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International Conference on Research in Human Resources for Health: call for abstracts
International Conference on Research in Human Resources for Health
9-11 June 2010
and other partners
Objective: To strengthen evidence and knowledge with respect to health workforce development and to promote the use of innovative methodological approaches, data or tools, to measure and monitor health workforce capacity to respond to public health needs.
Call for abstracts
We invite researchers to submit an abstract related to the following themes, which may be from a country-specific, regional, or global perspective. Submissions from international collaborations are highly encouraged:
The use of new and existing data sources and tools to measure and monitor the health workforce’s capacity
Parameters of staffing allocation for health services
The use of innovative measures and predictive models to analyze health workforce supply-demand dynamics, as well as wage levels, especially for low-skilled workers
The effect of health workforce geographical distribution, mobility, rural-urban migration, and demographics on access, quality, organization and outputs/outcomes of health service delivery
Health workforce demand and training needs under various health service delivery models
Health productivity and skill mix, and the tools used to measure and monitor them
The structure, scope, and role of the private sector in the supply of human resources for health
Required abstract structure: title, author’(s) name/affiliation, theme (from above), background, objectives, data, methods, results, and health policy implications (maximum word count: 500). Email abstract to conferenciarhs@ims.uerj by 13 January, 2010. Notification of abstract submission results will be communicated by 13 February 2010. If accepted, authors will need to submit manuscripts by 13 April 2010.
Funding for travel and accommodations will be provided for selected presenters.
Conference attendance is free, but space is limited. To register, please RSVP to conferenciarhs@ims.uerj.br. Registration deadline is 13 May 2010.
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