2021 Spring GAPNA Newsletter Volume 40 Number 1

GAPNA Past Presidents Deb Dunn and Valerie Sabol in Media Spotlight

OR Today sat down with GAPNA’s Immediate Past President Deborah Dunn to discuss her nursing path and a career dedicated to nurturing others. “Stay curious. Keep learning. Say yes to opportunities,” she says. Read the profile about Deb.

In addition, Deb published an article urging clinicians to focus on the early detection and treatment of dementia. The article reached millions of readers in a special healthcare supplement in USA Today.

GAPNA Past President Valerie Sabol is also in the literature spotlight, exploring ways older adults can stay challenged in a Clinical Advisor column. Returning to college and participating in activities like music and theater are excellent ways older adults can contribute to society while increasing their own quality of life, she notes in a “Best in Literature” column. Read the column here.