LEADERS’ FORUM
We’ve Come a Long Way
n this issue of Quickening, you will find the afterglow of the ACNM 58th Annual Meeting permeating nearly every page; I admit I find it impossible to write this column without sharing my own experience. I found this meeting absolutely astonishing on so many levels: the attendance (one of ACNM’s biggest meetings ever), the caliber of our keynote speakers, the packed education session rooms, the crowds in the
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by Lorrie Kline Kaplan, CAE, ACNM Chief Executive Officer
positive comments about the direction of our organization and our profession. I felt proud of our community, and confident that the future of midwifery will be brighter than ever. Together we have built an outstanding organization that will help us accomplish our goals. If midwives take even a fraction of that energy back to their communities, the sky is the limit to what they can achieve. ACNM always is pleased to host VIPs from our partner organizations at the Annual Meeting. This year we welcomed 4 representatives from the American Con-
When you attend the ACNM Annual Meeting, you can really imagine that everyone in the world is a midwife.
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