Winter GAPNA Newsletter Online
Inside: Award Winners, Rising Star, Members on the Move, New Dementia Report, Spanish Resources and more!
Health Affairs Scholarship is Now Open
Applications are accepted Oct 1-Dec 4. GAPNA membership required for a minimum of two years; student membership applies.
Vaccines and LTC Workers
New Studies to Boost COVID-19 Vaccination Rates Among LTC Workers
Jennifer Kim Reviews Disaster Response Studies
What does it take to keep older adults in long-term care or home-care settings safe during health crises or natural disasters?
GAPNA Conference Coverage: Preventing Delirium
Clinical Advisor reported from the 2021 GAPNA Annual Conference and covered this key session on a nurse-led program that helped decrease new cases of delirium in older adults, presented by Dr. Rebecca Spear.
GAPNA Conference Coverage: Risks of Depression
Clinical Advisor reported from the 2021 GAPNA Annual Conference and covered Dr. Lorraine Novosel’s report on depression as a cardiovascular disease risk factor.
GAPNA Conference Coverage: Medication Adherence
Clinical Advisor reported from the 2021 GAPNA Annual Conference and covered this session on the positive impact of a nurse-led program on medication adherence by Dr. Valerie Gruss.
GAPNA Conference Coverage: Untreated Urinary Incontinence
Clinical Advisor reported from the 2021 GAPNA Annual Conference and covered this key session on untreated urinary incontinence in long-term care residents by Dr. Diane Newman.
GAPNA Conference Coverage: Elder Abuse
Clinical Advisor reported from the 2021 GAPNA Annual Conference and covered this important session on elder abuse by Dr. Natalie Baker.