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Vision 2020
Workforce Development Working Group – Co-Chairs Roberta Williams, MD; Disty Pearson, PA-C; Elyse Foster, MD
The Workforce Development Working Group seeks to determine the workforce required to meet the needs of adults with congenital heart disease, inclusive of size, composition, competencies and certifications, to support a comprehensive health care delivery system by 2020.
Goals:
- To determine the types of health care professionals and the numbers of each required to provide comprehensive out-patient, in-patient and consultative care to the ACHD population.
- To define the specific competencies required for each type of provider and the training requirements to meet those competencies.
- To define the certification of health care professionals for the care of the ACHD patient.
The Vision 2009 Forum Workforce Development Working Group PowerPoint presentation can be found here.