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DEADLINE EXTENDED - The GAPNA Foundation is awarding $8,000 in grants to provide financial support for research and educational opportunities. Application deadline for these clinical and research grants has now been extended from May 15, to June 1, 2020.

After close monitoring of the evolving situation with the COVID-19, GAPNA has decided to postpone the Contemporary Pharmacology Conference that was scheduled to take place April 14-18, 2020 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The conference has been rescheduled for April 20-24, 2021 at the same location, the Hilton Hawaiian Village. March 26, update added: What to do now... The Next Steps.

GAPNA President Deborah Dunn and Past-President Michele Moccia spoke recently with Minority Nurse about ways to keep older adults safe from the coronavirus. They also shared advice for nurses and health care providers.

"Diagnosis, Classification, and Treatment of Heart Failure in Older Adults." Join this Webinar as the faculty provide insights into the challenges of managing older adults with HF. Registration and attendance are complimentary. Dates: March 24 and March 26...

In an effort to support our members with the most updated information on COVID-19 we developed this resource page to easily access current CDC information and other resources to assist you professionally and personally. We will continue to update this page with more information as it becomes available and welcome your input as we navigate through this situation.

The GAPNA National Office began remote operations on March 18th. We will continue to work with you to assist in any way we can. You may experience some delays in response times as we deal with unprecedented crisis. The best method to reach us is via email at gapna@gapna.org. As the world faces the crisis caused by COVID-19, and the virus continues to spread in the United States and around the world, we know that you and your colleagues are on the front lines. We commend you for the monumental task you continue to face.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, 14 national organizations reaffirm that all nurse practitioner (NP) students are required to complete a minimum of 500 supervised direct patient care clinical hours over the course of the NP program. In addition, clinical hours are distributed to support competency development that represents the needs of the chosen population.

The CARES Act was signed into Law on 3/27/20 giving NPs, CNS and PAs authority to order, sign for, Certify and Re-Certify patients for Medicare Home Health.  Implementation of this Law will allow Advance Practice Providers the latitude to provide more timely services to patients and their families without unnecessary delays and cumbersome practice barriers.

Marriott launched the Community Caregiver Program on March 27, 2020, which offers medical workers and support staff special rates at select Marriott hotels as a way to stay close to the hospitals and government buildings where they are assisting with COVID-19 response efforts.

On April 3, at the direction of President Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), issued critical recommendations to state and local governments, as well as nursing homes, to help mitigate the spread of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in nursing homes. The recommendations build on and strengthen recent guidance from CMS and CDC related to the effective implementation of longstanding infection control procedures.