EMPOWERING WOMEN AND STRENGTHENING HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES THROUGH INVESTING IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY ENTERPRISE: LESSONS FROM LOWER-INCOME COUNTRIES
A Public Workshop of the Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education, in partnership with the Forum on Public–Private Partnerships for Global Health and Safety
September 9–11, 2014
The Rockefeller Bellagio Center
Bellagio (Lago di Como), Italy
Workshop Objective:
To discuss, explore, and explicate from a variety of perspectives the investment in nursing and midwifery enterprise and the associated education/training innovations from lower-income countries as means for empowering women and strengthening health services and systems both globally and in the United States.
DAY 1: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
SESSION I: Setting the Stage and Exploring Intersections
8:00am | BREAKFAST |
9:00am | Workshop background, overview, and objectives |
Marla Salmon, Chair | |
Session I Objectives: To create a shared foundation of knowledge, insights, and information that will enable discussion and deliberation, focusing on: |
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Part 1: The impact targets: Empowering women and strengthening health systems and services |
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9:45am | Women’s empowerment: What’s happening, what’s been working, where are the challenges, where does social enterprise and investment fit in this space? |
An overall perspective on women’s empowerment | |
Moderator and presenter: Diệp Vương | |
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Discussion | |
What are the important lessons in women’s empowerment, and how do/might they intersect with/influence health systems and services? | |
10:45a | BREAK |
11:00a | Strengthening health systems: What are the drivers, what are the key trends, what opportunities are available (global and United States)? |
Moderator: Mary Barger | |
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Concluding comments: Oscar Picazo Q&A |
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Discussion | |
Other perspectives and key takeaways |
Part 2: Key elements and intersections: Nursing and midwifery
12:00pm | Nursing and midwifery education/training and enterprise: |
Women’s empowerment and strengthening of health systems in lower-income countries | |
Setting the stage: Mary Barger, moderator and presenter Overview presentations: | |
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Discussion | |
1:00pm | LUNCH |
2:00pm |
Country perspectives: Akiko Maeda, moderator
Q&A/Discussion (mini groups of 3–4 discuss and report back) How does nursing/midwifery training and enterprise intersect/influence women’s empowerment and health systems strengthening? |
3:00pm | Nursing and midwifery enterprise—models and lessons learned: What it is, what is happening in lower-income countries, and what we are learning? |
Moderator and co-presenter: Gina Lagomarsino | |
Presenter: Carleigh Krubiner | |
Q&A | |
4:00pm | BREAK |
4:20pm |
Discussion
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4:30pm | Key “takeaways”: Each person states 1–3 important points from the day’s discussions |
Moderator: Marla Salmon | |
5:30pm | ADJOURNMENT |
7:00pm | DINNER—Small groups |
Discussion groups: Two “fast break, round robin” groups will be formed for more focused discussion over dinner to brainstorm opportunities for translation of “models and lessons learned” to other regions and countries, as well as to the United States. | |
Group I: The global context; Group II: U.S. specific Perspectives will be noted and shared briefly. | |
Moderator: Marla Salmon |
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
SESSION II: Innovations and Strategies for Improving Women’s Empowerment While Strengthening Health Systems
8:00am | BREAKFAST |
9:00am | Recap, review objectives, and small group assignments |
Moderator: Marla Salmon | |
Session II Objectives: |
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9:20am |
Innovations and organizational strategies that strengthen health services/systems and empower women: What we are learning about what works and what doesn’t Moderator: Susan Kosman
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Concluding comments: Susan Kosman Q&A and Discussion What innovations and organizational approaches will help nursing and midwifery enterprise strengthen health systems and services while empowering women? |
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10:30am | BREAK |
11:00am | Social enterprise and investment in health: What works and what it takes |
Overview and moderator: Krishna Udayakumar
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Q&A and Discussion | |
What approaches to social finance and building social enterprise will enable nursing and midwifery enterprise that strengthens health systems/services while empowering women? | |
SESSION III: Transferability of Models and Lessons Learned |
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Session III Objective: | |
To explore potential transferability of models and lessons learned to new settings, including considerations relating to context, health-related needs, populations, and culture | |
12:00pm |
Break into three small groups: Phase 1 Process: Two conveners per group; participants move in cohorts through three groups
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Group 1 Leaders: Julie Fairman and Monique Dolfing-Vogelenzang | |
Challenges and opportunities: Developing financing nursing and midwifery enterprises that empower women and strengthen health systems | |
Group 2 Leaders: Diệp Vương and Krishna Udayakumar Promising approaches/models: Bringing together the key elements of nursing/midwifery practice and education/ training; and social enterprise/social finance in ways that could maximize women’s empowerment and health systems/ services strengthening |
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Group 3 Leaders: Susan Kosman and Akiko Maeda | |
Strategies and support: Start-up, scale-up, sustainability, and transferability of actual and theoretical models globally and to the United States | |
1:00pm | LUNCH |
2:00pm | Small groups: Phase 2—circulate |
2:45pm | Small groups: Final phase 3—circulate |
3:30pm | BREAK—Process small groups |
4:00pm |
Presentations (with Q&A) by Three Group Leaders Moderator: Marla Salmon
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4:45pm | Commentary: Deborah Bae Seed thinking for messages for United States |
5:15 pm | ADJOURNMENT |
DAY 3: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
SESSION IV: Key Messages and Models for the United States and the Larger Global Context
8:00am | BREAKFAST |
9:00am | Focus for impact: Insights from the past 2 days |
Moderator: Marla Salmon | |
9:15am | The Ghana Project |
Highlights and insights: Monique Dolfing-Vogelenzang | |
Q&A | |
10:00am | Small groups: Models and making them work |
Moderator: Marla Salmon | |
11:00am | BREAK |
11:15am | Report backs |
12:00pm |
The Way Forward
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1:00pm | LUNCH AND ADJOURNMENT |
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