AFT Nurses and Health Professionals 2016 Conferences

Where the Front Line Meets the Bottom Line

Making the Healthcare System Work for Patients and Communities
Hyatt Regency Washington
Washington, DC

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Following a lobby day on Capitol Hill, the 2016 Professional Issues Conference and Labor Academy, “Where the Front Line Meets the Bottom Line,” will give participants opportunities and tools to engage in debates affecting the healthcare industry and the lives of healthcare workers.

Links to workshop materials are available below.

April 20, 2016

Lobby Day

Bring your expert, front-line perspective to Capitol Hill! It’s time for action, and we need YOU in Washington, D.C., to let the policymakers know what you need for your patients and why patients MUST come before profits!
 

April 21-22, 2016

AFT Nurses and Health Professionals Professional Issues Conference &
National Federation of Nurses Annual Labor Academy

Workshop materials

The Healthcare System of the Future (panel discussion)
Handout | Slides

The Healthcare System of the Future: Dr. Polly Pittman
Slides

Getting the Community on Board
Handout (case study) | Handout (planning grid) | Slides

Medical Debt as a Member and Community Issue
Handout 1 | Handout 2

Winning the Message War on Economic Justice
Handout | Slides

Partnerships to Improve Community Health
Handout | Slides

How the Financialization of Prescription Drugs Hurts Patients
Handout 1 | Handout 2

How to Develop Culturally Competent Outreach
Slides

Making Sense of Healthcare Dollars
Handout | Slides

Joint Bargaining as a Response to Hospital Consolidation
Handout

April 23, 2016

Local Leaders Conference