. The webinar will be from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9. Trainer Kristen Chalmers, LMSW, an education specialist at Finger Lakes Occupational Health Services, has created a workshop to address work-related stress. The workshop empowers and equips you to seek solutions that mitigate stress and burnout and maximize skills leading to resilience. This training offers free CEs for OT, PT, social work, LMHC and Speech Language Pathology (Related Content Hours Pending). Register here.

RochesterWorks is hosting a virtual workshop for job hunters: Soft Skills to Get Hard Results from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9. Soft skills are the hidden gems of the workplace. In this virtual workshop you will discover the importance of soft skills, and strategies to show you are a good fit for an organization, based on your soft skills. Register here.

The American Society on Aging is hosting a workshop on Culturally Inclusive, Trauma-Informed Care with Older Adults. This two-day online training for healthcare and senior care providers working with older adults will take place from 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Oct. 16 and 17. This workshop is. Participants will discover the impact of traumatic stress on health and well-being, deepen their understanding of racism-based trauma, identify how it impacts individuals across the lifespan, learn to apply the principles of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and cultural humility, and gain tools for implementing culturally responsive, TIC in social service and senior care settings. Six CE credits are offered through the Center for Mental Health & Aging (CMHA). Register here.

Please share your health care workforce updates

If you have workforce updates to share, or any feedback or ideas for this newsletter, please contact Melissa Wendland at melissa.wendland@commongroundhealth.org.

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