Past Events

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A listing of past events of interest to our members.

Events

Midwives Alliance Town Hall: Re-Imagining the Future of Clinical Midwifery Training

Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Please join us as we launch MANA's new virtual Town Hall Series. We are eager to hear your voices, wisdom and vision as we look to the future of Midwives Alliance and midwifery. We are hosting a series of facilitated, interactive and webinar-based town hall meetings every other month in 2015. Future topics include proposed bylaws amendments, the needs of the midwifery student, and creating valuable services for Midwives Alliance members. We hope to see you there!

Free MANA Webinar: Facebook 101 For Your Business

Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 1:00pm

Want to have a presence on Facebook, but not sure where to get started? Join this webinar and learn the basics on how to set up your Business Page on Facebook, the most used social media site for people of childbearing age. We'll also cover how to use simple tools to create a custom cover image for your new page and strategies for finding content. Led by Jeanette McCulloch of BirthSwell and Treesa McLean, MANA Director of Public Affairs.

Space is limited to ten MANA members. Please email publicaffairs@mana.org to register.

Continuing the Conversation: Student Spotlight on "Midwifery Student Bill of Rights"

Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Please join us as we follow up our recent Town Hall about the "Midwifery Student Bill of Rights". We really enjoyed listening to the Town Hall participants and were inspired to continue this conversation! We know there has been controversy about the bill of rights and we want to hear more. Come with your thoughts and questions...we look forward to hearing from midwifery students, aspiring students, preceptors, educators and more. Do you use the Student Bill of Rights in your relationship with your preceptor or students?

Social Media Drop-In Session

Friday, April 8, 2016 - 12:00pm

Have questions about how to make the most of your Facebook account? Feeling Pinterest challenged? Want to get more out of Twitter, but not sure of your next steps? Join Treesa McLean, MANA Director of Public Affairs and Jeanette McCulloch of BirthSwell for an online social media drop-in session. We'll be ready to answer your top questions and help you UP your social media presence. Members only session.
Space is limited, and available only to MANA members. Please pre-register by emailing publicaffairs@mana.org.

What is Equity and What Does it Have to Do With Midwifery?

Tuesday, May 3, 2016 - 4:00pm

This one-hour webinar, brought to you by Indra Lusero, JD, and the advisor to Midwives Alliance's Access and Equity Committee will give you a picture of midwifery's place in the US health care system and how to not only level the playing field, but raise it enough so that those who most need it, get a boost. Participants will learn how that boost can help communities facing inordinate health disparities as well as midwives, and how being a MANA midwife is being on the cutting edge.

Early Bird Conference Registration Ends

Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 12:00am

Last day to apply for a Conference Scholarship

Sunday, July 31, 2016 - 12:00am

You can fill out the application here. reference will be given to those who have not received a scholarship to attend MANA in the past. Applicants will be notified by August 31.

California Association of Midwives Conference

Thursday, September 8, 2016 - 9:00am to Sunday, September 11, 2016 - 1:00pm

MANA Speakers
Three of the plenary sessions at this year's California Association of Midwives Conference feature speakers from MANA and MANA Division of Research

Thursday, Sept. 8: MANA President Marina Farrell CPM's will present Clone Wars - Midwives as the Resistance

Friday, Sept. 9: Melissa Cheney CPM, LDM, PhD; Chair of MANA Division of Research, will be presenting Navigating Relative Risk at Home and in Birth Centers: HBAC, Elevated BMI and Older Than Average Clients in the MANA Statistics 2.0 and 4.0 Cohorts

Last day to Reserve Hotel for the Conference

Monday, September 19, 2016 - 12:15am

Membership Advisory Council online meeting

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Membership Advisory Council Agenda
for Tuesday Sept 27th at 2pm EDT.
Login information can be found on our Members-only page here.

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