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GAPNA is excited to announce a new special interest group (SIG)! The Acute Care SIG is kicking off at the Annual Conference in Nashville. The mission of this SIG is to provide an online forum utilizing an ongoing and interactive platform for networking, collaborating, discussing, and sharing geriatric syndromes and educational initiatives related to geriatrics in acute care.

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.

GAPNA announces the recipient of the 2018 Health Affairs Scholarship, congratulations to Ronda Thompson, MSN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC! Ronda has been a member of GAPNA for 10 years and is currently a member of the Post-Acute/Long-Term Care SIG.

Tips to Keep You Healthy: Coughs and sneezes spread diseases—especially when it comes to common colds and flu! But getting sick is not inevitable; here's how you can reduce your risk of getting sick this winter.

GAPNA is proud to announce a new APRN Specialty Certification in Gerontology – the APRN Gerontological Specialist Certification (GS-c). See the newly added "Exam Application and Guidelines Highlighted Areas."

GAPNA attended the Congressional Briefing on the Opioid Crisis hosted by the Nursing Community on December 7th, 2017. The briefing featured four nursing experts who each offered a different perspective on how the profession is on the front lines of saving patients impacted by opioid addiction.

The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), a leader in the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) movement since the early 2000s, hosted a highly successful DNP Summit on December 18, 2017 in Washington D.C.

Join the Ohio Chapter of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse for their 10th Annual Conference, Saturday, April 14, 2018 at the Embassy Suites Akron Canton Airport in North Canton, Ohio.

"The Value and Versatility of Palliative Care." Please join us on Saturday February 3rd in Atlanta, GA. We have an amazing line-up of speakers! We are offering 6 hours of CEU through ANCC and NASW. NPs, PA, MDs, SWs, RNs are all invited to attend!

Northern California Chapter of the Gerontological Advance Practice Nurses Association offers its 12th Geriatric Update Conference:  Improving Care for Older Adults.