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On July 2nd, President Donald J. Trump announced the recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). GAPNA Member, Dr. Tracey Yap, PhD, RN, WCC, CNE, FGSA, FAAN from Duke University was name as a 2019 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

This is to inform you that Merck will discontinue the manufacturing, distribution and supply of SINEMET CR, effective July 2019...

New Article Addition to the Clinical Research Corner -The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has released an Age-Friendly Health Systems initiative toolkit for clinicians, "What Matters to Older Adults? A Toolkit for Health Systems to Design Better Care with Older Adults."

GAPNA President Valerie Sabol and President-Elect Deborah Dunn were interviewed recently by HealtheCareers for a full-length feature article about gerontological APNs.

The registration brochure 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.

What's Inside: President's Message, Members on the Move, Annual Conference Sample, Chapter News, Research News, Promising Blood Test, Age-Friendly Health Systems, and much, much more.

Please help us congratulate the following GAPNA members who have recently been given distinguished honors. GAPNA is nothing without its strong and successful members. Congratulations on all of your achievements.

Annual Conference Features Robust Content and New Acute Care Track. GAPNA’s 2019 Annual Conference, October 3-5 in Las Vegas, NV, will feature a special track focused exclusively on acute care gerontological nursing. Attendees can earn up to 21 contact hours, including pre-conference workshops, on topics of prime interest to their practice, with pharmacology credit available for select sessions and additional workshops.

"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.