The 2nd Economics of the Health Workforce Conference 2015

The 2nd Economics of the Health Workforce Conference 2015 The 2nd Economics of the Health Workforce Conference 2015 July 11th – July 12th 2015 Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Largo A. Gemelli, 1 – Milan (ITALY) Meeting room “Cripta Aula Magna” Saturday, 11 July 09.30 – 09.45 Opening session 09.45 -­‐12.15 Session 1: Wages and HWF expenditure Wages Anatomy. Labor Supply of Nurses and a Comparison with Physicians Presenter: Maria Laura Di Tommaso, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Siena 10.30-­‐10.45 coffee break Uptake of public sector sessional contracts by private general practitioners in South Africa Presenter: Duane Blaauw, Centre for Health Policy, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) to map the determinants for healthcare workforce expenditure within Local Health Units in Italy Presenter: Lara Gitto, University of Rome “Tor Vergata” / Matteo Ruggeri, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan 12.15 – 13.30 lunch 13.30 -­‐ 15.00 Session 2: Job satisfaction Early Retirement and Job Satisfaction in England: Evidence from the National General Practitioner Worklife Survey Healthcare in transition, evidence on the well-­‐being of workers in the european health sector Presenter: Elena Cottini, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan 15.00 – 15.30 coffee break 15.30 – 17.00 Session 3: HWF supply Feminisation of the medical workforce in three capital cities from Portuguese-­‐speaking Africa Presenter: Giuliano Russo, the Nova University of Lisbon The impact of physician supply on the healthcare system Presenter: Toshiaki Iizuka, The University of Tokyo 19.30 conference dinner Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Milan (ITALY), Aula Cripta Aula Magna The 2nd Economics of the Health Workforce Conference 2015 SUNDAY, 12 July 10.15 – 12.00 Session 4: HWF planning Entry and Exit of Workers in Long-­‐Term Care Presenter: Bianca Frogner, University of Washington 11.00 – 11.15 coffee break Global Health Workforce Shortages: Forecasts For the Next Two Decades Presenter: Jenny Liu, University of California, San Francisco 12.00 – 13.00 lunch 13.00 – 14.30 Session 5 HWF preferences and performance The determinants of specialty choice in UK junior doctors Presenter: Idaira Rodriguez Santana, University of York How to improve the performance of doctors? Evidence from the lab Presenter: Mylene Lagarde, Global Health & Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London 14.30 -­‐ 15.00 Closing speech The future for health workforce planning: If the answer is 'utilisation based modelling' then what is the question? Presenter: Professor Steve Birch, Professor of Health Economics, McMaster University, Canada and University of Manchester, U.K. 15.00 -­‐15.10 Conference Closing Remarks Organisers: Dr Matteo Ruggeri: [email protected] Dr Diane Skåtun: [email protected] Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Milan (ITALY), Aula Cripta Aula Magna