Event Description
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT
Erh-Chi Hsu, PhD(c), MPH, RN is a fourth-year PhD candidate at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Her dissertation examines how state-level training requirements for direct care workers in assisted living communities shape facility practices, workforce outcomes, and resident care. Alongside her dissertation, she leads some projects addressing challenges faced by direct care workers in residential long-term care settings, including occupational injury prevention and career advancement pathways.
Title: The Long-Term Care Nursing Pipeline: Factors Associated With Upward Career Mobility Among Residential Long-Term Care Staff
Reed Bratches, PhD, MPH, MALS is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing whose research centers on digital health, clinical trials, caregiver support, and patient-centered care. His work focuses on leveraging innovative technologies and evidence-based interventions to improve health outcomes for individuals with chronic conditions, their caregivers, and the dementia care workforce.
Assistant Professor, Department of Acute, Chronic, and Continuing Care, School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Title: Training Programs for Dementia Care Staff and Aggression in Nursing Homes