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Responding to the Need for Accelerated Nursing Credentials Verification, CGFNS and NCSBN Step Up Collaboration to Address Gaps and Improve Efficiencies

Announcements, News Release
As U.S. health systems continue to struggle with a chronic nursing shortage, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and CGFNS International, a global leader in international credentials evaluation to support health professional mobility, are expanding their collaboration to help expedite credentials verification while boosting fraud detection and ensuring…
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With U.S. Health Systems Under Growing Pressure to Fill Staff Vacancies, CGFNS Alliance Releases Updated Standards for Ethical Recruitment of Foreign Health Workers

Announcements, CGFNS Alliance, News Release
PHILADELPHIA (March 7th, 2023) – As U.S. healthcare employers confront major staffing challenges, the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, a division of CGFNS International, Inc. (CGFNS), has updated and strengthened its ethical recruitment code, which establishes best practice standards for fair and transparent recruitment of foreign-educated health professionals into the U.S. The fourth…
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Amid Global Health Worker Shortage, CGFNS Assembles Board of Experts to Advise on Next-Generation Solutions to Streamline International Mobility for Health Workers

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PHILADELPHIA — With a global health worker shortage accelerating the demand for internationally educated nurses in industrialized countries, CGFNS International, a global leader in credentials evaluation to support health worker mobility, has established an advisory board of experts to help the organization support the needs of a growing cadre of migrating…
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CGFNS International Announces Dr. Peter Preziosi as President and CEO

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PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International announces that Peter Preziosi, PhD, RN, CAE, has become its President and CEO. Dr. Preziosi previously served as Chief Innovation and Business Development Officer of CGFNS and most recently was at the World Health Organization responsible for establishing the quality and learning standards for its newly established global…
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CGFNS’ New Report Highlights Nurse Migration Data to the United States

Data, Statistics, & Reports on Migrant Nurses, News Release
PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International launches its inaugural report on nurse and healthcare migration to the United States. Derived from this year’s VisaScreen® Service (VS) and Credentials Evaluation Services (CES) program data, the CGFNS Nurse Migration Report 2022: Trends in Healthcare Migration to the United States complements preexisting information on the U.S. nursing…
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Passport2Liberty Opens Ukrainian Nurse Migration to United States

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: 22 July 2022 – CGFNS International, Inc. (CGFNS) is proud to announce its “Passport to Liberty” initiative that will restore credentials for Ukrainian nurses that wish to migrate to the United States. Recognizing that special attention must be given to those forced to flee their country to…
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New report calls for global action plan to address nursing workforce crisis and prevent an avoidable healthcare disaster

Data, Statistics, & Reports on Migrant Nurses, News Release
Geneva, Switzerland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; 24 Jan 2022 – A new report titled Sustain and Retain in 2022 and Beyond: The Global Nursing Workforce and the COVID-19 Pandemic, has revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic has made the fragile state of the global nursing workforce much worse, putting the World Health…
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CGFNS Receives ICN’s “Partners in Development” Award

Announcements, News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Philadelphia—CGFNS International, Inc. is proud to be the recipient of the 2021 International Council of Nurses’ Partners in Development Award – recognizing the two organizations’ long and successful partnership and collective efforts to advocate and advance nursing during the ongoing pandemic. The award recognizes those who have…
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In Memoriam: CGFNS remembers ILDA recipient and former ICN President Kirsten Stallknecht

Announcements, News Release
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) sadly announces the passing of Kirsten Stallknecht, former ICN President (1997-2001), Second Vice President (1985-1989) and member of the ICN Board of Directors (1981-1985). Mrs. Stallknecht received the CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award in 2004. Annette Kennedy, ICN President said: “It is with great…
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CGFNS International and International Council of Nurses certification will produce a registry of experts to contribute to national and global nursing and healthcare policy

News Release, Services
Philadelphia, USA; Geneva, Switzerland, 17 February 2021—The nursing profession is increasingly being relied upon for its expertise in a widening array of public health and workforce issues around the world. The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and CGFNS International, Inc. (CGFNS) are pleased to announce the first-ever certification program to…
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