ON DEMAND - APRN-2-APRN Collaboration Call - Expanding Maternal Care Access Empowering Certified Nurse Midwives to Bridge the Gap
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1.0 contact hourCompletion Time
58 minutesAvailable Until
January 23, 2026
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Overview
This session will cover the crucial initiative, Expanding Maternal Care Access: Empowering Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to Bridge the Gap to expand maternal care access across Illinois.
The Expanding Maternal Care Access: Empowering Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to Bridge the Gap advocacy project seeks to:
- Address maternity care deserts affecting over 34% of Illinois counties.
- Improve maternal health outcomes, particularly for BIPOC and underserved populations.
- Empower CNMs to mentor new practitioners and provide high-quality care without unnecessary barriers.
Learning Objectives
Learning Outcome Evaluation: Participants will be able to identify at least two strategies by which Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) can enhance maternal care access in underserved areas of Illinois.
Speakers
Government Relations Chair, Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Nursin
A passionate and motivated health care clinician leader with over 20 years of clinical and leadership experience. Skilled in Advanced Practice Nursing, Healthcare, Nursing Education, Public Health and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver high standards of patient care. Committed to evidence-based practice through evidence-informed policy and advocacy. Successful history of mentoring and developing staff while maintaining excellent patient outcomes for patients and families
CNM Representative, ISAPN
Susan Y. Swart is an accomplished nurse leader with over 16 years of nursing and nursing regulation experience. She is the CEO of SYS Consulting Solutions, Inc. and has served as the Executive Director for ANA-Illinois, and the Illinois Nurses Foundation since 2008 and for the Illinois Society for Advanced Practice Registered Nursing since 2013. Dr. Swart routinely presents and consults on scope of practice issues, ethics, nursing regulation, and public policy development. She is known for her coalition-building skills, innovative leadership approaches, and building partnerships to advance the nursing profession. Dr. Swart believes that as a licensed registered nurse, she has a professional responsibility to actively participate in her professional association to shape the profession and improve healthcare for all people. It is her life’s mission to foster nurse empowerment and help ensure that nurses are at the table whenever health policy discussions are occurring .
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This activity offers 1.0 contact hour to attendees.
Accredited by Illinois Nurses Foundation is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Montana Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
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The nurse planners, content experts, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Disclosures
The nurse planners, content experts, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.
Activity Content
Duration: about 1 hour | Quality: HD
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