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New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - Ambulatory care practices are not utilizing many functions available with health information technology (IT), according to new AHRQ-funded research. The study, published in The American Journal of Managed Care and based on...

ADVANCE asks nurses how it is that they go about meeting the needs of today’s patient population in a value-based healthcare environment. "Participating in this forum are Michelle Moccia, DNP, ANP-BC, CCRN, president of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association and program director at St. Mary Mercy Livonia (MI) Hospital...";

New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner - Elderly people walk at a slower speed and tire more quickly because of loss of strength and mass in leg muscles, according to research published recently in The Journal of Physiology. Using computer simulations, researchers found these...     From the GAPNA Newsletter -

From the GAPNA Newsletter - The Annual Student Night is planned for June 6, 2018 where student members will mingle with seasoned nurse practitioner members for networking and informational sharing.

Did you know that all of the GAPNA eAlerts are online for you to view? GAPNA e-Alerts are bi-monthly issues that contain relevant legislative news, Chapter events, timely topics of interest. If you missed it in your email, check it out in the archive! 

The United Health Foundation released the 2018 America’s Health Rankings Senior Report. Now in its sixth year, the 2018 report found seniors living in rural areas fare differently across key markers of health compared to their urban and suburban peers.

New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner: In the geriatric population, fragility fractures are common and cause immense morbidity and mortality. Poor outcomes have led to the development and implementation of specific geriatric hip fracture protocols that focus on Rapid Surgical Intervention (RSI).

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress continue to advance legislation combating the opioid epidemic. As nurse leaders, you know firsthand the devastation and human suffering caused by the opioid epidemic. Urge your legislators to co-sponsor the Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act and to support its consideration when the full House and Senate take up their respective opioid bills/packages.

From the GAPNA Newsletter > Committee/Sig News - AARP reached out to the GAPNA Health Affairs Committee asking for help identifying NPs willing to provide testimony to support the CARE Act in six states where bills were introduced in 2018. GAPNA and AARP shared information in those key states and GAPNA member, Julie Stanik-Hutt, took an active role in advocacy. 

From the Kaiser Health News Original Stories: Navigating Aging - Retaining the ability to get up and about easily — to walk across a parking lot, climb a set of stairs, rise from a chair and maintain balance — is an under-appreciated component of good health in later life.