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From the GAPNA Newsletter - Each year, the GAPNA Foundation sponsors several fundraising events during the Annual Conference. At this year’s conference, there was a golf outing, a fun run/walk, a monument tour, and even Saturday morning yoga. An annual gift basket raffle was also held...

The 2019 Annual Conference will be held on October 2-5, 2019, at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. GAPNA is calling for: General, Concurrent, and Workshop Abstracts - due December 5, 2018, and also Podium and Poster Abstracts - due March 15, 2019.

...for the 2019 GAPNA Contemporary Pharmacology Conference! Highlights: Earn up to 11.5 hours of Pharmacology credit. Enjoy the stimulating sessions, all offered by experts in their field, including: Prescribing and De-Prescribing for the Older Adult Patient; Tips and Tricks for Prescribing COPD Medications and Inhaler Devices; and so much more.

United Health Foundation, in partnership with Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), is pleased to update America’s Health Rankings® - Health of Those Who Have Served Report. This 2018 report published in November 2018, highlights trends and insights...

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.

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...

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...

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...”

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...

At the GAPNA Contemporary Pharmacology Conference, GAPNA is partnering with “Little Brothers — Friends of the Elderly” in order to give back to the local community of elders in need. This year, we are collecting gift cards on any amount to Target, Staples or Dunkin’ Donuts - find out how to contribute.