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2020 Symposium

In honor of the World Health Organization's designation of 2020 as the "Year of the Nurse and Midwife," The University of New Mexico, College of Nursing sponsored a three-day virtual symposium on November 10-12, 2020. The symposium featured presentations from state, national and global leaders.

Growing A Healthy Future for New Mexico: Honoring the WHO 2020 Year of the Nurse and Midwife

Symposium Goals

To recognize the essential role nurses and midwives contribute to the health of populations.
To highlight nursing and midwifery innovations in New Mexico.
To discuss opportunities for nurses and midwives in New Mexico's priority health issues.

Presentations

Welcome and Overview

Christine E. Kasper, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACSM
Dean and Professor
Crenshaw Endowed Chair
College of Nursing
The University of New Mexico

Gaining Global Momentum: Nursing and Midwifery in 2020 and Beyond

Beth Tigges PhD, RN, PNP, BC
Professor & Regents’ Professor
Past President 2017-2019; Sigma Theta Tau International
College of Nursing
The University of New Mexico

Preserving Access for Rural NM Communities: Midwives and Nurses Leading Innovations in Perinatal Health

Abigail L. Reese, PhD, CNM
Executive Director
New Mexico Perinatal Collaborative

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Empowering Women and Improving Maternal-Child Health

Gloria Radoslovich, MA, RN, LPCC and Olga Palacios, RN, MBA, BSN
UNM Center for Development and Disability, Nurse-Family Partnership

Military & Veteran Health

Patricia Watts Kelley
PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FNP-BC,FAANP, FAAN
Professor & Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Higgins Endowed Professor
College of Nursing
The University of New Mexico