Bianca Frogner
@biancafrogner.bsky.social
Professor & Interim Chair, Family Medicine
Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies (@uwchws.bsky.social)
University of Washington School of Medicine
Health economist, health workforce researcher, interested in all things health and labor policy
Director, Center for Health Workforce Studies (@uwchws.bsky.social)
University of Washington School of Medicine
Health economist, health workforce researcher, interested in all things health and labor policy
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Also follow the Center for Health Workforce Studies at University of Washington (@uwchws.bsky.social) to hear more about the work my wonderful team is doing (many of whom are not on social media).
Joins us THIS Wednesday 12pm ET / 9am PT for the AWARD Network Monthly webinar where Dr. Kira Ryskina will discuss the role of physicians and other advanced trained providers in providing care to people living with dementia. Register today at:
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November 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Joins us THIS Wednesday 12pm ET / 9am PT for the AWARD Network Monthly webinar where Dr. Kira Ryskina will discuss the role of physicians and other advanced trained providers in providing care to people living with dementia. Register today at:
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
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Learn about all the different workforces that make up the healthcare industry in our latest UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) newsletter!
Autumn is newly upon us—and we’re delighted to bring you the latest edition of the UW CHWS October 2025 newsletter!
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The October 2025 UW CHWS Newsletter Has Arrived! – UW CHWS
It also highlights ongoing initiatives to strengthen recruitment and retention in long-term care, along with newly funded projects supported through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and recent achievements from our team.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Learn about all the different workforces that make up the healthcare industry in our latest UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) newsletter!
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Autumn is newly upon us—and we’re delighted to bring you the latest edition of the UW CHWS October 2025 newsletter!
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/10...
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/10...
The October 2025 UW CHWS Newsletter Has Arrived! – UW CHWS
It also highlights ongoing initiatives to strengthen recruitment and retention in long-term care, along with newly funded projects supported through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and recent achievements from our team.
familymedicine.uw.edu
October 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Autumn is newly upon us—and we’re delighted to bring you the latest edition of the UW CHWS October 2025 newsletter!
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/10...
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/10...
Interesting report - with large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon trying to break into health care, I wonder how many physicians are tied to these companies. Also wondering if other clinicians also have these types of all-state licenses. 🤔
The number of physicians seeking multi-state licensure has ballooned to support the growing field of telehealth
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Fueling telehealth's rise, more doctors are licensed in all 50 states than ever before
The number of physicians seeking multi-state licensure has ballooned to support the growing field of telehealth
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October 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Interesting report - with large tech companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon trying to break into health care, I wonder how many physicians are tied to these companies. Also wondering if other clinicians also have these types of all-state licenses. 🤔
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Researchers: New documentation is now available to assist you in working with Wave 1 data. Updated survey questionnaires on the NDWS website identify variables masked or removed in the Public Use Files (PUFs) to safeguard respondent privacy. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys
October 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Researchers: New documentation is now available to assist you in working with Wave 1 data. Updated survey questionnaires on the NDWS website identify variables masked or removed in the Public Use Files (PUFs) to safeguard respondent privacy. www.ndws.org/surveys-and-data/surveys
Travel nurses received a huge amount of attention during the pandemic. Our team's recently published work provides some insight to where traveling fits in the careers of RNs - and it's not only about $$.
Register for webinar TOMORROW October 7, 2pm ET / 11am PT:
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Register for webinar TOMORROW October 7, 2pm ET / 11am PT:
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webin...
This webinar features 2 presentations examining the role of travel nurses. Eric Luo discusses findings from a study linking higher levels of travel and overtime nurse hours to increased rates of press...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Travel nurses received a huge amount of attention during the pandemic. Our team's recently published work provides some insight to where traveling fits in the careers of RNs - and it's not only about $$.
Register for webinar TOMORROW October 7, 2pm ET / 11am PT:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register for webinar TOMORROW October 7, 2pm ET / 11am PT:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
**UCSF AWARD NETWORK MONTHLY WEBINAR**
Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population!
Register here and find all our prior webinars at:
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Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population!
Register here and find all our prior webinars at:
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
September 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
**UCSF AWARD NETWORK MONTHLY WEBINAR**
Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population!
Register here and find all our prior webinars at:
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Join this Wednesday at 9am PT / 12pm ET to hear about an interprofessional teams approach for caring for an aging population!
Register here and find all our prior webinars at:
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Upcoming webinar:
On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients
Speakers include Dr. LaTonya Trotter who will share recent CHWS findings on #travelnurses.
2pm ET / 11am PT, October 7, 2025
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Hosted by @chwsny.bsky.social
On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients
Speakers include Dr. LaTonya Trotter who will share recent CHWS findings on #travelnurses.
2pm ET / 11am PT, October 7, 2025
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hosted by @chwsny.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webin...
This webinar features 2 presentations examining the role of travel nurses. Eric Luo discusses findings from a study linking higher levels of travel and overtime nurse hours to increased rates of press...
us06web.zoom.us
September 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Upcoming webinar:
On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients
Speakers include Dr. LaTonya Trotter who will share recent CHWS findings on #travelnurses.
2pm ET / 11am PT, October 7, 2025
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hosted by @chwsny.bsky.social
On the Move: Impacts of Travel Nurses on Health Professionals and Patients
Speakers include Dr. LaTonya Trotter who will share recent CHWS findings on #travelnurses.
2pm ET / 11am PT, October 7, 2025
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Hosted by @chwsny.bsky.social
Amazing FREE data to help us understand the workforce caring for people living with dementia. Learn more at upcoming webinar!
Researchers: Are you interested in using the new NDWS data resource (surveys and linked data sources)? Join us for a webinar with our PIs at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST) on Monday, Sept. 29 to learn more. Register now at www.ndws.org.
September 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Amazing FREE data to help us understand the workforce caring for people living with dementia. Learn more at upcoming webinar!
Happening tomorrow! Make sure to register! If you miss it, the video will be posted online for later viewing.
Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
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September 2, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Happening tomorrow! Make sure to register! If you miss it, the video will be posted online for later viewing.
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
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August 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
August 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Mark your calendars! The AWARD Network monthly seminar takes place next week, Sept 3, 12pm ET/9am PT. The topic will be about the role of family caregivers in supporting patients with dementia in pain management. Register today!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Staffing in skilled nursing homes has been tough. Recent federal policy changes may be making things worse. Dr. Prusynski (@doc-doc-pru.bsky.social) discusses these issues with Kitsap Sun.
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UW CHWS Affiliate Investigator Quoted in Kitsap Sun Article on Staffing Challenges in Skilled Nursing Facilities – UW CHWS
The UW CHWS is responsible for the findings resulting from research conducted through the Center. Contents of UW CHWS research products are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, funding sources.
familymedicine.uw.edu
August 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Staffing in skilled nursing homes has been tough. Recent federal policy changes may be making things worse. Dr. Prusynski (@doc-doc-pru.bsky.social) discusses these issues with Kitsap Sun.
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/08...
familymedicine.uw.edu/chws/2025/08...
Happening today! Join us for this exciting conversation! If you miss it, these webinars are recorded. Find our full library of talks at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Happening today! Join us for this exciting conversation! If you miss it, these webinars are recorded. Find our full library of talks at: awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Join us this Wednesday Aug 6, 9am PT /12pm ET for our monthly AWARD Network webinar! Hear from Katherine Kennedy, Kate Achman, and Charisse Blackburn on how to support nursing assistants with job satisfaction and lower burnout.
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Monthly Webinar Series, 1st Wednesdays, 9-10am pacific / 12-1pm eastern | awardnetwork
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August 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Join us this Wednesday Aug 6, 9am PT /12pm ET for our monthly AWARD Network webinar! Hear from Katherine Kennedy, Kate Achman, and Charisse Blackburn on how to support nursing assistants with job satisfaction and lower burnout.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Cc @joannespetz.bsky.social
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Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Research Alert: Why Public Health #Nurses Matter: Bringing Specialized Knowledge and Skills to Advancing Health Equity
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July 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Research Alert: Why Public Health #Nurses Matter: Bringing Specialized Knowledge and Skills to Advancing Health Equity
#publichealth
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#publichealth
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I'm just catching my breath after catching up with wonderful colleagues at AcademyHealth (@academyhealth.bsky.social) #ARM25 in Minneapolis! It was an honor to serve as Program Chair and to give opening remarks about where we are today as a profession (modified version below).
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June 21, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'm just catching my breath after catching up with wonderful colleagues at AcademyHealth (@academyhealth.bsky.social) #ARM25 in Minneapolis! It was an honor to serve as Program Chair and to give opening remarks about where we are today as a profession (modified version below).
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More posters! Come by, grab a refreshment, and say hi to our UW CHWS @uwchws.bsky.social team!
#ARM25
#ARM25
June 9, 2025 at 10:03 PM
More posters! Come by, grab a refreshment, and say hi to our UW CHWS @uwchws.bsky.social team!
#ARM25
#ARM25
Day 2 of #ARM25 kicks off with an 8am poster session. Help keep the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team awake by stopping by and asking questions!!
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Day 2 of #ARM25 kicks off with an 8am poster session. Help keep the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team awake by stopping by and asking questions!!
It was fun to welcome folks to #ARM25 this morning and then hear this excellent panel discussion about how we need to build trust, learn to listen, check our own biases, and find ways to communicate and continue to do the work!
The first plenary session, supported in part by Arnold Ventures, starts tomorrow at 11am CST in the Auditorium at #ARM25! Hear from experts & chairs @aaronecarroll.bsky.social and @biancafrogner.bsky.social: academyhealth.confex.com/academyhealt...
June 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
It was fun to welcome folks to #ARM25 this morning and then hear this excellent panel discussion about how we need to build trust, learn to listen, check our own biases, and find ways to communicate and continue to do the work!
Preparing for #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come find me and the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team to say hi!
Also in the "news", on July 1, I will begin as interim chair of the Dept of Family Medicine at UW School of Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social)!
That and more details in our June newsletter!
Also in the "news", on July 1, I will begin as interim chair of the Dept of Family Medicine at UW School of Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social)!
That and more details in our June newsletter!
Our June Newsletter is here! With the 2025 AcademyHealth (@academyhealth.bsky.social) Annual Research Meeting (#ARM2025) this upcoming weekend, you can find where and when our UW CHWS team will be presenting and so much more.
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June 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Preparing for #ARM2025 in Minneapolis! Come find me and the UW CHWS (@uwchws.bsky.social) team to say hi!
Also in the "news", on July 1, I will begin as interim chair of the Dept of Family Medicine at UW School of Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social)!
That and more details in our June newsletter!
Also in the "news", on July 1, I will begin as interim chair of the Dept of Family Medicine at UW School of Medicine (@uwmedicine.bsky.social)!
That and more details in our June newsletter!
Happening now! Also recorded for future listening on the AWARD Network website.
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awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
June 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happening now! Also recorded for future listening on the AWARD Network website.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
*AWARD Network Monthly Webinar*
Wed 6/4 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT
Following a series of discussions about spirituality in dementia care, Dr. Henry Shiu from Univ of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social will discuss the role of Buddhism.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Wed 6/4 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT
Following a series of discussions about spirituality in dementia care, Dr. Henry Shiu from Univ of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social will discuss the role of Buddhism.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Monthly Webinar Series, 1st Wednesdays, 9-10am pacific / 12-1pm eastern
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu
June 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
*AWARD Network Monthly Webinar*
Wed 6/4 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT
Following a series of discussions about spirituality in dementia care, Dr. Henry Shiu from Univ of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social will discuss the role of Buddhism.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Wed 6/4 @ 12pm ET / 9am PT
Following a series of discussions about spirituality in dementia care, Dr. Henry Shiu from Univ of Toronto @uoft.bsky.social will discuss the role of Buddhism.
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
Reposted by Bianca Frogner
Join us for a hybrid public workshop, June 5-6, on evidence-based interventions to address common challenges of caregiving for older adults. Register here: buff.ly/7mbzaJB #AgingDisabilityForum #SeriousIllnessCareNASEM
May 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Join us for a hybrid public workshop, June 5-6, on evidence-based interventions to address common challenges of caregiving for older adults. Register here: buff.ly/7mbzaJB #AgingDisabilityForum #SeriousIllnessCareNASEM
Happening now! Hear from our 2 fantastic AWARD Network Fellows about their dementia workforce study findings!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
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May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Happening now! Hear from our 2 fantastic AWARD Network Fellows about their dementia workforce study findings!
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...
awardnetwork.ucsf.edu/monthly-webi...