HWTAC Webinar 002 - Health Professions Regulation in the U.S.

In the U.S., the primary responsibility for health professions regulation falls to states. There is concern that this approach is not well-suited to respond to the workforce challenges faced in a health care delivery system that is undergoing rapid transformation. Dr. Moore describes the aspects of health professions regulation that constrain effective and efficient use of the health workforce and offers recommendations to strengthen scope of practice decision-making. Dr. Carter describes an innovative approach used in Virginia to address proposed scope of practice expansions. Live Q&A session included. Original broadcast: March 12, 2014 Presenters: Jean Moore, Director, New York Center for Health Workforce Studies and Elizabeth Carter, Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Health Professions