Region 5 Program: Addressing the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC): A Public Health Issue

MNA Headquarters 340 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA, United States

Description: CSEC is an ever-changing form of interpersonal violence impacting all communities across the Commonwealth. Nurses are in a unique position to identify and support patients who are experiencing this abuse and provide interventions that can connect survivors to services for a safe exit and healing trajectory. Hear from a survivor of CSEC, turned doctoral-prepared... Read more »

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Region 5 Virtual Offering: Gender-Affirming Care for a New Generation

Live Virtual Zoom

Description: There are about 1.4 million transgender people in the United States, which is about the same as the prevalence of type 1 diabetes. Rates of transgender identity are increasing among youth, with 2.9% of Massachusetts high school students describing themselves as transgender or questioning their gender. Yet, many in healthcare have little to no formal... Read more »

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General Virtual Offering: The Complexities of Nurse Licensure Compact: What Nurses Need to Know

Live Virtual Zoom

Description: One of the greatest factors that can affect a nurse’s experience — with everything from nurse-practice standards and continuing education to patient safety and work satisfaction — is the state in which they are licensed. Yet, forty-one states have joined the “Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact” (NLC), which allows nurses who are licensed in one “Compact”... Read more »

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