International Nurses Day 2022

INVESTING IN NURSING to accelerate recovery after the pandemic, regain and sustain public health achievements, and get back on track toward universal health 

Date and time
  • 6 may 2022
  • 10 - 12 h EDT

In celebration of International Nurses Day, PAHO calls for collectively strengthening the nursing workforce through sustainable investment in education, jobs, leadership, professional regulation, and working conditions. 

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Agenda

Moderator: Silvia Cassiani, Advisor on Nursing and Health Technicians, PAHO/WHO  

10:00 

Opening remarks  

Jarbas Barbosa, Assistant Director, PAHO/WHO   

James Fitzgerald, Director, Department of Health Systems and Services, PAHO/WHO  

10:15  

  

Panel: Investing in the Nursing Workforce  

Daniel Salinas, Minister of Public Health of Uruguay  

10:30  

The strategic importance of investing in nursing professionals in the Region of the Americas  

Nancy R. Reynolds, Professor and Associate Dean of Global Affairs, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing Knowledge, Information Management, and Sharing, USA  

11:00

Country experiences:  

Canada: Investing in the post-pandemic Canadian nursing workforce  Gail Tomblin Murphy, Vice President, Research, Innovation and Discovery and Chief Nurse Executive, Nova scotia Health  

Brazil: Minimum wage for nursing  Sonia Acioli, President of the Brazilian Nursing Association (ABEn)  

Jamaica: Development of the National Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery   Patricia Ingram Martin, Chief Nursing Officer, Ministry of Health and Wellness  

11:45

Closing remarks  

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