• 38th Annual GAPNA Conference

    October 3-5, 2019 at the Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV.

    Focused education; lasting connections, networking, free access to the GAPNA Online Library.

    Earn up to 21 contact hours (including pre-conference workshops).

    Get more information and register now!

  • 2019 Senior Report Senior Report: Older Americans have more options for home care, but still struggling.

    The United Health Foundation has released results of a sweeping new study benchmarking the health of older adults. The America's Health Rankings® Senior Report was created in partnership with GAPNA to improve the health of America's seniors.

    The data will help advanced practice nurses and other providers deliver quality care.

    Find out about it!

  • AwardNew for GAPNA members: MCM Education

    GAPNA has partnered with a MCM Education to offer an ongoing series of CNE programs available to GAPNA members. "Diagnosing and Managing Parkinson’s Disease in Older Adults," is the latest program offered.

    Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by both motor and nonmotor symptoms. It is diagnosed based on the presence of two of four motor symptoms including rest tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and gait imbalance...

    Find out about it!

  • FREE continuing education credit is available for the following session:

    "Decisional Capacity"

    (session captured at the GAPNA 2018 Annual Conference)


    For July/August 2019 - Get Your Free CNE Now!

Age-Friendly Health Systems

Age-Friendly Health Systems Lecture: Getting to Scale

Providence St. Joseph Health System has released a video of Amy Berman’s 10th Annual Distinguished Nursing Lectureship, “Age-Friendly Health Systems: Getting to Scale.”

Amy Berman, RN, LHD, FAAN, is a Senior Program Officer with The John A. Hartford Foundation. During the lecture, she discussed what it means to be an age-friendly health system, and the important role nurses play in creating a model of care for older adults across the continuum of care.

She shared how Providence St. Joseph Health was one of the five pioneer health systems of the Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative, which is now being implemented in health systems around the country.

Related information from the GAPNA Clinical Research Corner:

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Fall 2019, Volume 38, Number 3