New Directions: The e-newsletter of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative       Volume 2, Issue 3 November 10, 2004 If you have received this newsletter without graphics (and would like to), please write to John Beilenson at jbeilenson@aboutscp.com for instructions on how to view an HTML email, or go to: www.hgni.org.. Welcome to New Directions, a publication of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI). This e-newsletter is designed to inform interested academic and practice leaders, faculty members, students, practitioners and others about the work of the HGNI and provide the latest news and information relevant to geriatric nursing. As many of you know, the HGNI is preparing professional nurses to play leadership roles in improving the health of older adults. In partnership with the nation's nursing schools and a variety of health care organizations and systems, this dynamic, national initiative, supported through a $38 million investment from the John A. Hartford Foundation, works in five areas, including: Shaping nursing practice to best meet the health care needs of older adults; Enhancing professional education to ensure all nurses are prepared to treat older patients; Promoting research needed to guide the care and promote the health of older people; Developing leadership in academic and professional settings; and Demonstrating nursing's commitment to enacting public policy that improves older Americans' health care. We are proud to represent this critically needed effort, which is involving the nation's top nurses—including youÑ—in making a difference in the health care of our nation's older adults. If you would like more contact information about, and links to all of the programs of the HGNI, please visit the HGNI's Web site at www.HGNI.org. In this Issue 1. HGNI Link of the Month: GSA's 57th Annual Scientific Meeting 2. Announcements 3. Tools, Resources and Opportunities 4. HGNI Presentations at GSA 1. HGNI Link of the Month: GSA's 57th Annual Scientific Meeting This issue of New Directions focuses primarily on the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America Meeting being held November 19-23, 2004 in Washington, DC. For more information and the complete program for the GSA meeting, please go to: http://www.eshow2000.com/geron/about_the_meeting.cfm. 2. Announcements Mathy Mezey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, received the 2004 National Gerontological Nursing Association Lifetime Achievement Award at the association's annual convention on October 16, 2004. Dr. Mezey is the director of the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the Independence Foundation Professor of Nursing Education in NYU's Division of Nursing, Steinhardt School of Education. On October 15, Dr. Mezey led the NGNA convention's keynote session, ÒThe Palette of Nurses' Contributions to the Care of Older Adults.Ó In her address, she highlighted the accomplishments of gerontological nurses in ensuring excellence in care for older adults living at home, in hospitals, and in institutional long-term-care facilities. To view Dr. Mezey's keynote address please go to: http://www.geronurseonline.org/uploaded_documents/NGNASlides.pdf. Dr. Patricia Archbold Receives 2004 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award The HGNI's own Patricia G. Archbold, RN, DNSc, FAAN, is the 2004 recipient of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award, given by GSA's Clinical Medicine Section in collaboration with The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University, Division of Nursing. This national tribute is named for Doris Schwartz, a pioneer in gerontological nursing research. It recognizes Dr. Archbold's visionary and exemplary contributions advancing the field of geriatric nursing research in family care for frail elders. Dr. Archbold, the Elnora E. Thompson Distinguished Professor at the School of Nursing, Oregon Health Sciences University, will be honored on November 20, 2004, at the Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group Reception and Meeting (5:30-7:00 PM, Omni, Hampton Ballroom) at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting. Joan M. Stanley Inducted into American Academy of Nursing Joan M. Stanley, PhD, RN, CRNP, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing on November 13, 2004. Dr. Stanley was appointed director of education policy of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in 1994. Since that time Dr. Stanley has served on numerous AACN Task Forces including the Clinical Nurse Leader Implementation Task Force, the Task Force on Clinical Doctoral Education in Nursing, the Task Force on Quality Indicators for Doctoral Education, the Task Force on the Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nurses, and the Task Force on Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education. Dr. Stanley has also served as AACN's representative to a number of advanced practice nursing projects, including the American Nurses' Association Task Force on the Scope and Standards for Advanced Practice Nursing, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Advisory Committee for the FNP Pharmacology Curriculum Project, and the AACN/NONPF Project to Develop Consensus-based Competencies for Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Specialties. Prior to joining AACN, Dr. Stanley was assistant professor at the School of Nursing at the University of Maryland and Associate Director of Primary Care Nursing Services at the University of Maryland Hospital. Dr. Stanley maintains a practice as an adult nurse practitioner at the University of Maryland Hospital Faculty Practice Office. Dr. Stanley received her BS in nursing from Duke University, MS from the University of Maryland at Baltimore, and her doctorate in higher education policy and organization from the University of Maryland at College Park. The Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative recognizes Dr. Stanley for her leadership of The John A. Hartford Foundation/AACN Geriatric Nursing Education Project, and congratulates her on her induction into the Academy. Welcome, Jessica Kingsborough Please join us in welcoming Jessica Kingsborough as the new program assistant for the John A. Hartford Foundation/American Association of Colleges of Nursing Geriatric Nursing Education Project. Ms. Kingsborough is a recent BA graduate of Brown University where she majored in Community Health with a concentration in Health Policy, including a focus on gerontology and population studies. Ms. Kingsborough interned at the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown, where she assessed admission and discharge policies of assisted living facilities in Rhode Island. While at Brown, she also authored a paper on the narrowing of the gender gap among older Americans. Ms. Kingsborough brings the necessary organizational skills to the position as program assistant, and we look forward to working with her over the course of the grant. Welcome! 3. Tools, Resources and Opportunities American Federation for Aging Research Policy Briefing: The Politics of Older Adult Obesity The American Federation for Aging Research is conducting a policy briefing, "The Politics of Older Adult Obesity" in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2004, 12 PM —2:30 PM. The program includes a luncheon and plenary session covering a range of issues related to obesity in older adults. "The Politics of Older Adult Obesity" will gather some of the nation's top thinkers to consider both the individual and broader dimensions of the issue—including the recent changes to Medicare's provisions around obesity—and provide the basis for an evidence-based call to action. For more information or an invitation to the event, please contact John Beilenson or Christine Gherst at 610.687.5495 (jbeilenson@aboutscp.com or cgherst@aboutscp.com). 4. HGNI Presentations at GSA Each year, the level of nursing's participation in GSA's Annual Scientific Meeting has grown, and this year is no exception. The number of participants from the entire HGNI program is simply staggering. Initially, we wanted to list here the details of every HGNI presentation, however soon realized that we were recreating a significant portion of GSA's meeting program! The list below includes many of the HGNI presenters—we apologize for those who are missing due to our publication deadline. Please stop by the HGNI booth (#406-408) for a complete listing of all gerontology nursing presentations prepared for your convenience. (The list will also be available in .pdf format at www.HGNI.org.)The following are some highlights of this year's program. BAGNC Scholars The BAGNC Scholars and Alumni will present an array of topics including: education and faculty development; models of care; practice issues featuring cardiac rehabilitation, care givers, communication, critical care, dementia, depression & mental health, falls, pain; as well as research that covers recruitment & retention, cultural & ethical issues and methodology. The BAGNC scholars (in bold) presenting, along with their mentors, faculty and colleagues, include: Balas, Michele Barba, Beth Belle, Steven Beverly, Claudia J. (CGNE Director) Bixby, M. B. Bourbonniere, Meg Capezuti, Elizabeth Clark, P.C. Dolansky, Mary Engberg, Sandra Erlen, Judith Floetke Elliot, Amanda Foust, Janice Gray-Miceli, Deanna Greene Burger, Sarah Gross, Cynthia Gupta, Raj Happ, Mary Beth Harris, Marcelline Harrington, Charlene Harrison, Tracie Hepburn, Kenneth W. Holland, Diane E. Horgas, Ann L. Jones, Susan K. Kemp, Carol A. Krichbaum, Kathleen Leibson, Cynthia Leibson Lewis, Marsha Lingler, Jennifer Marsiske, Michael McAtee, Robin Mentes, Janet Moore, Shirley Narayan, Suzanne Naylor, M. D. Nelson Kirk, Laura Ouslander, J. Pankratz, V. Shane Parmelee, P. Richmond, Therese Saghafifar, Fariba Schwartz, J. S. Schulz, Richard Sicoutris, Corrina Strothers, H. Sullivan-Marx, Eileen Talley, Kristine M.C. Taylor, J. Tsai, Pao-Feng Unson, Christine Wade, Michael Wagner, L. Wang, Jeng Whitfield, Keith Williams, Kristine Wyman, Jean F. Yeo, Gwen Yu, Fang The Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence Senior researchers, faculty, scholars (in bold) and directors from the five CGNEs will present multiple sessions this year. Interdisciplinary care models, hospice care, quality of care, and interdisciplinary research programs are a few of the areas covered in these presentations. CGNE presenters and their colleagues from other institutions include: University of California San Francisco Adelman, Toby Alameida, Marshall Collier, Eric Fleming, Mary Louise Kayser-Jones, Jeanie (Director) Kris, Alision Norcio, Diane University of Pennsylvania Balas, Michele Barstow, Alan M. Beeber, Anna S. Bixby, M. Brian Bradway, Christine W. Casarett, David J. Crighton, Margaret H. Evans, Lois Gray-Miceli, Deanna Hirschman, Karen B. Hostvedt, Katherine James, Bryan D. Joyce, Colette Kagan, Sarah H. Kapo, Jennifer Karlawish, Jason H. Kong, Eun-Hi Lin, Yu-Ru Meghani, Salimah H. Monturo, Cheryl A. Naylor, Mary D. Ouslander, Joseph G. Phillips, Rebecca A. Ratcliffe, Sarah J. Richmond, Therese Scalzi, Cynthia C. Schwartz, J. Sanford Stricker, Carrie T. Strumpf, Neville (Director) Sullivan-Marx, Eileen Yu, Fang Practice Affiliates & Consultants with U Penn Glicksman, Allen Kleban, Mort Klein, Joan Norstrand, Julie University of Iowa Tripp-Reimer, Toni Nursing School Geriatric Investment Projects During the past three years, seven schools developed unique programs to enhance and build their geriatric programs. A number of these projects are highlighted in these presentations including: linking research to practice, an academic-service collaboration; promoting healthy aging; and an incontinence research summit. NSGIP presenters include the Principal Investigators of these projects, faculty, and BAGNC scholars (in bold): Algase, Donna (PI) Amella, Elaine J. Bjorklund, Darlene Bliss, Donna Burggraf, Virginia Evans, Lois Feeney Mahoney, Diane Feldt, Karen Floetke Elliot, Amanda Hepburn, Kenneth, W. Hertz, Judith E. Horgas, Ann L. Kaas, Merrie Krichbaum, Kathleen Lewis, Marsha L. Lindquist, Ruth A. Marsiske, Michael Mueller, Christine Narayan, Suzanne Newman, Diane K. Peterson, Kristine Pomeroy, Sherry Robinson, Carolyn Treat-Jacobson, Diane Wyman, Jean F. (PI) The Hartford Institute The Hartford Institute and Hartford Institute Scholars will be making presentations in the following topics: nurse practitioners in nursing homes, falls in nursing homes, health promotion, transfer stress, decision making and end of life in assisted living facilities. Presenters inlcude: Amella, Elaine Auerhahn, Carolyn Barba, Beth Cacchione, Pamela Z. Capezuti, Elizabeth Dunbar, Joan Mezey, Mathy Sherman, Andrea Nursing Interest Group Meeting Saturday, November 20 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Omni Hotel, Hampton Ballroom Reception honoring Pat Archbold, Doris Schwartz Award recipient, co-sponsored by:OHSU School of Nursing, CGNEs and AAN Coordinating Center, Hartford Institute Hartford Institute Scholars and Fellows Alumni Network Saturday, November 20 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Omni Hotel, Capital Room Nursing Interest Group Symposium Sunday, November 21 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM Marriott Wardman Park, Delaware A JAHF 75th Anniversary Events Hartford Foundation Symposium 1 Improving Care of Older Adults through Research, Education and Training: Faculty Creation and Research-Oriented Career Development Monday, November 22 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM Marriott Wardman Park, Cotillion Ballroom Hartford Foundation Symposium 2 Improving Care of Older Adults through Research, Education and Training: Gero-Curricular Enhancement Monday, November 22 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM Marriott Wardman Park, Cotillion Ballroom JAHF 75th Anniversary Reception Monday, November 22 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Marriott Wardman Park, Cotillion Ballroom Write to Us We are committed to creating a monthly publication that serves your needs and interests. New Directions, therefore, welcomes your feedback and encourages you to supply ideas, stories, resources, news and other content for subsequent issues. To make a contribution, please contact Patty Franklin at Pfranklin@aannet.org, Deirdre Thornlow at dthornlo@aacn.nche.edu or Elaine Gould at elaine.gould@nyu.edu. Please Note If you know of someone or a group of people who would like to receive this newsletter, please send an email to John Beilenson at jbeilenson@aboutscp.com, and we will subscribe them. If you have received this message in error or would like to unsubscribe to this newsletter, please reply to this e-mail and type the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line. For more information about the HGNI's ongoing Evaluation, please see: www.geriatricnursing.info.   Copyright 2003-2007 Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI)