Robert Reich to Present Keynote Address at 2006 Healthcare Staffing Summit to Be Held September 19-21, 2006 in San Diego, CA

Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc. will host the 2006 Healthcare Staffing Summit September 19-21, 2006 in San Diego, Calif. The event will feature a keynote address by Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and UC Berkeley professor who will discuss the challenges ahead for healthcare staffing. The conference will also feature a state of the industry presentation and CEO panel, as well as breakout sessions and networking opportunities. For more information or to register, visit http://www.staffingindustry.com/healthstaff_summit/ or call (800) 950-9496.

Los Altos, CA (PRWEB) June 28, 2006 -- Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc., the world’s premier staffing services analyst firm, announced today that the 2006 Healthcare Staffing Summit will be held September 19-21, 2006 at Loews Coronado Bay Resort in San Diego, Calif. The event will feature a keynote address by Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor and professor of public policy at the Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. Reich will discuss the challenges ahead for healthcare staffing firms in light of economic developments, changing health policy and an acute shortage of healthcare professionals. The conference will also feature a state of the industry presentation by Barry Asin, chief analyst, Staffing Industry Analysts and a keynote panel with Susan Nowakowski, CEO, AMN Healthcare Inc.; Michael Weinholtz, CEO, CHG Healthcare; Michael Wilstead, CEO, Intelistaf and Jim Ginter, President, Medical Doctors Associates, Inc.

Additional topics will include best practices in recruiting and retaining nurses, allied health professionals and physicians; emerging niches in allied health; professional liability and malpractice insurance and workers compensation costs; JCAHO certification; benchmarking and metrics; recruiting; maximizing the value of staffing firms; locum tenens/physician staffing; building a physician assistant business; growing a lab and surgical technician business; managing a physical and occupational therapy business; serving imaging and radiation therapy clients; managing client contracts and real estate costs; clinical issues in healthcare staffing and the changing face of healthcare procurement.

The 2006 Healthcare Staffing Summit is sponsored by Clearview Staffing Software, Monster, Relogent, Bond CareerBuilder.com, De Bellas & Co., Esprit Capital Advisors, NurseTesting, Vurv Technology, Yahoo! HotJobs, The Braff Group, HirEase, InstaStaff, JobDiva, Lyons Solutions, Nurses Service Organization, Nursing Spectrum, People 2.0, RCS, ShiftWise, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and the National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations (NALTO).

For more information or to register, visit http://www.staffingindustry.com/healthstaff_summit/ or call (800) 950-9496.

About Staffing Industry Analysts, Inc.

Staffing Industry Analysts Inc. is the source of business intelligence, market data, news, and analysis to staffing industry executives and employers who use contingent/temporary staff. We are the publisher of the weekly newsletter, Staffing Industry Healthcare News. Over 80% of the top 100 staffing companies -- as well as investment analysts and staffing suppliers -- rely on us for independent and objective information about temporary help, permanent placement, contingency/retained search, contract project placement, professional employer organizations (PEOs), outplacement, and topics pertaining to temporary workforce strategies. Both staffing firms and suppliers to the staffing industry use our advertising and sponsorship vehicles to reach decision-makers in their target markets. Founded in 1989, the company is privately held and located in Los Altos, Calif. For more information visit http://www.staffingindustry.com.

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