CONFERENCE TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES ON HUMAN RESOURCES IN P

美国的医疗保健系统将发生戏剧性的变化 在整个20世纪90年代，S。尽管医疗费用将作为一个 变革的动力，其他因素也将推动这一变革。其中包括 变量是不断变化的人口结构，增加的 注重一级和二级预防，需要保持至关重要的 劳动力，以及加强获得卫生保健服务的必要性。这些因素 预示着与他们相关的卫生职业和护理系统必须 为重大变化做好准备。与这些因素相关的是 卫生保健需求与人类之间相互作用的重要性 可用于满足这些需求的资源。定义需求和规划 资源一直是个问题。 美国物理治疗协会，在与其他 卫生服务研究界的成员将举行一次会议 评估现有知识，发展全面和综合 研究和实施战略，以满足人力资源需求 在物理治疗中。可以预见，这次会议将提供 解决其他卫生职业的人力资源需求的模式。 会议将：确定和评估关于 理疗人员的供应和分配；检查变化 美国的人口和健康因素及其潜力 对理疗服务需求/关注的影响；评估 可用于预测的各种模型或方法是否足够 物理治疗服务的供应和需求；以及，定义研究 体育人力资源需求存在的问题及对策 将使卫生保健政策得以发展的疗法。 美国物理治疗协会的工作人员将为初选提供服务 在落实会议方面的作用。其他顾问将担任 会议咨询委员会成员。一般说来，会议 将包括特邀论文的陈述、小组会议和 制定具体建议。参与者将代表 卫生服务研究和卫生政策、物理治疗、 高等教育研究和政策制定、国家和国家政策 发展，以及物理治疗以外的健康职业。

The health care system in the United States will undergo dramatic change throughout the 1990's. Although the cost of health care will act as an impetus to change, other factors will also drive this change. Among these variables are the changing demographics of the population, an increased focus on primary and secondary prevention, the need to maintain a vital work force, and the need to enhance access to health care. These factor's portend that the health professions and care systems related to them must prepare for significant changes. Associated with these factors is the importance of the interaction between health care needs, and the human resources available to meet these needs. Defining needs and projecting resources have been problematic. The American Physical Therapy Association, in consultation with other members of the health services research community will conduct a conference to assess current knowledge and to develop comprehensive and integrated research and implementation strategies to address the human resource needs in physical therapy. It is envisioned that this conference will provide a model for addressing human resource needs in other health professions. The conference will: identify and evaluate existing information on the supply and distribution of physical therapy personnel; examine the changing demographic and health factors in the United States and their potential effect on the demand/heed for physical therapy services; evaluate the adequacy of various models or approaches available for projecting the supply of and demand for physical therapy services; and, define research questions and strategies related to human resource needs in physical therapy that will allow development of health care policies. Staff from the American Physical Therapy Association will serve the primary role in implementation of the conference. Other consultants will serve as members of the Conference Advisory Committee. Generically, the conference will consist of presentations of invited papers, small group sessions, and development of specific recommendations. Participants will represent the areas of health services research and health policy, physical therapy, higher education research and policy development, national and state policy development, and health professions other than physical therapy.