You're Invited to a FREE WEBINAR!Join us on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm EST for a FREE webinar on:
"Best Practices in Diabetes Management and Optimizing Insulin Delivery in Older Adults."
Presented By Dr. Naushira Pandya, MD, CMD, FACP." You'll earn 1 contact hour!
Take the GAPNA Home Health SurveyThe members of GAPNA’s Health Affairs Committee established a coalition of key stakeholders interested in affecting change as it relates to Medicare certified home health.
Call for Excellence Award NominationsThe awards are: the- Established Chapter Excellence Award, Special Interest Group Excellence Award, Excellence in Clinical Practice Award, Excellence in Community Service Award, Excellence in Education Award, Excellence in Leadership Award, and Excellence in Research Award. Just added - a brand new award: Emerging Chapter Award!
The nominations are tallied in July and the winners are announced every year during the Awards Celebration at the GAPNA Annual Conference.
Now is the time to nominate a colleague or yourself - due by June 1, 2016.
The Education- and Toolkit Committees of GAPNA launched their 2017 revised “Gerontology Resources for APRN Preceptors and Students,” toolkit.
The goal of this toolkit is to make geriatric and gerontological content accessible to those caring for older adults. It is designed with advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) students, preceptors, and educators in mind, and it provides a single portal to comprehensive resources.
ONLINE NOW:Note the latest trends in the care, education, and research of the older adult population.
The GAPNA Clinical Resource CornerDesigned Especially
for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
With over 106+ categories, the short features/articles contain valuable information tailored especially for Gerontological APRN's that will help them with patients, as well as increase their knowledge of this field of nursing. All of the articles directly affect, involve, and impact the elderly.
FREE continuing education credit is available for the following session:
PRESS RELEASE: PITMAN, NJ – Given the increasing number of older Americans who will require health care in the coming years, the role of the gerontological advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is more crucial than ever before. In response, the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA), an organization dedicated to promoting professional development and providing top quality education for advanced practice nurses, is developing a new APRN gerontology certification.
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Emergency Department across the nation are responding to the needs of the times creating an age friendly environment. A one day course is being offered in Calgary, Canada on May 26th, 2018 to work with interdisciplinary ED-based teams with a primary focus on geriatric Quality Improvement Outcomes.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Join us on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 2:00 pm EST for a FREE webinar on "Best Practices in Diabetes Management and Optimizing Insulin Delivery in Older Adults." You'll earn 1 contact hour. Find out more about it!
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Legal & Technical Aspects of Long-Term Care Coding and Billing: 99310 and beyond. Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 5:00 PM at the Cleveland Clinic Administrative Campus, Beachwood, Ohio. Online registration is available until: 4/19/2018. Find out more about this event!
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