Next Free Webcast – Can a New Approach Help Older Persons Confidently Self-Manage Medications? – April 20th 12-1 pm

Earn 1 hr CEU, pre-approved for Social Workers by BOSW; self-submit other disciplines.
MGS is an approved Continuing Education Resource by the MN Board of Nursing.
(The CEU is free for MGS members; $15 for non-members.)

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Presenters:

  • Brian Isetts– PhD, BCPS; College of Pharmacy, University of MN                     
  • Terri McCarthy—MD, MS, CMD; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of MN
  • Amy Olson; University of MN

More details to come!

Past Free Webcast – Using Labor Market Information to Inform Workforce Strategy – February 28th, 2023

Earn 1 hr CEU, pre-approved for Social Workers by BOSW; self-submit other disciplines.
MGS is an approved Continuing Education Resource by the MN Board of Nursing.
(The CEU is free for MGS members; $15 for non-members.)

Click Here to Register Now!

Handout MGS Feb 28 webinar

The post-COVID labor market, with job vacancies at a historic high, offers much needed respite and opportunity for upward economic mobility to the lowest paid workers, the same workers who suffered the most from the COVID-19 recession.  At the same time, employers are facing workforce shortages crippling their ability to remain competitive in the market.  Drawing on recently published research conclusions and, incorporating feedback from an ongoing series of presentations around the State, the presentation updates all the parameters of a pressing topic.

Tim O’Neill, State of MN Employment and Employee Development (DEED) Labor Market Analyst will discuss highlights of recent research, focusing on job vacancy characteristics, employer-employee job-matching challenges, metro area hiring demand, and the effect of age and gender on hiring/employability.  The Labor Market Information office produces employment and economic statistics in cooperation with the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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