In 2023 ACNM’s education department focused on providing high-quality virtual and in-person workshops, live and on-demand webinars available on our online learning platform and presenting the 69th Annual Meeting and Exhibition. The monthly Midwife as a Surgical First Assist workshop remained tremendously successful and well-attended. 2023 saw the following:

• 14,524 CE credits earned
• 2,418 active users
• 37 live webinars

The highest attended webinars included Applying AIM Bundles and Resources to Community Birth Settings, CENTERING: To Reduce Perinatal Inequities – Leverage Appreciative Inquiry, Black, Feminism, and Radical Imagination, and the Sponsored Symposium – Hereditary Cancer Testing: Integrating Risk Assessment into Routine Practice. The college also offered free webinars during National Midwifery Week highlighting the advocacy work of ACNM along with ACNM’s vision for midwifery for every community.

The ACNM 68th Annual Meeting and Exhibition hosted in Orlando gathered 1,200+ healthcare professionals from around the country for five days of interactive sessions, hands-on clinical and educational workshops, and countless networking opportunities. The Opening Keynote, Jennie Joseph, spoke on Operationalizing Perinatal Equity, Quality and Safety in Materno-toxic Zones – Every Person, Every Time and presented the harsh truths of racial disparities in perinatal outcomes and maternal-toxic zones across the nation. The Plenary Address presented by Stephanie Tillman, CNM, FACNM focused on Shifting the Request: From “Virginity” Examination to Comprehensive Sexual Health Visit. Finally, the Closing Keynote Address, Diane Spatz, gave a sensational talk on Identifying and Managing Lactation Risk Factors to Optimize Human Milk and Breastfeeding Outcomes. The meeting included a plethora of oral and poster presentations, social events, committee meetings, and so much more.

The education department plans to continue providing new and engaging webinars ranging from topics such as advocacy, leadership & business development, social determinants of health, and advanced practice clinical learning.