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9, Issue 3
December 14, 2011 Welcome
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New Directions is published six times per year—January/February, March/April, May/June, September/October, November, and December. In
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1. Highlights from BAGNC Leadership Conference & GSA 2. BAGNC Scholarships & Fellowships Available 3. Opportunities, Resources & Tools 4. Announcements 5. News from the HCGNEs 6. Link of the Month: Medscape Interview with Dr. Lois Evans Do you know someone who would appreciate receiving the HGNI New Directions newsletter? Please forward this issue and encourage folks to subscribe! To subscribe, go to www.hgni.org/newsletter.html and click on "Newsletter Sign-up." 1. Highlights from BAGNC Leadership Conference & GSA BAGNC Leadership Conference More than 150 nurse scholars and leaders participated in the 2011 BAGNC Leadership Conference, held in Boston, November 16-18. This year’s conference focused on Skills Building for the Future of Nursing, as outlined in the Institute of Medicine’s recent report. One of the highlights of the conference was participation by two of nursing’s greats in the Mary Starke Harper Distinguished Lectureship. Through Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAAN’s honest and probing conversation with Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, attendees were able to learn not only about Mathy Mezey’s enormous contributions to the field of gerontological nursing, but also about how she developed into a great leader. Marilyn Rantz Received the American Academy of Nursing’s Nurse Leadership in Aging Award Marilyn Rantz, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and Helen E. Nahm Chair at the University of Missouri’s Sinclair School of Nursing, received the AAN 2011 Nurse Leadership in Aging Award BAGNC Leadership Conference. This annual award recognizes leadership and significant achievements, contributions, productivity, competence, and mentorship in the field of aging. Dr. Rantz is one of the country’s leading experts on quality improvement interventions for residents in nursing homes; her aging in place program earned the American Academy of Nursing Edge Runner distinction in 2008. Mathy Mezey Presented Address for GSA’s 2010 Donald P. Kent Award On November 21, Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, Hartford Institute, NYU College of Nursing, delivered her address for the 2010 Donald P. Kent Award. This distinguished honor is given annually to a GSA member who best exemplifies the highest standards for professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. Dr. Mezey is the first nurse to receive this award. In her address, she spoke about accomplishments—drawing care of older adults into the mainstream of health professional education and practice—and discussed the future—redefining gerontology/geriatrics as a specialty. Terry Fulmer Received the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award The 2011 Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award was presented to Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, in recognition of her outstanding and sustained contribution to geriatric nursing research, particularly in elder mistreatment and in interdisciplinary care of older adults. Dr. Fulmer is the former Dean of NYU College of Nursing and is now dean of Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences. Fang Yu Received Springer Award in Geriatric/Gerontologic Nursing Fang Yu, PhD, GNP-BC, RN, received the Springer Award in Geriatric/Gerontologic Nursing, for her 2010 article, “Correlating heart rate and perceived exertion during aerobic exercise in Alzheimer's disease.” This annual award was presented by Springer Publishing Company at GSA’s Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group Meeting, in recognition of a distinguished single work of research in applied geriatric nursing. Dr. Yu was a BAGNC Fellow from 2004 to 2007 and is a faculty member of the University of Minnesota School of Nursing’s Center for Gerontological Nursing. Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group Meeting The Nursing Care of Older Adults Interest Group meeting welcomed more than 300 geriatric nurses, with a networking reception, sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation; Sigma Theta Tau International; Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University; New York University College of Nursing; and the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award Endowment, followed by the meeting. The highlight of the meeting was the presentation of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award to Dr. Terry Fulmer (see above). HGNI Exhibit Booth HGNI shared an exhibit booth with the Hartford Social Work Initiative, sponsored by the John A. Hartford Foundation. Hosted by rotating programs’ staff and scholars, it was an excellent opportunity to share information and network with each other, as well as with many visitors. 2. BAGNC Scholarships & Fellowships Available The American Academy of Nursing is accepting applications for the 2012 BAGNC Predoctoral Scholarship and the Claire M. Fagin Postdoctoral Fellowship programs. BAGNC is seeking outstanding applicants who are committed to a career in academic geriatric nursing. Applications for the 2011 BAGNC Scholarships ($100,000) and Claire M. Fagin Fellowships ($120,000) are available online. Applications are due January 11, 2012. Please go to: www.geriatricnursing.org/applications for information about these awards, the application criteria, and a link to the online application. To read comments from former program recipients, visit: www.geriatricnursing.org/scholars-fellows/testimonials.asp. 3. Opportunities, Resources & Tools Strategies to Infuse Geropsychiatric Content into Nursing Curricula Free Webinar December 15th, 1:00-2:30 (ET) The fourth in a series of free webinars on Adult-Gerontology, Teaching How to Care for Older Adults, will be held on Thursday, December 15th, 1:00-2:30pm (ET). This webinar, Strategies to Infuse Geropsychiatric Content into Nursing Curricula, will be led by the Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative. Follow this link to register: www.aacn.nche.edu/webinars/2011/12/15/aprnseries4. The confirmation email you will receive will contain details on accessing the webinar using your computer. Assistant/Associate Professor, Tenured/Tenure-Track Position, Fall 2012 The School of Nursing at George Mason University invites applicants for a nine-month, tenured or tenure track assistant or associate professor position for fall, 2012. George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. It is located just four miles from the Washington, DC, beltway in Fairfax, VA. The successful applicant must have an established program of research, with a history or strong likelihood of research funding. Particularly desirable are research agendas that link to current initiatives in geriatrics, chronic illness and disability, and mental health. Although prior experience in higher education is not required, the successful candidate will have a record of scholarship and evidence of teaching ability consistent with the likelihood of receiving tenure at a research university. Salary is commensurate with rank and experience and is highly competitive. For more information, please visit http://jobs.gmu.edu and apply for position F9367z. Inquiries may be directed to Robin Remsburg, PhD, GCNS, FAAN, Associate Dean, College of Health and Human Services, rremsbur@gmu.edu or 703.993.1904. NICHE Releases New Course to Help Clinicians Provide Care to Older Adults with Cancer NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) announces the release of Nursing Care of the Older Adult with Cancer, a Web-based course for geriatric resource nurses and other clinicians working in all settings that provide care to older adults with cancer. This new educational series supplies the nurse clinician with practical information regarding the complexities and special considerations associated with geriatric cancer cases. Diane G. Cope, PhD, ARNP, BC, AOCNP, edited the series. Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP, BC, was associate editor. The six modules address cancer demographics in older adults, age-related changes and cancer, nursing considerations related to radiation and chemotherapy, symptom management, and psychosocial issues. The completed Nursing Care of the Older Adult with Cancer course provides six contact hours. The course can be accessed by NICHE hospitals in the online NICHE Knowledge Center at www.nicheprogram.org/knowledge_center. The NICHE Knowledge Center is a content library featuring tools, implementation guides, nursing curriculum, and other resources designed to help improve the quality of care for older adult hospital patients. Geropsychiatric Nursing Curriculum Materials available on POGOe The Geropsychiatric Nursing Collaborative has created a product series that provides access to curriculum/teaching resources identified as appropriate to assist faculty to infuse the geropsychiatric nursing competency enhancements into course objectives, teaching strategies, didactic content, and/or clinical experiences in relevant nursing education programs. These include entry level and advanced practice nursing programs in psychiatric-mental health, adult/gerontological, family, women’s health, and acute care or stand-alone geropsychiatric nursing or continuing education courses. The resources may be adapted by faculty for use with a range of learners, as indicated in each description. The materials are organized by key concepts developed by the GPNC when reviewing the enhancements. Domains I, II, and II are currently available. Domain IV materials are coming soon. To view the enhancements and key concepts: www.pogoe.org/productid/20660. To access the series: www.pogoe.org/series/Geropsychiatric-Nursing-Curriculum-Materials. The Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Research Agenda The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is coordinating a unique, multi-funder initiative to identify, generate, synthesize, and disseminate evidence essential to informing efforts to implement the recommendations outlined in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, and to contribute to Campaign for Action’s goal of advancing comprehensive change in health care for patients and the country. The purpose of this activity is to increase and focus national attention on a common research agenda related to the IOM recommendations and to facilitate and coordinate funding activity across a range of funders of nursing research. Please visit www.thefutureofnursing.org/research to view a comprehensive list of national research priorities to accomplish this goal. RWJF will review proposals submitted in response to this opportunity based on: 1) consistency with the research agenda; 2) potential to advance knowledge to support implementation of the IOM’s recommendations; and 3) methodological rigor. Proposals that meet established criteria will be shared with members of the Funders’ Community for funding consideration. Applicants will be informed of the status of their proposal within one month of submission. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis until January 3, 2012. Information about this opportunity is available on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Web site at www.rwjf.org/cfp/hc1 and on the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Web site, www.thefutureofnursing.org/research, or by calling 215.573.2981. VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship Doctorally-prepared nurses who have a passion to learn how to conduct, lead, and study health care improvement are encouraged to apply to the VA National Quality Scholars Fellowship (VAQS). The primary goal of this multi-site, interdisciplinary two-year fellowship is to develop nurses and physicians who will be able to lead and advance health care improvement. The UCSF/San Francisco VA Department of Geriatrics, Palliative, and Extended Care is one of the six VAQS sites and is very interested in recruiting doctorally-prepared nurses interested in improving the quality of care for older adults. For more information, please visit: http://vaqs.org/about/curriculum/ and http://geriatrics.medicine.ucsf.edu/fellowship/vanqsp.html NOTE: If you wish to apply for this VAQS Fellowship at UCSF/San Francisco VA, please send your CV and cover letter no later than January 15, 2012. Penn State Offers Fully-Online Gero Re-tooling for Faculty, Nationally In collaboration with the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Penn State University, the Penn State School of Nursing has developed a cutting-edge Post-Masters Certificate Program in Geriatric Nursing Education. The primary goal of the program is to prepare Masters level nurses to be well equipped to teach geriatric nursing at both the associate and baccalaureate degree levels. The certificate program encompasses four fully-online and highly interactive courses: two courses in education and two courses in geriatric nursing taught by Penn State nursing research faculty members Dr. Donna Fick (Nursing 522, Comprehensive Assessment of Older Adults) and Dr. Rita Jablonski (Nursing 523, Interventions for Complex Problems in Older Adults). Dr. Jablonski, who is also the POGOe content editor, teaches her course this winter/spring, from early January to late April 2012, and seats are still available. To learn more, go to www.nursing.psu.edu/hartford/certificate.html. To register for Nursing 523 with Dr. Jablonski, contact Patricia Webb, Project Administrator with Penn State’s HCGNE, at phw120@psu.edu or you can apply directly through World Campus at www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/geriatric-nursing-education-certificate/apply. 4. Announcements Hartford Institute’s Tara A. Cortes is Named One of the New York Women’s Agenda 2011 STARS Tara A. Cortes, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, was named one of the New York Women’s Agenda (NYWA, http://newyorkwomensagenda.org) 2011 STARS. NYWA is a coalition of women professionals, organizations, and community activists who support the diversity and interests of New York women through collaboration, advocacy, and education. She was honored for exemplifying the qualities embodied in NYWA’s mission to advocate and collaborate for the interests of New York women in public policy decisions. Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing to Participate in Display at Rockefeller Center The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, in partnership with EHE International, will have a large poster display in a window in the Today Show Plaza at 10 Rockefeller Center from January 3 to January 31, 2012. The exhibit, focused on the needs of the aging population, carries the banner, "Soon 1 out of 5 people will be age 65 and older." For more information, visit: HartfordIGN.org in January. Hartford Foundation Board Member Receives Jonas Center of Nursing Excellence Award Norman Volk, chairman of the John A. Hartford Foundation’s board of trustees, was honored with the Jonas Center of Nursing Excellence Award in recognition of his dedication to nursing as a pathway to improving the care of older Americans. To read about Mr. Volk and the award, go to Health AGEnda, the Hartford Foundation blog: www.jhartfound.org/blog/?p=4620. 5. News from the HCGNEs Arizona State University Colleen Keller, Arizona State University Foundation Professor in Women’s Health, has been name a Regents’ Professor, one of the highest awards for faculty at ASU and a first for College of Nursing and Health Innovation faculty. She joins six other university faculty to receive the appointment in 2011. Colleen is director of both the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence and the ASU Center for Healthy Outcomes in Aging. Keller is a leader in field of the reduction of geriatric and racial disparities linked to cardiovascular health, providing research from evidence-based clinical practices. She is an expert clinician and scholar and one of few researchers whose work is being translated into the clinical setting to improve health outcomes. Keller broke new ground as one of the first scholars in the nation to research health promotion among minority women, identifying the need to develop culturally appropriate interventions that are contextually based and devising a social support model that has been used in community interventions across the U.S. For the complete Regents’ Professor announcement, visit: http://asunews.asu.edu/20111110_Regents2011. In addition, Dr. Keller was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing during the 38th Annual Meeting and Conference, Health Promotion Across the Lifespan: Focus on Evidence, in October. In her recent Dean’s Message, Dr. Teri Pipe, Interim Dean ASU College of Nursing and Health Innovation, highlighted the importance of actively listening to older adults in order to focus on health issues of importance to them. Dr. Pipe challenges the reader to “...dream, discover and deliver innovative care that offers real solutions to the unmet needs of older adults.” Link to the Dean’s Message: http://nursingandhealth.asu.edu/about/deans-welcome.htm The Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program Seminar Series, funded by the HRSA Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program, is intended to enhance gerontological nursing content across Arizona rural community colleges. To date, Dr. Nelma Shearer has presented seminars to community colleges within six of the fifteen counties in Arizona. Additional CEU workshops are being planned for Spring 2012. The Arizona State University HCGNE is partnering with its T32: Transdisciplinary Training in Health Disparities Science (TTHDS) program to host Dr. Kathleen Buckwalter, Professor Emeritus, and Sally Mathis Hartwig, professor in gerontological nursing, University of Iowa, as a visiting scholar on March 6, 2012. Her presentation is titled Initiatives in Geropsychiatric Nursing and will be available via webinar at http://breezemeeting.asu.edu/T32. Angela Allen, RN, BSN, MAT, EdS, EA, CRRN, ASU Hartford Scholar, received the Nurse of the Year Award for Community Service presented by the National Black Nurses Association (NBNA). The NBNA also awarded Angela with the United Health Group Scholarship. Marina Bradberry, BSN, RN, ASU Hartford Scholar, was awarded a National Association of Hispanic Nurses United Health Foundation Scholarship. Melanie Brewer, DNSc, RN, FNP-BC, participated in the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing: Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars Program, held at NYU College of Nursing in New York City. David Coon, PhD, is featured as an APA Psychologist for Advocacy in Caregiving, an initiative selected by the APA President. Marianne McCarthy, PhD, RN, GNP, ANP, received the Outstanding Research Abstract Award at the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Conference. Adriana Perez, PhD, ANP, was selected as a Health and Aging Policy Fellow sponsored by The Atlantic Philanthropies. To learn more about the Health and Aging Policy Fellowship program, visit: www.healthandagingpolicy.org. University of Minnesota Congratulations to the University of Minnesota School of Nursing on receiving the 2011 BSN Award for Innovative Clinical Rotation in a Nursing Home from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, in collaboration with the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing and the Pioneer Network. This award recognizes a baccalaureate school of nursing that has created an innovative clinical rotation in a nursing home. The school of nursing has been a national leader in geriatric nursing education and, specifically, in clinical teaching in nursing homes. Under the leadership of Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN, the clinical experiences designed for students in nursing homes have served as a national model. In addition, Mueller has received a three year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to implement a four-state faculty development program to increase faculty’s capacity to develop and implement exemplary clinical experiences in nursing homes. Faculty at the University of Minnesota who have done the clinical teaching in nursing homes, and served on the HRSA grant include Mary Goering, MS, RN; Mary Zaccagnini, DNP, RN; Kristine Talley, PhD, RN; and Fang Yu, PhD, RN. Bonnie Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, was inducted as a fellow in the American College of Medical Informatics at the annual symposium in October. Kristine Talley, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, received funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute on Aging (R03), for her project Restorative Cares Effect on Disability in Long-Stay Nursing Home Residents and was awarded an Academic Health Center Seed Grant for her project Developing a Multicomponent Intervention to Prevent Toileting Disabilities in Frail Older Women Living in Assisted Living Facilities. Niloufar Hadidi, PhD, CNS, APRN, BC, John A. Hartford Foundation Claire M. Fagin Fellow, was chosen as the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) Excellence in Research Award recipient for 2011. This award was presented to Dr. Hadidi on September 16, 2011 at the GAPNA Conference in Washington, D.C. Merrie J. Kaas, DNSc, RN, PMHCNS-BC, was inducted into the Academy of Nursing as a Fellow on October 15, 2011. She was selected for her contributions in effecting change in the health care of older adults with emotional disorders. Christine Mueller, PhD, RN, FAAN, was inducted as a fellow into the Gerontological Society of America at its annual meeting in November. Oregon Health & Science University As part of the Hartford Centers’ efforts to “retool” faculty already teaching in schools of nursing, the OHSU SON HCGNE created the Gerontological Nursing Faculty Scholars Program (GNFSP). The first faculty cohort completed the program on November 30. In addition to geriatric content provided during the workshop, scholars were given online access to 25+ self-paced learning modules, developed to provide educators with gerontological nursing competency content. Scholars spent the next three months integrating gero content into one course syllabus. According to one scholar, “My increased knowledge and confidence in gero topics and resources is and will be valuable in all the courses I teach. I will be looking for opportunities to add gero to any course I teach.” Pennsylvania State University Donna Marie Fick, PhD, GCNS-BC, FGSA, FAAN, has been named editor of the Journal of Gerontological Nursing. Dr. Fick will be responsible for the overall quality, integrity, and content of the journal to ensure it continues to publish clinically relevant, original articles on the practice of gerontological nursing across the continuum of care. Dr. Fick is professor in the school of nursing and department of psychiatry and co-director of the HCGNE at Penn State. Two Penn State faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing (AAN). Mona Counts, PhD, CRNP, FNAP, FAANP, and Janice Penrod, PhD, RN, FGSA, both associate professors of nursing, were inducted to the academy along with 139 other nurse leaders at the AAN’s annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on October 15, 2011. In August, the National Institute of Nursing Research hosted a Summit, The Science of Compassion: Future Directions in End-of-Life and Palliative Care, in Bethesda, MD. The Penn State School of Nursing was well-represented in the refereed poster session, presenting six research posters, two of which received Honorable Mention at the Awards Ceremony. Harleah Buck, PhD, RN, CHPN, assistant professor of nursing and associated faculty with the HCGNE, was recognized for her work on Why Multiple Co-morbid Conditions in Heart Failure Should Trigger Referral to Palliative Care: A Qualitative Meta-analysis Study. Gwen McGhan, RN, MS, an HCNGE doctoral scholar and research assistant, was honored for her poster titled: “Healthcare Providers’ Perception of a Good Death: Across Three Death Trajectories.” University of Pennsylvania Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, CRNP, RN, FAAN, associate dean for Practice and Community Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania School Of Nursing, was interviewed on WHYY’s Radio Times. On the program, Dr. Sullivan-Marx discussed how senior citizens can live independently or in a nursing home. To hear the interview, visit: http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2011/11/22/aging-in-place/. University of Iowa The University of Iowa HCGNE has published its latest newsletter. Check it out at: www.nursing.uiowa.edu/sites/default/files/documents/hartford/newsletters/fall%202011.pdf. 6. Link of the Month: Medscape Interview with Dr. Lois Evans To find out more about the resources available to better prepare nurses to manage mental health issues in older adults Medscape Medical News interviewed Lois K. Evans, PhD, RN, FAAN, following her presentation, Infusing Mental Health Into Your Practice With Older Adults, at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) 30th Annual Conference in September. Dr. Evans is the van Ameringen Professor in Nursing Excellence at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia. She is one of the nation’s foremost researchers and a developer of curricula for the care of older adults. Dr. Evans is currently a co-investigator on a national project geared toward mental health competency enhancements for the undergraduate and graduate education of nursing students. For a transcript of the interview, go to: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/753495 (access requires a free account). Write
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