Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference 2024

November 15, 2024

Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference 2024

About 185 nurses spent Nov. 15 at union headquarters in Manhattan networking with colleagues and taking continuing education classes on wound care, medical emergencies and other topics. They also heard a keynote address about “moral injury,” a phenomenon that occurs when nurses are unable to put their patients’ needs first in the corporatized health care environments in which many work.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn nurses smile for a photo at the 2024 UFT Federation of Nurses Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15, 2024.

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn nurses Bimala Sherpa (left) and Bina Rai prepare to head to morning workshops at the Professional Issues Conference.

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UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT, speaks to attendees at the UFT Federation of Nurses Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15, 2024.

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT, speaks about the importance of nurses using their collective voices to challenge the system and make a difference.

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UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks Federation of Nurses/UFT members in attendance at the Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15, 2024

UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks Federation of Nurses/UFT members for standing strong and making inroads in health care organizations that often place profit over care.

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Dr. Wendy Dean speaks at the 2024 Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15.

Dr. Wendy Dean, the conference’s keynote speaker, speaks to nurses about the toll “moral injury” can take.

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A school nurse in attendance takes part in a workshop at the Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15, 2024.

Melissa Cooper, a school nurse in District 75, engages in a workshop about medical emergencies.

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Attendees listen in as a speaker leads a workshop at the Federation of Nurses/UFT Professional Issues Conference on Nov. 15, 2024.

Members learn how to protect their livelihoods in the “Documentation and Licensure Discipline” workshop at the conference.

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VNS Health nurse Kaiser Mojica comments during a question-and-answer session.

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NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn nurses gather during lunch.

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NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn nurses Bimala Sherpa (left) and Bina Rai prepare to head to morning workshops at the Professional Issues Conference.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT Vice President Anne Goldman, who heads the Federation of Nurses/UFT, speaks about the importance of nurses using their collective voices to challenge the system and make a difference.

Jonathan Fickies

UFT President Michael Mulgrew thanks Federation of Nurses/UFT members for standing strong and making inroads in health care organizations that often place profit over care.

Jonathan Fickies

Dr. Wendy Dean, the conference’s keynote speaker, speaks to nurses about the toll “moral injury” can take.

Jonathan Fickies

Melissa Cooper, a school nurse in District 75, engages in a workshop about medical emergencies.

Jonathan Fickies

Members learn how to protect their livelihoods in the “Documentation and Licensure Discipline” workshop at the conference.

Jonathan Fickies

VNS Health nurse Kaiser Mojica comments during a question-and-answer session.

Jonathan Fickies

NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn nurses gather during lunch.

Jonathan Fickies