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New Directions: The e-Newsletter of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative | |
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4, Issue 5
January 26, 2007 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. In
this Issue
1. Gerontology Faculty Development Institutes: Apply Online Now! 2. Opportunities, Resources & Tools 3. Announcements 4. New Images for a New Year 5. Link of the Month: CDC's Public Health and Aging Listserv Happy New Year! 1.
Gerontology Faculty Development Institutes: Apply Online Now!
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) is now accepting online applications for the upcoming Faculty Development Institutes offered through the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC). GNEC is an innovative national initiative to enhance geriatric content in senior-level baccalaureate courses. Administered by AACN, this program provides nursing educators with the skills, knowledge, and resources needed to ensure that the "best geriatric practices" are imbedded in baccalaureate curricula and subsequently in the clinical care provided by newly educated nurses. Using a "train-the-trainer" approach, nurse faculty attending the GNEC institutes are expected to serve as leaders and mentors by sharing their new expertise with colleagues. This program is generously funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation. The first institute will be held June 27-29, 2007 in Portland, OR. The application deadline is March 5, 2007. Future institutes are scheduled for: October 3-5, 2007 in Atlanta, GA; February 27-29, 2008 in San Antonio, TX; and October 8-10, 2008 in St. Louis, MO. To apply, visit: www.aacn.nche.edu/gnec.htm. Contact us at 202.463.6930 or send an e-mail to gnecsupport@aacn.nche.edu for additional information. 2.
Opportunities, Resources & Tools
Nominations for Civic Ventures' Purpose Prize and BreakThrough Award Due Feb. 1, 2007 The Purpose Prize is awarded to people over the age of 60 who are tackling some of society's largest problems. Passion, determination, practical skills and follow-through are characteristics of The Purpose Prize winners. In 2006, June Simmons, LCSW, CEO of the Partners in Care Foundation, a Hartford Foundation grantee, was one of $10,000 Purpose Prize awardees. To read more about June and her work visit: www.leadwithexperience.org/prize/finalists/simmons.cfm In 2007, five awards of $100,000 and 10 awards of $10,000 will be given. For more information about The Purpose Prize and to access a nomination form, visit: www.leadwithexperience.org/prize/index.cfm In addition to The Purpose Prize, The MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures recognizes organizations "that tap the passion and experience of people over 50 to improve society" through the BreakThrough Award. The BreakThrough Award is "a salute to any nonprofit or public sector agency that takes on local, national, or international challenges by engaging this vast and vibrant workforce for good." To learn more about the award and to nominate an organization, visit: www.civicventures.org/breakthrough/index.cfm For more information about Civic Ventures, visit: www.civicventures.org. College of Palliative Care Announces Scholars Program The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, College of Palliative Care (CPC) Scholars Program is accepting applications from physicians, nurses, and social workers for funding to participate in the Annual Retreat and Research Symposium of the National Palliative Care Research Center (NPCRC), co-sponsored by the College of Palliative Care and the American Cancer Society (ACS). The CPC Scholars Program is intended for individuals who are or will soon be applying for a K award or other career development award. Priority will be given to applicants who have a demonstrated commitment to an independent palliative care research career. The successful applicant will be in the midst of or have completed formal research training (e.g., research fellowship and/or doctoral degree). She or he must currently be conducting research in palliative care; have an identified research mentor; and have at least two research papers on palliative care or end-of-life issues published or in press, with at least one as first author. For more information and an application visit: www.aahpm.org/about/scholars.html . Deadline for applications is February 28, 2007. NIA Summer Institute and Preconference Workshop The National Institute on Aging's Summer Institute on Aging Research will take place July 14-20, 2007. The preconference workshop for nurses, a collaborative effort to enhance nurse researchers' capacity to design and conduct clinical research in aging with human subjects, will take place July 13-14, 2007. Applications are due March 2, 2007. For the complete application, visit the BAGNC website. Geriatric Medicine Leadership Training Have you ever wished that you had leadership and management skills that would support you in your career as a geriatric health professional? Participate in the annual Geriatric Medicine Leadership Training (GMLT), sponsored by SCAN Health Plan® in collaboration with the UCLA Academic Geriatric Resource Center and the California Geriatric Education Center. GMLT is an intensive and interactive program encouraging participants to consider novel approaches to geriatric care. Mentorship is available from leading experts in the field of geriatric medicine and leadership. GMLT is designed for physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals who work or teach in geriatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, and long-term care services. GMLT will be held March 23-24, 2007 in Long Beach, CA. Access a brochure at: www.geronet.med.ucla.edu/centers/agrc/GMLT_Brochure_2007.pdf For further information, please contact Denise Gutierrez at 310.312.0531 or dgutierrez@mednet.ucla.edu . Now Accepting Applications! Practice Change Fellows Program: Enhancing Leadership in Geriatric Care The Practice Change Fellows program, funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies and administered by the Division of Health Care Policy and Research at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, in partnership with the National Council on Aging, is now accepting applications for the 2007 award cycle. The program is designed to develop health care leaders who can effectively promote high quality care to older adults. Up to ten Practice Change Fellows will be selected through a national competition. Fellows receive $90,000 over the two-year program and work with accomplished national mentors to design, implement, and evaluate a new project. To be eligible for the Practice Change Fellows program, applicants must hold a leadership role in a health organization or institution and have service line or programmatic responsibility for providing care to older adults. They must be senior enough in their organization to have decision-making authority and be able to effect change. Nurses, physicians, and social workers are eligible to apply. Applications and more details are available at www.practicechangefellows.org . The application deadline for the 2007 award cycle is April 4, 2007. Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: A Media and Policy Initiative Established by The Mayday Fund, the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: A Media and Policy Initiative trains physicians, nurses, social workers, scientists, and legal scholars in the pain management community to go beyond their own professional pursuits to become thought leaders and advocates for change in the understanding and management of pain in the United States and Canada. Learn more and watch for the 2007-2008 application at: www.geriatricnursing.org/resources/additional-resources.asp Try This! Assessing Family Preferences for Participation in Care in Hospitalized Older Adults Approximately 40% of older adults suffer from complications of hospitalization. There is limited research in this area, but the Family Preference Index (FPRI) is a brief, easy-to-administer instrument to measure family preferences, or family caregiver's personal choice about providing care to their hospitalized relatives. For background and to view the instrument, see: www.hartfordign.org/publications/trythis/issue22.pdf Coming Soon: Try This in Spanish! 3.
Announcements Numerous Nursing-Related Articles on Health Affairs' Most-Read List Nursing-related issues are the topics of several articles on Health Affairs' list of 25 most-read papers online in 2006. Articles include "Hospitals’ Responses To Nurse Staffing Shortages" and "The Working Hours of Hospital Staff Nurses and Patient Safety." Health Affairs tracked online readership of all papers (whether published in 2006 or in prior years) at the Health Affairs Web site for Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 2006. The top 10 papers on the list attracted 25,000 or more page views each. Overall, Health Affairs' Web readership jumped to 12 million page views in 2006, up from nine million in 2005. The list is available at: www.healthaffairs.org/Top25_2006_MostRead_Overall.php 4.
New Images for a New Year
Now that you've had a few weeks to settle into the new year, why not take some time to check out your school of nursing's Web site and see how it represents older adults? Are there positive images of older adults on the home page? Inside pages? HGNI hopes that you and your school will be leaders in creating a more accurate representation of nursing and providing a balanced and positive view of adults across the lifespan. We encourage you to identify or create, and add photographs of older adults to your school's Web site. You can use original photos featuring older adults and your own students, programs or clinical settings, or good stock photos, either free or inexpensive, from websites such as: Let us know when you've added images to your site and we'll include your efforts in future issues of New Directions. Email cgherst@aboutscp.com to share your success! 5.
Link of the Month: CDC's Public Health and Aging Listserv The Public Health and Aging Listserv from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is designed for professionals who are interested in issues relating to healthy aging. Topic areas include health promotion and disease prevention for older adults, arthritis, epilepsy, osteoporosis, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, cognitive issues, and health-related quality of life. Subscribers have a mechanism for sharing ideas among colleagues, improving communication between the public health and aging services networks, increasing collaboration and partnering, and disseminating information. To learn more and subscribe, go to: www.cdc.gov/aging/forum.htm Write
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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 Pamela Dudzik at: pdudzik@aannet.org, Debbie Latimer at dlatimer@aacn.nche.edu, or Elaine Gould at elaine.gould@nyu.edu. Please
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