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Summer 2015 Affiliate Meeting August 4, 2015

Join us at Emory University School of Nursing for the GA ACNM Affiliate meeting. Topic: Language Nutrition Program. Learn about our goals and initiatives to advance midwifery excellence in Georgia.

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Summer 2015 Affiliate Meeting August 4, 2015

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  1. Summer 2015 Affiliate MeetingAugust 4, 2015

  2. Next GA ACNM meeting October 6, 2015, evening Location: Emory University School of Nursing Topic: (tentative) Language Nutrition Program, Ashley Darcy Mahoney

  3. Legislative News:Georgia Preceptor Tax Credit (gru.edu/ahec/ptip)

  4. Mission GA ACNM Affiliate New Strategic Plan Vision Advancing the health and well-being of women and newborns by setting the standard for midwifery excellence in Georgia. The Georgia Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives works to establish midwifery as a standard of care for women. We lead nurse-midwives in Georgia by encouraging education, excellence in clinical practice, research, and advocacy.

  5. GA ACNM Affiliate 3-Year Goals • 1. Promote Evidence-Based Care • CEU offerings at Affiliate meetings • Last year, included visits from GA OBGYN society (shoulder dystocia), CHOA (obesity prevention), AWHONN (postpartum hemorrhage) • Blog posts on website • Tri-State Conference (NC, SC, GA): Sep 17-20, 2015 at Pawley’s Island, GA • 2. Inclusiveness • Geographic • Students • Non-ACNM CNMs in the state • 3. Partnerships with other GA Perinatal Organizations • GA OBGYN Society—GA ACNM attending Society meeting for the first time. • Georgia Nurse’s Association--GA ACNM is an Affiliate member. • Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of GA—have GA ACNM representative to this group. • Georgia Maternal & Infant Health Research Group (GMIHRG)—GA ACNM in talks to become a new sponsor of this group. • 4. Professional Development • Student Leaders Program—started in 2015. 2-3 students per year. Projects for Affiliate. Leadership development. • New Affiliate Board position: Recent Grad (<3years)

  6. GA ACNM Affiliate 3-Year Goals • 5. Foster strong Community of GA midwives • Moving toward affiliate meetings to be on website for viewing • Roving meetings 1-2/year to meet with CNM outside the metro Atlanta area • Annual member survey • 6. Partner with National Organization (ACNM) • 7. Promote legislative work in GA & nationally • Georgia midwives met with national legislators in June 2015 to discuss perinatal issues. • Working with GNA • Fall legislative session Legislative Day for GA ACNM– in planning to draw legislative attention to materna/infant issues, obstetric provider shortages in the state • ACNM PAC support from GA Affiliate • 8. Promote Diversity in GA CNM workforce • New Diversity Committee—Looking for volunteers

  7. GA ACNM Affiliate 3-Year Goals • 9. Promote excellent communication with GA CNMs. • Website (www.georgiamidwife.org) new in 2014 + Facebook + listserv • 10. Support public outreach to educate about midwifery services and care • GA ACNM website has find-a-midwife feature • Health Fairs, student conferences, etc. • Radio/TV spots about midwifery sponsored by Affiliate 2014 Looking for Volunteers! Time-limited commitment Make a difference while networking with midwives

  8. Tri-State Midwifery ConferenceSep 17-20Pawley’s Island, SC$310 http://southcarolina.midwife.org/index.asp?bid=16.

  9. Treasurer’s Report 8/1/2015Katie Edelstein

  10. “New Midwife” Resources • Licensing • Finding Employment • Workforce Resources • Negotiating Contracts • Interview Tips • Salary Information • Practice Resources for setting up or joining a practice

  11. ACNM National Meeting Update Jessica Ellis CNM June27- July 1 National Harbor, MD

  12. ACNM 5 year Strategic Plan‘A Midwife for Every Woman’

  13. National Volunteer Structure • This will be changing to better suit the need of our changing organization

  14. Georgia midwife awarded as Fellow for the American College of Nurse Midwives Michael M. McCann started working as a labor and delivery nurse in 1978, and as a midwife in 1981. He worked at Grady Memorial Hospital from 1980-1985 and has worked at Cobb Hospital for the past 30 years. Throughout his career he has held state leadership positions and most recently served as the Region 5 Representative.

  15. Georgia midwife awarded as Fellow for the American College of Nurse Midwives Dr. Mary Jane Lewitthas over 20 years of experience as a nurse midwife working in clinical practice, education, and legislative areas. She is currently the co-coordinator of the Nurse Midwifery program at Emory. Current legislative and policy work includes the ACNM Healthy Birth Initiative and she is chair of the Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Georgia

  16. Preceptor Award Michael McCann CNM, MSN was awarded the outstanding preceptor award. He was nominated by the students at Emory University for his outstanding skills as a nurse midwife preceptor.

  17. Teaching Award The excellence in teaching award went to Kate Woeber CNM, MSN, MPH. The students at Emory nominated Kate for outstanding teaching methods.

  18. Graduate Education Research Fellowship Alexis Dunn received this fellowship award to aid in her dissertation project researching preterm birth and immune dysfunction. Her project is titled ‘Exploring the Vaginal Micro biome, Complement Activation, and Perinatal Outcomes in African American Women’

  19. Student Representative Student Rep from Emory Deirdre Horvath to become ACNM Board Member

  20. Georgia Midwives Lobby Day

  21. On the Hill • During our ACNM’s annual meeting approximately 500 midwives visiting the Hill to advocate for legislation affecting women, infants and the midwifery profession. • Georgia had 7 nurse midwives and 6 nurse midwifery students attend Lobby Day • Please follow up with your contacts from Lobby Day to see of they had a chance to talk to their boss about H.R. 1209/S. 628 or S. 466 and whether they have made a decision to support or cosponsor the bill

  22. GA Midwives met with the offices of the following Senators and Representatives • Senator- Johnny Isakson • Senator- David Perdue • Representative- Doug Collins • Representative- Henry Johnson • Representative- John Lewis • Representative- Barry Loudermilk • Representative- David Scott • Representative- Robert Woodall

  23. Bills • HR 1209/S628 Improving Access to Maternity Care Act of 2015 • Midwifery and Addressing the Shortage of Maternal Care Providers • A projected shortage of 15,00-20,000 OB/GYN’s by 2050 • Increase clinical sites for midwifery student/offer reimbursement for preceptors • Increase NHCS midwifery sites (only 4 students will be funded this year)

  24. Student Nurse Midwives Students from Emory and Frontier met with lawmakers to ask for maternity shortage areas to be identified, this would allow students working in federally funded clinics placement in maternity specific shortage areas

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