Join us at the 2019 GAPNA Pharmacology Conference:
CALL FOR: Podium and Poster Abstracts For the 37th GAPNA Annual Conference
at the Paris Hotel
Las Vegas, Oct. 2-5, 2019
GAPNA members are invited to submit an abstract about their innovative work, that should enrich the APRN's knowledge and/or enhance the care of an older adult.
W A N T E D G A P N A L E A D E R S!Have you ever considered stepping forward, accepting the challenge and volunteering for a position on the 2019 National Board of Directors? Register online NOW by April 1, 2019!
NEW! The goal of the Gerontology Resources for APRNs in Acute and Emergent Care Settings (“Acute Care Resource Guide”) is to make geriatric and gerontological content easily accessible to those caring for older adults in higher acuity care settings.
FREE continuing education credit is available for the following session:
ONLINE NOW:Note the latest trends in the care, education, and research of the older adult population.
View the 2018 Poster Presentations from the Annual Conference!
New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine has two primary policies related to opioids in nursing homes...
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HHS seeks public input on improving care coordination and reducing the regulatory burdens of the HIPAA Rules. “We are looking for candid feedback about how the existing HIPAA regulations are working in the real world and how we can improve them...”
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New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - GAPNA, along with other expert professional organizations, provided evidence-based input for standardized mobility assessment recommendations among hospitalized older adults...
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New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - As trusted leaders for the expert care of older adults, GAPNA strongly encourages its members to read this timely report by Peter Buerhaus, a Health Care Economist and Professor of Nursing at Montana State University...
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If you are interested in nominating yourself, please read the position descriptions, and fill out the Nomination & Consent Statement. Open positions this year are: President-Elect, Treasurer, Director-at-Large, and Nominating Committee Member (Two [2] positions). Nominations must be received before April 1, 2019. This is a members only page that requires you to be logged in to your GAPNA member account to view/continue.
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New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - For nurses who are tasked with helping to guide decisions related to the initiation of palliative care and advanced directives, no two scenarios are the same and ethical dilemmas can often arise. ADVANCE recently spoke with three nurses who shared their most frequent types of ethical decisions that they’re confronted with and how they have attempted to navigate specific encounters.
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