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December 20, 2005 If you have received this newsletter without graphics but would like to receive it with graphics, 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
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1. HGNI Leadership Conference & GSA Recap 2. The HGNI Brand-Promoting the Network Far and Wide 3. Tools, Resources & Opportunities 4. Announcements 5. Links of the Month: Stats for Nursing Research Everyone at the HGNI wishes you and yours a very happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year! 1.
HGNI Leadership Conference & GSA Recap
Following the 5th annual HGNI Leadership Conference, the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) took place November 18-22 in Orlando, FL. It was a spectacular year for nursing at GSA, with the list of symposia, posters, and presentations from HGNI participants increasing by 112% (95 HGNI activities were listed in 2004; 202 in 2005). Thirty AACN GAPN Scholars took part in the conference and more than 300 nurses attended the Nursing Interest Group meeting, including the first nurse president of GSA, Dr. Terry Fulmer. Highlights of the Leadership Conference and GSA included: For links to many of the conference presentations, photos, and other materials, visit: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/05HGNIConf.htm and www.geriatricnursing.org/leadership. 2.
The HGNI Brand-Promoting the Network Far and Wide
All HGNI scholars, fellows, and alumni are encouraged to use the HGNI graphic identity on posters and other print materials, Web sites, and PowerPoint presentations. Click here to see the design guidelines for using the brand, as well as several versions of the logo and a variety of helpful templates, including two PowerPoint slides that you can adapt for your presentations. Using these graphics is easy, will help freshen up your communications, and is an important way to demonstrate the work of providing leadership to improve the health of older adults. To access these graphics, please visit: http://www.geriatricnursing.org/graphics/. 3.
Tools, Resources & Opportunities
BAGNC Applications Due January 10, 2006 Reminder: Applications for the 2006-2008 BAGNC Scholarships and Claire M. Fagin Fellowships are due January 10, 2006. Go to: www.geriatricnursing.org for more information. RWJ Executive Nurse Fellows Program Applications Due February 1, 2006 The RWJ Executive Nurse Fellows Program is seeking applicants who aspire to help lead and shape the US health care system for this advanced leadership program for nurses in senior executive roles in health services, public health, and nursing education. For application guidelines and deadline information, please visit: futurehealth.ucsf.edu/Program/rwj/Default.aspx?PageContentID=82&tabid=339. Preparing Nursing Students to Care for Older Adults: Enhancing Gerontology in Senior-level Undergraduate Courses The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is pleased to announce a new program supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation. This initiative builds on a previous Hartford Foundation-AACN effort to stimulate the creation of geriatric-focused curricula for baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. Funding for the new Enhancing Gerontology Content grant will be used to prepare a cadre of nursing faculty with the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to strengthen geriatric content in senior-level baccalaureate program courses. Nurse educators completing this program will be expected to share their new expertise with their faculty colleagues as well as students preparing to enter the nursing workforce. AACN will issue a call for applications in early 2006 for baccalaureate nursing programs interested in participating in this initiative. For more information about the geriatric nursing education initiatives supported by AACN and The Hartford Foundation, visit the AACN Web site. Summer Institute on Aging Research: July 8-14, 2006 Applications Due March 3, 2006 The Summer Institute on Aging Research offers new researchers intensive exposure to issues and challenges in research on aging. Information and the application, due March 3, 2006, can be found on the BAGNC website: www.geriatricnursing.org. Hartford Institute Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars Program: July 17-21, 2006 Applications Due March 4th The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University College of Nursing has created a partnership with national experts in gerontological nursing research to plan and implement the 2006 Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars Program. Scholars will attend a week-long, intensive seminar at New York University.The goals of the program are to foster successful programs of gerontologic research with significant implications for practice, assist in the refinement of a program of significant research, hone specific research skills, and gain a competitive edge for funding. The cost for the seminar, materials, and housing is underwritten by a generous grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation and administered by the BAGNC of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). A flyer, application, and sample schedule are available at www.hartfordign.org/research/scholarsFellows/index.html. For additional information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Capezuti at ec65@nyu.edu. White House Conference on Aging The White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), which occurs once every ten years to make aging policy recommendations to the president and congress, took place December 11-14, 2005. The HGNI was represented at the conference and had an information booth. Of the 73 resolutions aimed promoting the dignity, health, independence, and economic security of current and future generations of older adults, those of particular interest to the nursing education and research community are numbers 40, 41 and 46. Numbers 40 and 41 made it into the top 10 resolutions recommended. To read the resolutions and other information about the conference, visit: www.whcoa.gov. A New Look at the Old Webcast "Dementia Focus: The Person Behind the Disease" "Getting to Know You" takes on a whole new significance when working with challenging behaviors in cognitively impaired older adults. Focusing on the person and attempting to assess the environment through their perspective will help providers to better understand the impetus for behaviors and to minimize future recurrences-a factor that can make the difference between living with family or in assisted-living, and living in a long-term care environment. This 30-minute Webcast provides viewers with a broad range of tools and strategies to improve assessment and understanding of cognitively impaired older adults. It also outlines a range of interventions to change provider behaviors and modify the environment in order to provide a safe and comforting environment for those who are cognitively impaired. This program, as well as previous broadcasts, is available at: www.nursingcenter.com/library/static.asp?pageid=527873. Geriatric Education Nursing Project: Showcasing Curriculum Grant Innovations Each month, the AACN geriatric education Web site showcases a stand-alone course from a Hartford-awarded school's geriatric nursing program. Most recently featured is the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). UCSF has restructured its curriculum, with the ultimate aim of attracting diverse students who otherwise would not have considered graduate nursing education. The new curriculum better accommodates working nurses' schedules, facilitates socialization into graduate study, and increases the likelihood of program completion. For more information, visit: www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/ShowcasingInnovations/ucsf.htm. A New Look at the Old: Nurse Staffing and Patient Outcomes "RN Staffing Time and Outcomes of Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents" by Susan D. Horn, PhD, Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, Nancy Bergstrom, PhD, RN, Randall J. Smout, MS, was published in the November 2005 issue of the American Journal of Nursing. In the study, Dr. Horn and her colleagues found that increasing direct care time between the registered nurse (RN) and residents in long-term care means improved outcomes. More specifically, more RN direct care time per resident per day (examined in 10-minute increments up to 30 to 40 minutes per resident per day) was associated with fewer pressure ulcers, hospitalizations, and UTIs; less weight loss, catheterization, and deterioration in the ability to perform ADLs; and greater use of oral standard medical nutritional supplements. To access the article, visit: www.NursingCenter.com/AJNolderadults. 4.
Announcements Amy Berman Appointed Hartford Foundation Program Officer The Hartford Foundation recently appointed Amy Berman to the position of program officer. Previously, Ms. Berman was the Nursing Education Initiatives Director for The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at New York University and has been involved in programs related to the care of older adults for nearly 20 years. She has worked in healthcare administration, focusing on performance improvement using data-driven change, team facilitation, accreditation, and regulatory compliance issues, and served as JCAHO coordinator and accreditation consultant in performance improvement for a variety of health care institutions. Ms. Berman has served on the New York State Department of Health's Emergency Preparedness Task Force and on the professional advisory boards of major health care institutions in New York City, including Home Assistance Personnel, Inc. and The Jewish Home and Hospital. She currently serves on the professional advisory board of Progressive Home Health Services, Inc. To read more about Ms. Berman, visit: www.jhartfound.org/v2i2.htm. Save the Date! Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders (NICHE) Leadership Conference February 27-28, 2006 The Hartford Institute's program of enhancing healthcare outcomes for older adults in hospitals Clinical Updates Conference March 1, 2006 Cutting-edge, research-based nursing practices for care of older adults Users Conference March 2, 2006 Innovative and practical approaches to strengthen NICHE For more information, please visit the NICHE homepage. BAGNC Fellow Receives Awards Patricia Coleman (2002-2004 Post Doc Fellow) was awarded the 2005 National Gerontological Nurses Association Judith Braun Award for Advancing the Practice of Gerontological Nursing through Research. She also received the Promising New Investigator Award by the American Geriatrics Society. Congratulations! 2005 Awards for Baccalaureate Education in Nursing The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, in collaboration with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), is pleased to announce the winners of the 2005 Awards for Baccalaureate Education in Geriatric Nursing. Presented at AACN's fall meeting, awards were given to one faculty member at Radford University (VA) and three schools of nursing: Fairfield University (CT), Grand Valley State University (MI), and Hawaii Pacific University. Now in its eighth year, this national awards program was created to recognize model baccalaureate programs in nursing with a strong focus on gerontological nursing. Awards are presented to nursing programs that exhibit exceptional, substantive, and innovative baccalaureate curriculum in this subject area. Beyond innovation, programs must also demonstrate relevance in the clinical environment and have the ability to be replicated at schools of nursing across the country. For more information, visit: www.aacn.nche.edu/Media/NewsReleases/2005/HartInnAwards.htm. Geropsychiatric State of the Future Conference The Hartford Foundation co-sponsored a day-long conference at the University of Pennsylvania in September focusing on mental health issues in older adults. The event brought together more than 135 academic and clinical leaders from 23 states and two countries. It summarized the state of knowledge about geriatric mental health nursing and interventions, and models of care; outlined core components of curricular content to be embedded in undergraduate nursing education as well as in graduate specialization programs for advanced practice roles; identified key research issues of special foci for mental health nurse scholars over the next decade; and noted key practice roles, interventions and models for geropsychiatric nursing care. Thirty-five participants followed the day with an intensive strategic planning session in which they proposed the formation of the Gerontologic Mental Health Nursing Alliance. The Alliance would actively link existing organizations and interested leaders in order to strategically and effectively pool resources and efforts. The Hartford Foundation will provide further information as this effort progresses. Funding for Geriatric Education Centers Cut! The National Association of Geriatric Education Centers (NAGEC) plays a vital role in addressing the profound shortage of competently trained health professionals in all disciplines to care for the needs of today's older adults and tomorrow's rapidly aging America. It also recognizes the critical role that GECs must play in the federal agency's efforts to train first responders to potential bio-terrorism attacks. NAGEC is seeking: By way of background, the Geriatric Education Center Program: For more information, go to: www.nagec.org/legislative/default.asp. New Team Member Joins AACN Lesley Arietti joined the gerontology team at AACN on November 7, 2005 as Gerontology Program Manager. She will be working with Deirdre Thornlow, director of gerontology programs, and Nicole Brown, program assistant, on the new Hartford Foundation-sponsored grant, "Preparing Nursing Students to Care for Older Adults: Enhancing Gerontology in Senior-level Undergraduate Courses." Lesley comes to AACN from George Mason University, where she was program coordinator for the WHO Collaborating Center for Nursing and Midwifery. She has extensive experience with international nursing organizations, particularly the International Council of Nurses, the World Health Organization, and the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centers for Nursing and Midwifery. Welcome! 5.
Links of the Month: Stats for Nursing Research
Statehealthfacts.org is a project of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and is designed to provide free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use health data on all 50 states. Statehealthfacts.org provides data on nearly 400 health, health care, and health policy topics. Health, United States is an annual report on trends in health statistics. The 2005 report consists of two main sections: a chartbook containing text and figures that illustrates major trends in the health of Americans and a trend tables section that contains 156 detailed data tables. These two components are supplemented by an executive summary, a highlights section, an extensive appendix and reference section, and an index. To access the report, visit: www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus.htm. Write
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