national association of certified professional midwives
NACPM Alert September 9, 2011
Join us at an unprecedented moment in time

Certified Professional Midwives are gaining significant momentum as primary maternity care providers in the U.S. and educators are positioning themselves to create the expanded CPM workforce for the future. As we look out on the landscape, both in the states and on the national level, it is clear that something "big" is happening in professional midwifery that reflects national trends in policy, health care, and education. What do we need to be thinking about and doing together to fulfill this promise and potential to advance professional midwifery in the United States?

 

SAVE THE DATE!

 

The Association of Midwifery Educators and the

 National Association of Certified Professional Midwives

 invite you to

 

 Symposium 2012

   

CPMs and Midwifery Educators:

 Contributing to a New Era in Maternity Care

 

March 16 -19, 2012

 

Airlie Center, Warrenton, Virginia (1 hour from Washington, D.C.)

 

Airlie Symposium 2012 location
Airlie Center

Imagine for a moment... spending three days with colleagues and friends in an idyllic country setting, delving deeply into our professional opportunities and challenges, examining cutting edge thinking about health care and education with experts in public policy, legislation, and business, exploring global and national trends as they might apply to midwifery, and learning from our peers who are breaking new ground in policy, practice and education. Join us to identify fresh approaches to old challenges together, and to create a renewed vision with concrete next steps for advancing professional midwifery in the United States.

 

Who should attend?

  • CPMs who are concerned with sustainability and advancement of the profession, creating increased access for women to CPM services and improving their practices  
  • Midwifery educators, including mentors and preceptors  
  • CNMs who work with and support the practices of CPMs  
  • Advocates and allies for a CPM role in maternity care reform in the U.S.  
  • Leaders in national and state midwifery organizations  
  • Consumers who are passionate about the need for better access to
    midwifery care

CEUs will be available pending approval

 

 

Visit www.CPMSymposium.org. This website is under development, but you can sign up to receive more details and regular updates about the Symposium.

Please write to us at [email protected] with any questions.    

 

Coming in September: register for the Symposium on-line and take advantage of early-bird registration rates!

 

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