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CGFNS International Announces First Global Credential for Rehab Nurses
Exam registration for Certified Global Nurse – Rehabilitation (CGN-R) to open in July, handbook available now (PHILADELPHIA, June 27, 2024) – CGFNS International, a worldwide leader in international credentials evaluation to support health worker careers, has launched the first-ever global credential for registered nurses working in rehabilitation, habilitation or restorative…
Read More CGFNS International and the DAISY Foundation Honor Outstanding International Nurse Recruiters
PHILADELPHIA, March 11, 2024 – CGFNS International and The DAISY FoundationTM this evening honored two nurses for their contributions to ethical international recruitment practices with the first-ever CGFNS DAISY Award for Outstanding International Nurse Recruiter. The presentation was made at a ceremony in New York City. Sinead Carbery, President of…
Read More CGFNS International Unveils New Think Tank to Advance Health Workforce Development Scholarship and Solutions Worldwide
CGFNS International announced today it has established a Global Health Workforce Development Institute. The new think tank will conduct original research and leverage knowledge developed by CGFNS over its half-century of providing credentialing services—as well as its vast experience with workforce mobility issues—to advance scientific knowledge about the evolution of…
Read More CGFNS Appoints Credential Evaluation Thought Leader to Head Up Knowledge Management
PHILADELPHIA – With a focus on leveraging its information resources to bolster its credentialing services and support health workforce development, CGFNS International announced it has appointed Emily Tse as senior director of its newly created Center for Knowledge Management. In her new position, Tse will oversee the organization’s extensive global…
Read More CGFNS Appoints New Chief Technology Officer to Lead its Digital Transformation
PHILADELPHIA – Amid technological advances in the credentialing industry and a growing global focus on addressing health workforce deployment, CGFNS International announced today it has appointed a new Chief Technology Officer. Nish Jayamohan comes to CGFNS with nearly two decades of experience managing technology product and application development in the…
Read More Veteran Healthcare Communicator Lea Sims Appointed to Lead CGFNS Marketing and Communications
PHILADELPHIA – CGFNS International announced today that it has appointed Lea Sims, a veteran executive who has held both private and public sector marketing leadership roles, as its Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Sims will join the CGFNS senior leadership team and play an integral role in driving the organization’s…
Read More Happy International Nurses Day! Giving back to you with CGFNS+
Happy International Nurses Day! Thank You for your contributions to society. The work you do matters. The more than 27 million women and men who make up the global nursing profession come from a wide range of backgrounds, are highly trained and have diverse skills and experiences. You’re part of…
Read More Responding to the Need for Accelerated Nursing Credentials Verification, CGFNS and NCSBN Step Up Collaboration to Address Gaps and Improve Efficiencies
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…
Read More With U.S. Health Systems Under Growing Pressure to Fill Staff Vacancies, CGFNS Alliance Releases Updated Standards for Ethical Recruitment of Foreign Health Workers
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…
Read More 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 successful partnership and collective efforts to advocate and advance nursing during the ongoing pandemic. The award recognizes those who have…
Read More 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). Mrs. Stallknecht received the CGFNS International Distinguished Leadership Award in 2004. Annette Kennedy, ICN President said: “It is with great…
Read More 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 academic, professional, and vocational education, especially within the health and allied professions. In recognition of the International Day of Education,…
Read More 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 services running. Ageing Well? Policies to Support Older Nurses at Work builds on the World Health Organization’s State of the World’s Nursing…
Read More 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 (EIC) 2020. Dr. Shaffer will speak on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 16:00 GST (11:00 EST). His presentation will discuss…
Read More CGFNS Expands Service Portfolio with International Background Check Forensics Capabilities
PHILADELPHIA—Global mobility is a defining feature of today’s workforce. For many organizations, this requires more comprehensive screening systems to make better informed decisions about their applicants, especially as technology enables increasingly sophisticated fraud and as public and patient safety is on the line during the current pandemic. As the leading…
Read More Recent Posts
- New Podcast Examines Global Health Workforce Development and Health Worker Mobility
- CGFNS International Joins WHO Stakeholder Network to Advance Rehabilitation Care
- CGFNS International Announces First Global Credential for Rehab Nurses
- CGFNS International and the DAISY Foundation Honor Outstanding International Nurse Recruiters
- CGFNS International Unveils New Think Tank to Advance Health Workforce Development Scholarship and Solutions Worldwide