Agenda

The Forum will be attended by representatives of Ministries of Health, Professional Practice Regulatory Bodies, National Nursing Associations and Professional Councils and the International Council of Nurses (ICN), PAHO and other stakeholders.

08:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Registration

09:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Opening and agenda
Representative of Ministry of Health of Brazil (TBD)
Representative of the Pan American Health Organization (TBD)
Betânia Santos, Federal Council of Nursing, Brazil
Pedro Palha, University of São Paulo, Brazil

09:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Panel: Regulation of professional practice in health care
Moderator: Silvia Cassiani, Pan American Health Organization

Jean Moore, State University of New York, USA
Rosendo Zanga Pizarro, University of Chile

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

How to implement, practice, and evaluate regulation in nursing
Moderator: Antônio Marcos Freire Gomes, Federal Council of Nursing

Michelle Acorn, International Council of Nurses

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Panel: Regulation of the nursing workforce
Moderator: Carla Ventura, University of São Paulo

Manoel Neri, Federal Council of Nursing, Brazil
Leigh Chapman, Health Canada
David Benton, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, USA

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Panel: Regulation of the nursing workforce
Moderator: Pedro Palha, University of São Paulo

Representatives from:
  Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Margaret Smith
  Jamaica, Sheila Daley-Jones
  Argentina, Mariano Fernández Lerena
  Colombia, Edilma Marlen Suarez Castro
  Costa Rica, Gloriana Mora Cascante
  Ecuador, Margarita Arroyo
  El Salvador, Carlos Alfredo Flores Solís

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Break

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Panel: Regulation of the nursing workforce
Moderator: Elucir Gir, University of São Paulo

Representatives from:
  Guyana, Nicola Nero
  Panamá, Eusebia Calderon de Copete
  Paraguay, María Esther Armoa Colman
  Peru, Christian Kei Reyes Ricaldi
  Uruguay, Augusto Ferreira

Working groups with countries representatives

Participation in-person by invitation.

08:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

Working conditions and decent work guarantee for nurses
Moderator: Bruno Guimarães, Ministry of Health, Brazil

José Ribeiro, International Labour Organization

09:30 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Regulation of health professions
Moderator: Betânia Santos, Federal Council of Nursing

Fernando Aith, University of São Paulo, Brazil

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Working Groups: Discussion and Presentation
Moderators: Bruna Moreno Dias and Silvia Cassiani, Pan American Health Organization

Theme: Status of Regulatory Frameworks in Nursing in the Region of the Americas

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Working Groups: Discussion and Presentation
Moderators: Bruna Moreno Dias, Pan American Health Organization, and
Nora Eloísa Barahona de Peñate, International Council of Nurses

Theme: Update on Nursing Regulatory Frameworks in the Region of the Americas

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Closing remarks
Benjamin Puertas, Pan American Health Organization

4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Synthesis of the event and next steps

Silvia Cassiani, Pan American Health Organization
Elucir Gir, University of São Paulo
María Concepcion Chavez, Pan American Federation of Nursing Professionals

Closing ceremony