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"National Healthcare Decision Day" by Michelle Moccia. National Healthcare Decision Day is celebrated every year in April... Once again GAPNA Great Lakes Chapter (GLC) members... helped plan, facilitate, and sponsor the event with St. Mary Mercy Hospital Livonia (SMML) on Tuesday, April 16.

Online registration for the 2020 Contemporary Pharmacology and Prescribing in Older Adults Conference is available now! The 2020 conference will be held April 14-18, 2020, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, in beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii! Earn up to 18.0 contact hours, which includes 18.0 hours of pharmacology credit.

During the Contemporary Pharmacology and Prescribing in Older Adults Conference, April 14th-18th, in Honolulu, HI, the GS-C Pen and Paper Exam will be offered on Saturday, April 18, 2020!

GAPNA invites you to attend an Industry Supported Presentation Theater (ISPT) at the 2019 conference in Las Vegas, NV. The programs were independently produced, not subject to review by GAPNA, and are not part of the scientific/educational program offered by GAPNA. Many more to be added!

We have a winner! Congratulations to our July Strive For Five Winner, Jennifer L. Kim, DNP, FAANP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP! Each month one lucky Member-Get-A-Member participant will be entered in a drawing to win a free CE. And the next winner could be you!

The NEW APRN Gerontological Specialist Certification Study Guide is now available in the GAPNA Store! Over 60 practice questions, including an answer key and rationale; GAPNA Section articles in Geriatric Nursing Journal based on 12 GAPNA Consensus Statement of Proficiencies...

Dr. Katherine Jeter is impassioned! Register for the GAPNA Annual Conference and prepare to be astounded as this 80-year-old speaker describes a decade of fun and outrageous adventures that encourage her audience to "pick up the pace."

A recent national report about the state of health care for older adults in America unveiled both progress and challenges. GAPNA's President Valerie Sabol analyzes the results, presents the crucial role of gerontological APNs, and offers advice to guide both patients and providers along the path of better care.

After entertaining audiences since their September 2008 debut, Donny & Marie Osmond have announced the final shows of their legendary residency in the Donny & Marie Showroom at Flamingo Las Vegas. This is your chance to support the GAPNA Foundation and get your tickets to see America's most celebrated bother and sister duo light up the Vegas Stage.

Here is some of what this conference has in store for you: Earn up to 21 contact hours, including pre-conference workshops; 6 special Acute Care Sessions including: Best Practices to prevent Geriatric Decline During Hospitalization; Difficult to Manage Pulmonary Conditions in the Acute Care settings: ARDS, Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis, and COPD...