CGFNS International’s Statement on Ukraine
On behalf of CGFNS International, our Board of Trustees, and our staff, we are proud to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Alongside the global community we support…
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CGFNS Chief of Strategy and Government Affairs, Mukul Bakhshi, interviewed about the U.S. nursing shortage
CGFNS International’s Chief of Strategy and Government Affairs, Mukul Bakhshi, interviewed about the nursing shortage in the United States on Cheddar News. Air Date: 4 February, 2022.
New report calls for global action plan to address nursing workforce crisis and prevent an avoidable healthcare disaster
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…
NPR – Short-staffed and COVID-battered, U.S. hospitals are hiring more foreign nurses
Franklin A. Shaffer, EdD, RN, FAAN, FFNMRCSI, President and CEO of CGFNS is quoted in an NPR piece about the increased demand for foreign-educated nurses in the US: Read full…
CGFNS Board of Trustees Elects Officers and New Members for 2022
Philadelphia – CGFNS International, Inc., the world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for the nursing and health professions, is pleased to announce the election of four new officers and two new…
CGFNS Receives ICN’s “Partners in Development” Award
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…
CGFNS International Board of Trustees Elects Officers and New Members for 2021
PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International, Inc., the world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for the nursing and health professions, is pleased to announce the election of two officers and three new members to its…
In Memoriam: CGFNS remembers ILDA recipient and former ICN President Kirsten Stallknecht
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).…
CGFNS International and International Council of Nurses certification will produce a registry of experts to contribute to national and global nursing and healthcare policy
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.…
Dr. Franklin Shaffer and Mukul Bakhshi Co-Author Editorial in Nursing Ethics
CGFNS International’s President and CEO, Dr. Franklin A. Shaffer, and Mukul Bakhshi, Director of Government Affairs of CGFNS’ Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices division, are co-authors of a new…
CGFNS International Issues Joint Statement with CoNGO in Support of the International Day of Education 2021
PHILADELPHIA—As the leading global standards-setting organization and world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for nursing and allied health professions, CGFNS International, Inc. is acutely aware of the importance and relevance of…
Nursing workforce crisis looms as expected six-million shortfall will be increased by more than four million nurses retiring by 2030
Up to 4.7 million nurses worldwide are expecting to retire by 2030. A new report reveals strategies that must be adopted to help them continue in work and keep health…
Dr. Shaffer Named Keynote Speaker at ENNSSA International Conference 2020
Dr. Franklin A. Shaffer, President and Chief Executive Officer of CGFNS International, Inc., was named a Keynote Speaker for the Egyptian Novice Nurse and Students’ Scientific Association (ENNSSA) International Conference…
Americans Need Nurses and Demand More Access, Not Less, Physician Groups Say No
New Survey Finds Nine out of 10 of Americans Agree: People Should Continue to Have The Same Level of Nursing Care After the Pandemic NEW ORLEANS, LA—A new survey released…
CGFNS Welcomes Ret. RADM Kerry Nesseler as Policy Advisor and Janine Hawley as Director of Assessment
PHILADELPHIA—CGFNS International, Inc., has expanded its public policy expertise and strengthened its assessment capabilities with the addition of Retired Rear Admiral (RADM) and Assistant Surgeon General Kerry Paige Nesseler, MS,…