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- NGNA’s Web Page Has a New Look
- Put on Your Sunglasses, the Future Looks Bright!
- Gerontological Nursing: Looking Toward the Horizon—2005 Annual Convention
- Upcoming Events
- NGNA Selects 2006 and 2007 Convention Sites
- New Initiative on Elder Abuse and Neglect
- NGNA Members Review Nurse Specialty Organizations’ Standards and Scopes of Practice
- Paving the Way to the Future of Nursing: A Building Built by Nurses for Nurses
- Nurses Caring for Nurses
- NGNA Public Policy Liasion Steps Down
- NGNA Seeks Nominations for a New Public Policy Liaison
NGNA’s Web Page Has a New Look
Starting June 1, NGNA’s Web site has a new look! Check out the new Web site at http://www.ngna.org. The new Web site has the following features:
Put on Your Sunglasses, the Future Looks Bright!
During NGNA’s spring Board of Directors Meeting, under the guidance of Glen Tecker, Tecker Consultants, board members engaged in a daylong strategic planning session. Glen challenged the board with questions such as, What will NGNA be doing in the next 5 to 15 years? Where is the organization going? How will we know when we get there? What’s the big hairy audacious goal (BHAG)? By examining NGNA’s organizational values, vision, and mission, the board is working to provide leadership for the future of gerontological nursing and to improve health experiences and outcomes for the elderly. Look for new initiatives and organization structure that will facilitate the work of the organization!
Gerontological Nursing: Looking Toward the Horizon—2005 Annual Convention
NGNA has a phenomenal lineup of presenters and topical sessions scheduled for its 20th anniversary convention in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, October 21–23, 2005. Featured presenters include Greg Crow, Marilyn Rantz, Ann Marie Spellbring, and Charlotte Eliopoulos. The following concurrent sessions are planned:
Pictured left to right are NGNA Board of Directors, Vicky Schirm, Amy Cotton, Jane Hannah, Barbara McCabe, Anita Siccardi (back row), Neva Crogan, Cindy Shemansky, Robin Remsburg, and Marty Sparks (front row) during a recent strategic planning session held in Herndon, VA.
NGNA will also be sponsoring 2 preconvention events: 1) a 2-day certification preparation workshop (October 19 and 20) and 2) a workshop on effective hospice team collaboration in long-term care (October 20).
Hotel Accommodations
Make your plans now to attend NGNA’s 20th Anniversary Convention at the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grand Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, October 21–23, 2005. The Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort at Grand Dunes is holding rooms for NGNA at a nominal rate of $119 single or double occupancy.
Make your reservations today to avoid the possibility of a filled room block! Call Marriott Nationwide Reservations at (800) 228-9290. Be sure to tell the reservations personnel that you are with the NGNA Convention to receive this special rate. Rooms at this special rate are available until September 19, 2005, or until the room block is filled. Once this date is passed or the room block filled, the special NGNA rate cannot be guaranteed.
Travel Arrangements
Association Travel Concepts (ATC) has been selected as the official travel agency for the 2005 NGNA Convention in Myrtle Beach. By booking your travel through ATC you will receive 10% to 15% off airline tickets purchased more that 60 days before your travel dates. For tickets purchased less than 60 days before the travel dates, the discount will be 5% to 10%.
ATC also offers the following:
To take advantage of these great rates and services, please call (800) 458-9383 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. central standard time; Monday through Friday. Advise the travel agent that you are attending the NGNA Convention to receive the discount rates.
You may also book travel online through www.atcmeetings.com/ngna; once at www.tripmanager.com use the following information to login the first time (this will allow you to create your own user profile for future travel):
Member ID: new user
Password: no password is needed the first time; just click login
The Myrtle Beach International Airport is just 10 miles from the Myrtle Beach Marriott Resort. Taxis, limousines, buses, and shuttles provide transportation service from the airport to the hotel.
Upcoming Events
The Third International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida, February 1–4, 2006. For more information go to http://icadi.phhp.ufl.edu or http://www.rerc.ufl.edu.
NGNA Selects 2006 and 2007 Convention Sites
Cincinnati, Ohio ---- So much to Discover
It’s not too early to begin planning for the 2006 and 2007 annual NGNA conventions. Cincinnati, Ohio is the site for the 2006 convention. This meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency Cincinnati Hotel October 4–8, 2006.
NGNA’s Going to Disneyworld!
Mark your calendars for October 17–21, 2007. NGNA’s 2007 annual convention will be held at the Orlando DoubleTree Hotel.
New Initiative on Elder Abuse and Neglect
NGNA has created a special task force to develop a position paper on elder abuse and neglect. The National Center on Elder Abuse estimates that between 1 to 2 million adults aged 65 and older have been injured, exploited, or mistreated by someone on whom they depend for care or protection. Experts estimate that only 1 in 14 incidents come to the attention of authorities. First-line providers such as nurses who care for older adults are optimally positioned to recognize abuse and neglect and to develop strategies to combat this growing problem. Many NGNA members can participate in a new survey, Elder and Adult Vulnerable Person Abuse and Neglect, which is being conducted by the International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN). Information collected during this survey, funded by the Office of Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice, will be used to develop a nursing curriculum on Elder and Vulnerable Person Abuse. To participate in the online survey go to http://www.iafn.org/survey.
NGNA Members Review Nurse Specialty Organizations’ Standards and Scopes of Practice
NGNA members Neva Crogan, Deborah Marks Conley, Barbara Hammer, Martha Sparks, and Amy Cotton assisted the Nurse Competence and Aging Initiative, funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies, Inc., in its review of scopes and standards from various specialty associations to make recommendations on how to modify existing standards to include geriatric care. This initiative is designed to assist specialty nursing associations to enhance competence in aging among their members.
Paving the Way to the Future of Nursing: A Building Built by Nurses for Nurses
NGNA donated $1000 to Sigma Theta Tau’s Brick Paver campaign, which is raising funds to support the International Center for Nursing Scholarship. Funds raised will be used for scholarship and leadership and to enhance and ensure the honor society’s future and purpose. Raising money for these important areas, we help nurses heal, lead, and learn.
Nurses Caring for Nurses
Nurses House is a national fund for nurses in need. Over the many years since its inception Nurses House has saved thousands of nurses nationwide from eviction or other devastating circumstances. Monies from the fund are typically used to meet such basic needs as rent, food, utilities, telephone, and health insurance. NGNA is one of many nursing organizations supporting this fund. For more information go to http://www.nursehouse.org or call (518) 456-7858.
NGNA Public Policy Liasion Steps Down
For the past 2 years Tamara Jones, PhD, RN, served as NGNA’s first policy liaison. Tamara has provided the NGNA Board of Directors with recommendations on which legislative initiatives to support, presented a session at the annual convention on how to get more involved in the political process, and kept members apprised of new and pending legislation through her column Legislative Updates in the NGNA section of GN. The NGNA Board extends thanks to Tamara for her support and guidance.
NGNA Seeks Nominations for a New Public Policy Liaison
NGNA is now seeking nominations for a new public policy liaison. The person selected to serve as the policy liaison will monitor and analyze legislative proposals affecting gerontological nurses and their patients and families; make recommendations on legislative proposals to support, oppose, or suggest modifications; assist members to develop presentation materials and to obtain meetings with congressional members and their staff; participate in NGNA meetings and conferences to educate and update membership and leadership on legislation, advocacy efforts, and policy trends; provide briefings and reports on NGNA legislative activities to leadership and contribute to NGNA newsletter as requested. Additionally, the liaison provides updates on legislative information and activities in SIGN (the NGNA newsletter), in NGNA News, the NGNA section in GN, and on the NGNA Web site. Interested individuals should send a letter of interest outlining their qualifications and experience to:
NGNA National Office
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Tel:(850) 473-1174 or (800) 723-0560
Fax:(850) 484-8762
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PII: S0197-4572(05)00139-4
doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2005.06.012
