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Susan Skillman, MS

Senior Deputy Director, University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies, Investigator with the Collaborative for Rural Primary Care, Research, Education, and Practice (RuralPREP) and Investigator with the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center

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What Commute Patterns Can Tell Us About the Supply of Allied Health Workers and Registered Nurses

Presenters: Arati Dahal | Susan Skillman | Davis Patterson | Bianca Frogner

Topics: Allied Health, Nursing, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

June 23, 2020
This report explores what the ACS can tell us about commuting patterns among selected allied health occupations and registered nurses as well as how these patterns may inform discussions of health workforce supply.
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The Respiratory Therapist Workforce in the US: Supply, Distribution, Education Pathways, and State Responses to Emergency Surges in Demand

Authors: Susan Skillman | Bianca Frogner | Arati Dahal | Benjamin Stubbs | Grace Guenther

Topics: COVID-19, Education and Training, Workforce Demand, Workforce Supply

April 16, 2020
This brief describes the supply, distribution, education pathways, as well as COVID-19 emergency concerns about the respiratory therapist workforce capacity and examples of state approaches addressing workforce gaps.
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The Health Workforce Delivering Evidence-based Non-pharmacological Pain Management

Authors: Samantha Pollack | Susan Skillman | Bianca Frogner

Topics: Allied Health, Education and Training, Emerging Models and Innovations

February 20, 2020
This report compares 10 different health care occupations and certified practitioners in providing non-pharmacological pain management treatments to patients with chronic pain.
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Use of Apprenticeship to Meet Demand for Medical Assistants in the US

Authors: Andrew Jopson | Susan Skillman | Bianca Frogner

Topics: Allied Health, Education and Training

November 13, 2019
This report identifies different apprenticeship models including alternative ways program administration, didactic instruction and clinical skills training are provided, and broadens information about healthcare apprenticeships’ value to employers.
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Emerging Roles and Occupations in the Health Workforce

Authors: Bianca Frogner | Benjamin Stubbs | Susan Skillman

Topics: Allied Health, Education and Training

August 1, 2018
This report identifies how 5 domains of emerging roles in healthcare have been incorporated into the job titles and descriptions of healthcare occupations by using Real Time Labor Market Information from LinkUp, a job search engine company.
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A Novel Way to Obtain and Deploy Health Workforce Demand Data: The Washington State Health Workforce Sentinel Network

Presenters: Susan Skillman

Topics: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Workforce Demand

March 20, 2018
This webinar will describe the collaborative process by which the Sentinel Network was developed, present key findings to-date, describe current dissemination efforts and outline future plans for Washington’s Health Workforce Sentinel Network.
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The Value of Real Time Labor Market Information for Monitoring Health Workforce Demand: A Case Study Examining Employer Demand for Health Information Technology Skills

Authors: Benjamin Stubbs | Bianca Frogner | Susan Skillman

Topics: Allied Health, Workforce Demand

February 1, 2017
This report helps to understand the value and limitations of Real-Time Labor Market Information (RT-LMI) for monitoring health workforce demand, including allied health professions.
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Comparing the Socioeconomic Well-Being of Workers Across Healthcare Occupations

Authors: Bianca Frogner | Susan Skillman | Davis Patterson | Cyndy Snyder

Topics: Allied Health

December 1, 2016
This report investigates the socioeconomic well-being, including occupation-skill match, financial situation, and reliance on state/federal assistance programs, among individuals working in healthcare.
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Leveraging Data to Monitor the Allied Health Workforce: National Supply Estimates Using Different Data Sources

Authors: Susan Skillman | Arati Dahal | Bianca Frogner | Benjamin Stubbs

Topics: Allied Health, Behavioral Health, Oral Health

December 1, 2016
This report compares national estimates of the supply and characteristics of 9 types of allied health workers drawn from 4 publicly available national data sources.
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Characteristics of Veterans in Allied Health Care Occupations

Authors: Bianca Frogner | Susan Skillman | Cyndy Snyder

Topics: Allied Health

November 1, 2016
This report identifies the characteristics of veterans entering healthcare occupations, with a focus on allied health professions, and identifies occupations most commonly taken on by veterans.
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