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Western Massachusetts Nursing Collaborative (WMNC) Established 2006

The WMNC is a coalition of nurse leaders working to ensure Western Mass has an adequate supply of high quality, diverse nurses to meet the healthcare needs.

Allied Health Collaborative (AHC)

Established 2012

AHC responds to the workforce needs of employers and ensures that workers have access to the education and training needed to prepare them for lifelong careers in the rapidly changing healthcare industry.

Pioneer Valley Interprofessional Education Collabotaive (PV-IPEC)

Re-organized 2017

PV-IPEC is dedicated to transforming the delivery of healthcare to an interprofessional collaborative approach by creating a new supply of professionals prepared to practice as one team.

The Healthcare

Workforce Partnership of

Western Massachusetts is

a collaboration among

employers, workforce

development leaders,

training and education

providers, community-

based organizations, and

philanthropic

organizations. Our

partners work together

with the shared mission of

strengthening the

region’s healthcare

workforce and enhancing

the quality of patient care.

Healthcare Workforce Partnership of

Western Massachusetts

Annual Report October 2018

A Special Thank You to Our Partners

Public Health Nursing Clinical Conference November 2017

The Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses (MAPHN) - Western MA Chapter and the Western MA Nursing Collaborative joined forces in the Inagural Public Health Nursing Clinical Conference, designed to increase knowledge of the public health nurse’s interactions with community, municipalities, state agencies, and healthcare providers. The conference provided student and working nurses with direct exposure to various job tasks of the public health nurse through immersion in a four-hour patient surveillance and

disease control simulation. Guest speaker Colleen T. Labelle from Boston Medical Center addressed the group on the impact of the opioid epidemic on public health. The participants were informed of strategic interventions and given resources to assist community members who are battling opioid addiction. Student nurses earned clinical hours, registered nurses earned continued education credits as a result of their participation in this full-

day event.

Reaching the Triple Aim: Innovations for Interprofessional Models of Care February 2018 The Healthcare Workforce Partnership of Western Mass set its focus on “Reaching the Triple Aim: Innovations for Interprofessional Models of Care”. Led by the Pioneer Valley Interprofessional Education Collaborative (PV-IPEC), participants from the local health centers, other healthcare facilities and educational institutions engaged in a discussion on improving patient experience and health outcomes through implementing team-based care. Special guests Margaret Flinter, FNP, Senior Vice President and Clinical Director of Community Health, Inc. and Melissa Kline, RN, MSN, Education Coordinator at Mercy Medical Center shared best practice examples from within their respective organizations. The group used the models implemented at the two featured facilities to examine effective collaboration and improve outcomes for individuals and families. The academic programs responded to the discussion with strategies on preparing students to think, communicate and work in collaborative practice teams.

Inter-institutional, Interprofessional Student Poverty Simulation April 2018

The Pioneer Valley Interprofessional Education Collaborative (PV-IPEC) hosted its first inter-institutional, interprofessional student poverty simulation in April. The Poverty Simulation exposed participants to the multitudinal factors leading to and complex realities of individuals living in poverty. The simulated one month experience into the life of a low-income family reinforced how the social determinants of health directly relates to health outcomes for members in the community. Eighty students from Bay Path University’s-Physician Assistant,

Elms College’s-Nursing, Western New England University’s-School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and Westfield State University’s-Nursing and Social Work programs were active participants in the simulation.

Western Mass Chapter

“It has been an invaluable experience to

be part of the simulation and gain

knowledge I will apply in my life and

career”

63

17

Student Nurses

Registered Nurses

80 PARTICIPANTS

A C T I V I T E S A N D E V E N T S

105 PARTICIPANTS Students

Staff and Faculty Community Volunteers

WesternMassHealthCareers.org April 2018 WesternMassHealthCareers.org, the partnership’s newly redesigned website focuses on career pathways in healthcare, information on educational resources that assist students, parents, teachers, and career and guidance counselors, job seekers and incumbent employees to make good career and educational choices. The site includes an interactive careers map that gives job seekers updated information on healthcare career pathways and health care programs credit transfer options in Western Massachusetts. The website presents a comprehensive pathway to accessing information and data that informs decision making in a practical, straightforward manner. WesternMassHealthCareers.org provides healthcare entities and educational institutions with a central location to share relevant and real time program information on healthcare professions locally.

Healthcare Educational Advancement Information Roadshow Spring 2018 Baystate Franklin Medical Center, Behavioral Health Network, Caring Health Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Genesis Healthcare Heritage Hall, Holyoke Medical Center, and Mercy Medical Center participated in Healthcare Educational Advancement Information Roadshow in the spring. Each organization invited the post-secondary schools to showcase the inventory of healthcare educational programs that are offered at the schools in Western Massachusetts. Admissions counselors and program faculty members met with the attendees to share program enrollment and financial aid information, as well as provide guidance on enrolling into a new program or completing a degree. The attendees left the program with an increase knowledge and awareness of qualifications necessary to advance in their careers.

Healthcare Careers Awareness Day June 2018 Thirteen post-secondary and healthcare providers arranged tours of emergency rooms, ICUs, and simulation labs to 8th grade students from Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield and Westfield middle schools. These students observed, engaged with and learned from healthcare practitioners in the healthcare practice setting. This career exploration event promoted the importance of a STEM infused education and connected it to real careers. It gave the students a first-hand, real life exposure to healthcare professions, as well as informed and equipped them for future education and career planning decisions. As a result of this important partnership, the Healthcare Careers Awareness Day event gave 150 students a career emersion experience at the post-secondary institutions and healthcare provider facilities.

A C T I V I T E S A N D E V E N T S

EMPLOYER PARTNERS

Baystate Franklin Medical Center Behavioral Health Network

Caring Health Center Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Genesis Healthcare Heritage Hall Holyoke Medical Center Mercy Medical Center

ACADEMIC PARTNERS

American International College Bay Path University

College of Our Lady of the Elms Greenfield Community College

Springfield College Springfield Technical Community

College University Of Massachusetts

Amherst Westfield State University

Western New England University

97 ATTENDEES

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

American International College Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood Health Center

Baystate Medical Center Behavioral Health Network

College of Our Lady of the Elms Greenfield Community College

Holyoke Community College Holyoke Health Center

Springfield Technical Community College Shriners’ Hospital for Children

Western New England University

Western Massachusetts Nursing

Committee Co-chairs: Diane Brunelle, Nancy Craig-

Williams

Ruth Amador, MSN, RN, National

Association of Hispanic Nurses Western

MA Chapter

Carlene Bailey, MS, CNS, RN-BC,

Shriners Hospitals for Children

Gail Beaudoin, M.Ed., RN, RHIA,

Porchlight VNA/Home Care

Theresa Beaudry, B.S.N., M.S.N,

Holyoke Community College

Diane Brunelle, MSN, RN, BC-NEA

Nancy Craig-Williams, PhD, RN,

Greenfield Community College

Jessica Delano-Holden, MSN, RN-BC,

Westfield State University

Charleen Diggins, MS, RN, Cooley

Dickenson Hospital

Br. Michael Duffy, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC,

Elms College

Lisa Fugiel, MSN, RN-BC, Springfield

Technical Community College

Ellen Furman, PhD RN GCNS-BC,

American International College

Tara Gregorio, Massachusetts Senior Care

Association

Jessica Holden, DNP, MSN, RN-BC,

Westfield State University

Maeve Howett, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC,

IBCLC, CNE, University of Massachusetts,

Amherst

Melissa Kline, MSN, RN, Trinity Health Of

New England, Mercy Medical Center

Anne Mistivar, MSN, RN, Springfield

Technical Community College

Melissa O’Malley Tuomi, Ph.D, RN, CPHQ,

Baystate Medical Center

Marjorie Robinson-Bessette, RN, MSN,

Bay Path University

Cameron Rice, MBA, MHA, BSHS, HRM,

Baystate Mason Square Neighborhood

Health Center

Karen Rousseau, PhD, RN, American

International College

Erin Sanchez, Wingate of West Springfield

Marcia Scanlon, DNP, RN, Westfield State

University

Ira M. Schoenberger, FACHCA, Genesis

HealthCare-Heritage Hall North

Stephanie Swan, MSN, RN, CMSRN,

Baystate Franklin Medical Center

Dane Walton, Genesis HealthCare-Heritage

Hall East

Gloria M.Wilson, MSN, RN, Baystate

Mason Square Neighborhood Health

Center

Adriana Wojcicki RN, BSN, Holyoke

Medical Center

Donna Zucker, RN, PhD, FAAN, University

of Massachusetts, Amherst

Allied Health Committee Peter Blain, Baystate Health, Inc.

Derek Carroll, J. Morrissey & Company

Mark Chustz, Elms College

Kermit Dunkelberg, Holyoke Community

College

Janet Grant, Holyoke Community College

Sharon Grundel, Springfield Technical

Community College

Elizabeth Hayward, Holyoke Community

College

Jeffrey Hayden, Holyoke Community

College

Edda Johnson, MassHire Hampden County

Workforce Board

Dawn Josefski, Greenfield Community

College

Theresa Lamas, Holyoke Medical Center

Abby Mahone, Holyoke Community

College

Maegan Pedemonti, Way Finders

Jason Pacheco, Baystate Health, Inc.

Donald Prisby, Westover Job Corps

Karen Rousseau, American International

College

Anivi Rodriguez, Behavioral Health

Network, Inc.

Chris Scott, Springfield Technical

Community College

Alyce Stiles, Greenfield Community

College

Pioneer Valley Interprofessional

Education Committee Co-chairs: Melissa Kline, Beth Welch

Julie Berrett-Abebe, Ph.D., LICSW,

Westfield State University

Susan Capasso, Ms, EdD, LCGC,

Bay Path University

C. Baxter Chandler, LICSW, Baystate

Medical Center

Izabela Collier, Pharm.D.,CDE, Western

New England University

Nancy Craig-Williams, PhD, RN, Greenfield

Community College

Cathy A. Dow-Royer, Ed.D., OTR/L,

Western New England University

Lisa Fugiel, MSN, RN-BC, Springfield

Technical Community College

Megan Gonzalez MSN, RN-BC, Westfield

State University

Terri Haven, MSW, LICSW, Westfield State

University

Jessica Holden, DNP, MSN, RN-BC,

Westfield State University

Brooke Hallowell, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA,

Fellow, Springfield College

Maeve Howett, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC,

IBCLC, CNE, University of Massachusetts

Amherst

Melissa Kline, MSN, RN, Trinity Health Of

New England, MMC

Nora LaFond Padykula, Ph.D., LICSW,

Westfield State University

Melissa Mattison, Pharm.D., Western New

England University

Patricia Meyers, OTD, OTR/L, American

International College

Elizabeth Montemagni, PT, DPT,

Springfield College

Moira O'Shea, MSN, RN, CNE, American

International College

Esther Perelli-Brookes, Springfield

Technical Community College

Julie Racicot, Baystate Noble Hospital

Theresa Riethle, MS, PA-C, Bay Path

University

Marjorie Robinson-Bessette, RN, MSN

Bay Path University

Susan Rooney, MS, PA-C, Bay Path

University

Christopher Scott, M.Ed NRP CHSE,

Springfield Technical Community College

Michelle M. Sherlin, RN BSN CHSE,

Holyoke Community College

Joyce Thielen, PhD, RN, Elms College

Beth Welch, PharmD, Western New

England University

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Springfield, MA 01103

For more information contact: Peta-Gaye Porter

Manager of Healthcare Workforce Initiatives, pporter@masshirehcwb.com