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6, Issue 2
November 7, 2008—Special GSA Issue! Welcome
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1. Nursing Highlights at GSA Conference 2. Funding Opportunities: Scholarships & Fellowships 3. Opportunities, Resources & Tools 4. HCGNE News 5. Announcements 6. Links of the Month: NIH Updates on Women in Science 1. Nursing Highlights at GSA Conference
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Conference Resilience in an Aging Society: Risks and Opportunities November 21-25, 2008 Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center National Harbor, MD (just outside Washington, DC) Here are just a few of the exciting nursing events taking place at the conference: HGNI Exhibit Booth #216-218 Look for the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative booth, a place to meet and greet. We hope to see you there! Nursing Care Of Older Adults Interest Group Symposium Resilience in Aging: Strengthening Individuals, Caregivers, and Communities Saturday, November 22 11:45 AM-1:15 PM National Harbor 8 Presenters: C. Beel-Bates, J. T. Harden, H. M. Young, G. M. Wagnild, S. M. McCurry, The Hon. Kay Patterson, Former Cabinet Minister, Australian Parliament Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group Meeting Saturday, November 22 6:30-8:00 PM Potomac Ballroom D The meeting will begin with a networking reception honoring the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award recipient, Barbara Resnick, from the University of Maryland School of Nursing. "Letters to My Mentor" Monday, November 24 5:00-6:30 PM National Harbor 8 The session will offer an opportunity for participants to discuss their own mentoring experiences through the format of shared letters they compose to their own memorable mentors. The organizers will open the session with brief remarks gleaned from the mentoring symposia; the primary purpose of the discussion, though, will be to hear what participants have to say about their mentors. Participants are asked to come to the session with a brief (one page) letter they have composed to a mentor within the field. They will be given the opportunity to read that letter to the group and then discuss the "best" (or "worst") practices highlighted in the prose. In this way, participants will have the chance to do something we often mean to do, but forget to do: pay tribute to our mentors. Co-sponsored by the GSA Fellowship Committee and AGHE. A full listing of HGNI presentations at GSA is available now at www.hgni.org. It will also be available at the conference at the HGNI booth, #216-218. To register for the conference or to read more about the sessions, visit the GSA 2008 Conference Web site at: www.agingconference.com. 2. Funding Opportunities: Scholarships & Fellowships
Join a Network of Excellence-Apply for a BAGNC Academic Scholarship or Research Fellowship Award Today Are you interested in advancing your academic career in geriatric nursing? Looking for additional research time? With a scholarship or fellowship from the Building Academic Geriatric Nursing Capacity program, you can do both. In addition, you'll have multiple opportunities to participate in leadership development activities, including the annual HGNI Leadership Conference. "By being able to reduce my teaching responsibilities while in a tenure track position, I was able to spend two incredible years focusing on my research, with guidance and advice from my program mentors, both of whom are leading experts in their respective fields." -Howard Karl Butcher, PhD, RN, APRN, BC, Fellowship Award Recipient BAGNC is seeking outstanding applicants who are committed to a career in academic geriatric nursing. Applications for the 2009 BAGNC Scholarships (up to $100,000) and Claire M. Fagin Fellowships (up to $120,000) are available online. Applications are due January 14, 2009. Please go to: www.geriatricnursing.org/applications for information about these awards, the application criteria, and link to the online application. To read additional comments from former program recipients, visit: www.geriatricnursing.org/scholars-fellows/testimonials.asp. Health and Aging Policy Fellows Information Session at GSA An information session for the Health and Aging Policy Fellows program will be held on: Sunday, November 23, 2008 6:30-7:30 PM Potomac 1 Refreshments will be served. Supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies and administered by Columbia University (in collaboration with the American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program), this national program seeks to provide professionals in health and aging with the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies that affect older Americans. The program offers two different tracks for individual placement: (1) a residential track that includes a nine-to-12-month placement in Washington, D.C., or at a state agency (as a legislative assistant in Congress, or as a professional staff member in an executive agency or a policy organization); and (2) a non-residential track that includes a health policy project and brief placement(s) throughout the year at relevant sites. Core program components focused on career development and professional enrichment are provided for fellows in both tracks. If you are interested in learning more about the program or might be interested in participating in this program, please attend the informational session. The Program is directed by Harold Alan Pincus, MD, Professor and Vice Chair of Strategic Initiatives, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University; Director of Quality and Outcomes Research, New York-Presbyterian Hospital; Senior Scientist, RAND Corporation. If you have any questions regarding this informational session, please contact Dr. Pincus at pincush@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu or (212) 543-5400. Department of Veterans Affairs Fellowship The Department of Veterans Affairs offers an Interprofessional Fellowship in Patient Safety. The purpose of this one-year fellowship is to develop leaders with vision, knowledge, and commitment to lead patient safety efforts in the 21st century. The fellowship is open to all disciplines, and is located at the VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry at the Tampa VA Hospital in Tampa, FL. Applications are due February 1, 2009 for the July 1, 2009 start date. For more information, visit: www.visn8.med.va.gov/patientsafetycenter or contact Dr. Gail Powell-Cope at Gail.Powell-Cope@va.gov or 813.558.3911, or Dr. Tatjana Bulat at Tatjana.bulat@va.gov or 813.558.3923. 3. Opportunities, Resources & Tools
State-of-the-Art Faculty Development Institutes-Only Two Remaining! Join the more than 500 nurse educators nationwide who have already attended a faculty training institute offered by the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC). Administered by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, GNEC institutes provide educators with the skills and state-of-the-art resources needed to imbed best geriatric nursing practices in senior-level baccalaureate courses. "The institute was absolutely amazing. The carefully selected speakers were impressive. We are excited to put into action the direction you have given us."-Donna F. Richards, PhD, RN, and Valerie Flattes, RN, GNP, University of Utah This professional development opportunity brings many benefits: GNEC has now held four of the six funded training institutes, putting it well on its way to achieving its objective to educate faculty at a majority of the baccalaureate schools of nursing across the country-530 faculty representing 289 schools of nursing from 46 states have been trained thus far. The remaining two institutes are scheduled for April 1-3, 2009, in San Diego, CA; and June 24-26, 2009, in Philadelphia, PA. For more information or to apply, see: www.aacn.nche.edu/gnec.htm. The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International Offers Geriatric Nursing Resources In addition to the newly created Geriatric Nursing Leadership Academy, the honor society is pleased to offer several new geriatric nursing resources. These resources are designed to help nurses improve the health care quality of older adults and their families through geriatric nursing practice. These new geriatric nursing resources are offered by the honor society and developed with a generous grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation, in partnership with the Hartford's Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. For more information visit: www.nursingsociety.org/LeadershipInstitute/GeriatricAcademy. "How To Try This" from the American Journal of Nursing The Family Preferences Index: Helping family members who want to participate in the care of a hospitalized older adult Deborah Messecar, PhD, MPH, RN, CNS Bethel Ann Powers, PhD, RN Corey L. Nagel, MS, MPH, RN Family members are an important but often underappreciated resource in caring for hospitalized older adults. The Family Preferences Index is a 14-item approach to exploring caregivers' personal choices for participating in the hospital care of older adult family members. It can be administered as a structured interview or as a questionnaire. Higher scores indicate a greater preference to participate in care. The nurse can use the responses to the index to plan care that builds a partnership with the family. To watch a free video demonstrating the use of the index, go to: links.lww.com/A296. Helping Those Who Help Others: The Modified Caregiver Strain Index Lisa L. Onega, PhD, APRN, BC, GNP, CNS The Modified Caregiver Strain Index can be given to family members caring for disabled older adults. It helps to determine their level of strain-a combination of stress and burden that has consequences on caregivers' overall health. The index assesses 13 aspects of physical health, family finances, social interactions, time demands, and employment. By pinpointing the sources and degree of strain, the index can guide in the selection of interventions that might be used to alleviate caregivers' strain and improve the lives of caregivers and care recipients. To watch a video demonstrating the use and interpretation of the Modified Caregiver Strain Index, go to: links.lww.com/A291. Deadline for the NIH LRP Applications: December 3, 2008 New extramural Loan Repayment Program (LRP) contracts for Clinical Research, Pediatric Research, Health Disparities Research, Contraception and Infertility Research, and Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds are awarded for two-year periods and repay up to $35,000 of qualified educational debt annually. An NIH grant or other NIH funding is not required to apply for or participate in the LRPs. Applicants must possess a doctoral-level degree (except for the Contraception and Infertility Research LRP); be a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident; devote 20 hours or more per week to conducting qualified research funded by a university, domestic nonprofit organization, or federal, state, or local government entity; and have qualified educational loan debt equal to or exceeding 20 percent of their institutional base salary. Visit the LRP Web site at www.lrp.nih.gov for more information and to access the online application. For additional assistance, call or e-mail the LRP Information Center at (866) 849-4047 or lrp@nih.gov. 4.
HCGNE News
Awards & Achievements Community of Experts Reminder The Community of Experts database is open to anyone seeking contacts in a particular sub-field in geriatric nursing. Please see: www.geriatricnursing.org/resources/community-experts.asp to search by topic area, person, or state. Save the Date The University of North Carolina is hosting a conference titled, "Connecting the Dots: Geriatric Nursing, Education, and Clinical Simulation," on April 2-3 2009. For more information please see: nursing.unc.edu/connectingthedots. 5. Announcements Nursing Care in the News On October 17, 2008, the American Academy of Nursing hosted a media event to discuss and present information on "Taking Care of Your Aging Parent: What Families Need to Know." The event was moderated by Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-Chief, Woman's Day, and included Jennie Chin Hansen, MS, RN, FAAN, President, AARP; Diana Mason, PhD, RN, FAAN, Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Nursing; Susan E. Mullaney, MS, APRN, GNP, Director of Health Services, Evercare; Carol Raphael, MPA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Visiting Nurse Service (VNS) of New York; Corinne H. Rieder, EdD, Executive Director & Treasurer, The John A. Hartford Foundation; and Gail Sheehy, author of PASSAGES. One article that came out of the event is, "Caring for Aging Loved Ones Can Be a Catch-22," by E.J. Mundell of the Washington Post (October 27, 2008): www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/27/AR2008102700760.html. To read the article you must complete a free registration. Faculty Position Available at University of Missouri The University of Missouri, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, is recruiting a tenure-track, assistant/associate professor of nursing. The preferred candidate is expected to contribute to the research, service, and educational missions of the school of nursing and the university. Particular consideration will be given to candidates with a demonstrated research funding trajectory. The candidate must have earned a doctorate in nursing or a related field by the start date and must be able to teach in the undergraduate and graduate program. For more information about the position, go to: nursing.missouri.edu/about/facultypos.php#tenure or contact Patti Wright, administrative manager, at wrightpa@missouri.edu. Creating Careers Success Since 2001, the Creating Careers in Advanced Practice Nursing scholarship program has been promoting and sustaining careers in geriatric nursing. Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and implemented by AACN, the program has awarded funding to 232 exemplary students from 32 schools nationwide. Schools provided one-to-one matching dollars and developed community partnerships rich with clinical opportunities. An additional focus of the program has been to increase the geographic, cultural, racial, and ethnic diversity among geriatric APNs. Creating Careers will continue to encourage role modeling, networking, mentorship, and leadership skill development until its finish in 2009. For information about individual scholar achievement, visit: www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/ShowcasingScholars.html. For information about institutional innovation, visit: www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/Hartford/showcasingcc.htm . Hartford Institute—Congratulations to Elizabeth Capezuti New York University College of Nursing is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN, has received the John W. Rowe Professorship in Successful Aging, effective November 1, 2008. Dr. Capezuti is Co-Director of the Hartford Institute and Director of the NICHE Program. As one of the nation's leading authorities in gerontological nursing, Dr. Capezuti has made significant contributions to improving the quality of life of older adults through her work demonstrating that restraint/side rail reduction can be achieved without increases in fall or injury rates. This work supports national and international initiatives to improve patient safety by preventing complications frequently associated with institutionalization or hospitalization of frail older adults due to restraint immobilization. Dr. Capezuti's research has influenced changes in clinical standards including governmental regulations that limit restraint use and have led to improved patient outcomes. State of the Science Report Co-authored by Hartford Nursing and Social Work Grantees Families and other unpaid caregivers of patients requiring long-term care need better preparation and support in order to best care for their loved ones and themselves. A report looking at the myriad issues involved in family caregiving, "State of the Science: Professional Partners Supporting Family Caregivers" was recently published through the Journal of Social Work Education (JSWE) and the American Journal of Nursing (AJN). The multidisciplinary report is a result of collaboration by the American Journal of Nursing, AARP Foundation, Council on Social Work Education, Family Caregiver Alliance, and Rutgers Center for State Health Policy to improve the knowledge and skills of nurses and social workers to provide practical, evidence-based tools to informal caregivers of older adults. Full-text articles are available on the AJN Family Caregiving Web page. This project was made possible by funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation and the Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation. HGNI Summit Seeks New Heights for Geriatric Nursing In August 2008, 19 project directors of the Hartford Geriatric Nursing Initiative (HGNI) convened at the Hartford Foundation office in New York City in an effort to make its geriatric nursing whole greater than the sum of its individual projects. The goal of the $70 million HGNI is to build strength and capacity in geriatric nursing to improve care of our nation's older population. HGNI projects-representing academic institutions and organizations from across the country-are reaching this goal by producing expert faculty, awarding scholarships and fellowships, developing curriculum, promoting leadership development, and providing clinical resources for geriatric nursing. This productive meeting focused on three aims: 1) to familiarize HGNI directors with current nursing initiatives; 2) to explore common challenges that should be addressed for the good of the whole; and 3) to determine how to maximize collaboration across projects. Extensive pre-work went into tailoring an agenda based on the interests of all the participants. The meeting kicked off with brief presentations from each of the project directors, creating a common and current understanding of the HGNI's reach. Small groups then met during the rest of the day to focus on challenges such as PhD recruitment, program growth and sustainability, and leadership development. Project leaders also discussed ways to collaborate to more easily share information and disseminate their project outcomes. Norman Volk, chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Hartford Foundation, attended the meeting and concluded, "In order to advance the nation's capacity to provide quality nursing care to older adults, we need the vision, intellect, energy, and passion that was embodied by the nursing leaders who attended this meeting. I expect great things will come about as a result of this productive, positive, and action-oriented event." Information about individual HGNI projects can be found at www.hgni.org. Culture Change Meeting Hosted by Hartford Institute In October 2008, the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, in collaboration with the Pioneer Network and the Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations, hosted an expert panel meeting, "Nurses' Involvement in Culture Change: Opportunity for Improving Residents' Quality of Care and Quality of Life," supported by the Commonwealth Fund. Interdisciplinary leaders in culture change and in gerontological nursing worked to identify opportunities and barriers to nurses' involvement in culture change initiatives, advance the science of culture change, and draft a white paper delineating nurses' role as clinical leaders in culture change. Included in the panel were representatives of the HCGNEs, the Gerontological Society of America Nursing Administration Research Interest Group, and nursing home clinical and management leaders and professional groups. For more information, please contact Malvina Kluger at mk17@nyu.edu. Hartford Institute's ConsultGeriRN.org is Awarded 2008 World Wide Web Health Award ConsultGeriRN.org, the clinical nursing Web site of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU's College of Nursing, was selected as a Bronze Award winner of the Spring/Summer 2008 World Wide Web Health Awards. The award was given in the category of online health promotion/disease & injury prevention information. The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing Launches Revised Web Site The Hartford Institute launched its redesigned Web site, www.HartfordIGN.org, as a portal to geriatric resources at the Institute and other nationally recognized clinical resources. Resources available include hospital competencies, links to online geriatric resources, the Hartford Institute certification review course, and the Geriatrics and the Advance Practice Curriculum Web-based course. Users can also view content and resources on the site by going to the "Who are You?" section, which lists recommended resources by users roles, such as practicing nurse, policy maker or nursing faculty or administrator. 6. Links of the Month: NIH Updates on Women in Science NIH Updates on Women in Science is an e-newsletter from the NIH Working Group on Women in Biomedical Careers, which was created in response to a report calling for national efforts to improve the standing of women scientists. The newsletter looks at the issues facing women scientists as well as current events relevant to women in the field. To subscribe, visit: list.nih.gov/archives/womeninscience-news.html. Write
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