Upcoming Webcast: "Social Determinants of Health Disparities: Moving the Nation to Care about Social Justice"
When? Tuesday, June 5, 2012, 1:30-4:00pm EDT
Where? Webcast or Tate-Turner-Kuralt building auditorium
What? The 18th National Health Equity Research Webcast (formerly known as the Annual Summer Public Health Research Videoconference on Minority Health) arrives in 4 weeks, with sought-after presenters and a distinguished moderator
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Homebirth Midwives and the Hospital Goliath: Evidence Builds for Disruptive Innovation
"Midwives have a central focus in our strategic plan. We are hoping Washington State can double out-of-facility births in the next two or three years."
The speaker was Jeff Thompson, M.D., MPH, chief medical officer of the state of Washington's Medicaid program. He spoke in a taped interview for Symposium 2012 -- Certified Professional Midwives and Midwifery Educators: Contributing to a New Era in Maternity Care... Read more at the Huffington Post
An Historic Symposium
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. One hundred and fifty midwives, educators and policy makers gathered together to harness the momentum of our time and strategize about how best to transform maternity care on the state and national level. It is clear that something “big” is happening in professional midwifery that reflects national trends in policy, health care, and education. We identified areas of focus that most need our shared attention to fulfill this promise and potential to advance professional midwifery in the United States. This historic Symposium took place March 16-19 near Washington, DC.
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