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Alberta Practice Resources

Assessment on Health Human Resources
Canadian Academy of Health Science, 2023. A series of three reports providing evidence-informed approaches to address the current challenges facing Canada's health workforce.
Canadian Health Workforce Network
Offers a range of resources related to the health workforce within Canada.
Health Human Resources in Long-Term Care
CanCOVID, 2022. This report provides 10 global insights about how to increase and stabilize the long-term care workforce in Canada.
Health Workforce
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reports and data about Canada’s health care workforce.

Investing in Canada’s Nursing Workforce Post-Pandemic: A Call to Action (2022) by Royal Society of Canada
This report examines the impact of COVID-19 on the nursing workforce, identifies factors influencing nurse turnover and shortages prior to and during COVID-19 especially with a lens on factors that are long-standing issues.

Long-Term Care Staffing Study
Ontario Long-Term Care Staffing Study Advisory Group, 2020. This report examines staffing challenges in Ontario’s long-term care sector and makes recommendations to support resident safety, quality of care, and improvements to workforce recruitment and retention.
Recruitment and Retention of Healthcare Professionals in Rural Canada
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine, 2020. A systematic review exploring which factors are most important in the recruitment and retention of rural healthcare professionals.
Special Focus on Nursing Retention
Nursing Leadership, 2023. This special issue contains seven articles discussing a variety of nurse retention strategies for Canadian health care organizations.

Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies
U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2022. This guide highlights organization-level interventions to prevent and reduce burnout among behavioral health workers and many of these lessons may extend to other healthcare staff and organizations.
New Approaches to Workforce Planning
Frontiers in Health Services Management, Summer 2022. This special issue features several articles focused on hospital workforce planning strategies.
Skills for the Future Health Workforce
OECD, 2021. This working paper identifies core skills that are becoming increasing crucial for all front-line health workers to realize the potential benefits of people-centred care.
Strengthening the Health Care Workforce: Strategies for Now, Near and Far
American Hospital Association, 2022. This guide makes recommendations and provides resources related to supporting health care workers, utilizing data and technology to support the workforce, and building health care teams.