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2008 News
- NOVEMBER 10, 2008
September 4, 2008 — Group moves to prevent unethical recruitment of foreign-educated nurses:
business, labor, educators and advocates unite, release code of conduct for the recruitment of foreign-educated nurses to the United States
- OCTOBER 13, 2008
CGFNS International announces new pricing for its VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment
PHILADELPHIA, PA — CGFNS International today announced new pricing, effective January 1, 2009, for its VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment will be US$498.00.
- SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
CGFNS International partners with AHEd Global Healthcare to deliver Assessment of Nursing Knowledge as a pilot project in India
- JUNE 4, 2008
ICN Confirms new dates for its 24th Quadrennial Congress – same place, same program, new dates for Durban Congress
Geneva, Switzerland – To ensure the most favourable conditions and comfort for participants at the ICN 24th Quadrennial Congress and CNR in Durban next year, ICN has revised the dates by one week, moving from 19–26 June 2009 to 27 June – 4 July 2009. The 2009 British and Irish Lions Tour of South Africa, known to be the second biggest Rugby event globally, has unexpectedly chosen Durban for a major match at the same time as the original dates for the Congress. This event brings with it a flood of more than 50,000 rugby fans resulting in tough competition and high prices for hotel rooms and services, diminished visibility for nursing and the Congress and congestion throughout the city. ICN, with the support of the Democratic Nurses Organization of South Africa (DENOSA), has revised the dates of the Congress rather than subject participants to such conditions.
More information will be available on the Congress Web site at http://www.icn.ch/congress2009.htm
We look forward to seeing you in Durban for the 24th Quadrennial Congress and CNR27 June – 4 July 2009!
Editor’s note
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) is a federation of 131 national nurses associations representing the millions of nurses worldwide. Operated by nurses and leading nursing internationally, ICN works to ensure quality care for all and sound health policies globally.
- MAY 21, 2008
Kaplan and CGFNS announce plans to provide online and offline nursing education and test preparation products and services
Kaplan, a leading international provider of educational and career services, and CGFNS International, a leading provider of nursing certification and professional development, have signed a definitive agreement to form a strategic alliance to develop online and offline nursing education and test preparation products and services. The planned Kaplan/CGFNS Advantage Program, Knowledge for Nursing, will provide nursing education and test preparation products and services to hospital organizations, international schools of nursing and individual international nurses. Rollout of the co-branded test preparation product is scheduled for fourth quarter 2008.
The strategic alliance combines the strengths of two flagship organizations in nursing education, credentials evaluation and certification. Besides the English language training programs for non-native English speakers, Kaplan will contribute its expertise in test preparation for the U.S. nursing licensure exam known as the NCLEX-RN® (National Council Licensure Examination), as well as the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, a test of basic nursing knowledge for first-level, foreign educated nurses. CGFNS will contribute its expertise as an internationally recognized authority on credentials evaluation and verification for nurses and health care professionals worldwide, and as administrator of the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM.
“The Kaplan/CGFNS Advantage Program, Knowledge for Nursing, will provide quality educational materials online and offline to prepare nurses worldwide to have career mobility and increased nursing knowledge,” said Judith A. Burckhardt, PhD, R.N. Executive Director, Nursing for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions. “We are excited about working with CGFNS on this initiative. Providing nurses in their country of origin with what they need to prepare for and pass the CGFNS and NCLEX exams without the constraints of location,” she continued, “will be a catalyst for education in the nursing community.”
“Education and training that can be qualified and quantified is the currency for mobility of health care professionals and the standards upon which health care institutions employ and sustain their workforce,” said Barbara Nichols, DHL, MS, RN, FAAN, and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS. “The Kaplan/ CGFNS initiative for delivering a leading, robust, web-based, educational and testing product for nurses worldwide will broaden nursing knowledge and improve the delivery of health care service universally.”
- MAY 14, 2008
CGFNS International proudly announces its 2008 International Distinguished Leadership Award recipient and the theme for its fifth annual Building Global Alliances Symposium
PHILADELPHIA, PA — CGFNS International today announced the theme for its fifth annual Building Global Alliances Symposium, which will be held December 7–8 at The Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Challenges of Migration for Health Professional Women is the theme for the 2008 international symposium.
The event will conclude with a Gala honoring Afaf I. Meleis, PhD, DrPS (hon), FAAN, as the 2008 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award recipient. Dr. Meleis is the Margaret Bond Simon Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Professor of Nursing and Sociology, and Director for the School’s WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery Leadership. She was chosen as the 2008 CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership award recipient based on her outstanding international, professional and personal achievements that serve as a model for success in the global health care community.
Prior to coming to Penn, Dr. Meleis was a Professor on the faculty of nursing for 34 years at the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California San Francisco. She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in the UK, the American Academy of Nursing, and the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; a member of the Institute of Medicine and its Committee on Transforming the Case for American Commitment to Global Health as well as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar National Advisory Committee; a Trustee of the National Health Museum; and a Board Member of CARE, the Global Health Council, Nurses Education Funds, Inc. and Life Science Career Alliance. She is Council General of ICOWHI, the International Council on Women’s Health Issues (www.icowhi.org), an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care and well-being of women throughout the world through participation, empowerment, advocacy, education and research. She is also a Global Ambassador for the Girl Child Initiative of the International Council of Nurses.
Dr. Meleis' scholarship is focused on global health, immigrant and international health, women’s health, and on the theoretical development of the nursing discipline. She is the author of more than 150 articles in social sciences, nursing, and medical journals; 40 chapters; 6 books; and numerous monographs and proceedings. Her teaching focuses on structure and organization of nursing knowledge, transitions and health and international nursing.
In addition, Dr. Meleis is the recipient of numerous honors and awards as well as honorary doctorates and distinguished and honorary professorships around the world. Among her awards, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak presented her the Medal of Excellence for professional and scholarly achievements in 1990, and in 2000 she received the Chancellor’s Medal from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
For more information, go to www.cgfns.org/globalevent2008.
- APRIL 23, 2008
CGFNS International’s Certification Program Qualifying ExamSM for foreign-educated nurses predicts success in passing NCLEX-RN® examination
- APRIL 15, 2008
CGFNS/ICHP announce new pricing for its VisaScreen® Renewal Service
PHILADELPHIA, PA — CGFNS International today announced new pricing for its VisaScreen® Renewal Service, administered by the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), a division of CGFNS International. Effective July 1, 2008, CGFNS/ICHP will charge $250 for each VisaScreen Renewal Service.
The VisaScreen® Certificate is valid for five years. VisaScreen® Certificate holders who have not adjusted their status or obtained a permanent United States visa are required to renew their VisaScreen® Certificates within five years of the date it was issued.
VisaScreen® is the CGFNS/ICHP trademark term for the federally-mandated non-U.S. citizen health care worker certification program for U.S. immigration and occupational visas. The professionals requiring certification under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), Section 343 are audiologists, medical technicians, medical technologists, occupational therapists, physician assistants, physical therapists, practice nurses, registered nurses and speech-language pathologists.
- JANUARY 24, 2008
NEW MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ELECTED TO THE COMMISSION ON GRADUATES OF FOREIGN NURSING SCHOOLS (CGFNS INTERNATIONAL) BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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