English expert addresses Future of Health and Wellness Breakfast
Posted on Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Don’t try to forecast future health-care demands and work-force needs using numbers, a British expert in health-care modelling told a gathering at Algonquin College on Thursday.
Instead, test the impact of “different futures” by getting expert advice and building scenarios.
Hear all of Willis’ remarks here.
About 100 senior leaders from the local health and wellness industry gathered at Restaurant International on Thursday morning to hear Dr. Graham Willis explain what he and his research team are doing differently. Dr. Willis is the Head of Research and Development, Workforce Analysis, Strategy and External Relations, for the Department of Health, England.
“Don’t try and forecast, try and think of a range of futures and use them to try and test your ideas,” he said. “We can use this (method)to explore the system without getting caught in the numbers.”
Dr. Willis’ framework also focuses on skills rather than job titles or functions to further improve the ability to predict future demand. He said this method also moves the analysis away from individual numbers and helps researchers think about the workforce as a whole, working together.
The gathering was the seventh event in the Future of Health and Wellness Speaker Series, hosted jointly by Algonquin College and the Champlain Local Health Integration Network.
You can hear all of Willis’ remarks here.
Photo: Algonquin College Vice-President Academic Claude Brulé, Champlain LHIN Chief Executive Officer Chantale LeClerc, Dr. Graham Willis, Cheryl, and Barbara Foulds, Chair, Healthy Living Education Steering Committee, left to right.