Interest Group Email Archive

Happy (almost) Spring GNAO members!

We, like many of you, are looking forward to warmer weather and opportunities to re-connect with our GNAO members.  Many of our chapters will be hosting chapter education events in the coming months, please read on for information about events happening this month in our Central East and Lambton Chapters.  As well, we continue to plan for our April 25 AGM and to recruit for our provincial Board of Directors.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Kindly,

The GNAO Provincial Board

Hello GNAO members,

We are happy to bring you another update with some additional information about our upcoming AGM (April 25)  as well as  opportunities from across Canada to become build your gerontological nursing practice.  Please read on for more information.

Kindly,

The GNAO Provincial Board

*****GNAO AGM 2019*****

Hello GNAO members,

Hello GNAO members,

We, your GNAO board, wish you and your families a very happy holiday season.  It has been a pleasure connecting with many of you over this past year and we look forward to many exciting opportunities to do so again in 2019!

Before we wrap up 2018, we would like to share details of upcoming events and opportunities across the province, and through our work with the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA), across the country.  Please read through these highlights and consider taking part.  We are always stronger with an engaged membership.

GNAO Lambton Chapter would like to invite you to attend an education session happening on November 22, 2018.

The event, Too Many Medications In Our Elderly: How to Deprescribe, will feature Karen Riley (Pharmacist).

When: THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22, 2018

5:30 PM Dinner & Networking
6:15 PM Speaker

Where: 100 Christina St. N, SARNIA,ON (Return To Landscape Building Near Corner of Christina & Davis)

Hello GNAO members,

We are pleased to remind you of upcoming events happening around the province.  Please find information about our GTA Chapter's event, Nov 29 & our North West Chapter's event Dec 6.

Kindly,

GNAO Provincial Board

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GNAO's Greater Toronto Area Chapter would like to invite you to an evening entitled,

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,
 
DON’T MISS OUT and join us for the GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter Annual Dinner Meeting and Speaker Thursday, October 25, 2018.
 
This year’s topic – Cannabinoid Use with Older Adults – will be presented by Dr. Amanjot Sidhu, clinical scholar at McMaster University and geriatric medicine practice at Hamilton Health Sciences.
 
Details and registration details are included in the attached flyer.
 
Sincerely,
On behalf of the chapter,
Melissa
 

Hello everyone,

We at GNAO hope you have enjoyed a wonderful summer and are looking forward to fall.  As the weather cools, things at GNAO Chapters across the province are starting up again.  Many of our chapters will be hosting events in the coming months and we hope you will find an opportunity to attend.

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,
 
Please plan to join us at the GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter Annual Dinner Meeting and Speaker on Thursday, October 25, 2018. Dr. Amanjot Sidhu, clinical scholar at McMaster University and geriatric medicine practice at Hamilton Health Sciences, will share her insights into Cannabinoid Use with Older Adults.
 

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,

Please consider applying by Friday, October 19, 2018 for the chapter’s Education Bursary. This fund was developed to "enhance the scholarships and clinical capabilities of our (Greater Hamilton Area Chapter) members”. You can apply for an individual awards or funding for an educational program or resource. Please find the Education Bursary application attached. And mark your calendars as we will have another call for applications in April 2019.

Hello,

The North East Gerontological Nursing Association (GNAO) is pleased to announce their upcoming educational event and Annual General Meeting (AGM). GNAO members and non-members welcome!
 
Date: Tuesday, September 25th
 
Time: 1200-1300

Topic: The Use of Personhood Tools to Improve Person-Centered Care Delivery Across Sectors

Speakers: Sharon Osvald & Katelynn Viau (from the Behavioural Supports Ontario [BSO] Provincial Coordinating Office)

Hello GNAO Members!

Happy Spring! We want to start by saying Happy Nurses Week to all our gerontological nurses! We are constantly inspired and proud of the diverse and compassionate care and work that you do on a day-to-day basis. Your passion for older adults and their families/communities, and your commitment to lifelong learning through your GNAO membership is admirable.

In this email, you will find:
 

1. GNAO 2018 Conference Recap

2. Upcoming GNAO Chapter Events

   1. Greater Toronto Area

Dear GNAO members,

Happy March!

We can't believe how quickly time is flying by. In about a month, we will be gathering in Niagara Falls for our provincial conference. In the meantime, we have plenty of news to share with you, including opportunities for funding, a callout for posters, and other upcoming events.
 

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Dear GNAO Members,

We hope that you have kept warm this winter - it looks like we are finally getting a glimpse of Spring! We have lots of exciting news to share with you in this email.

Firstly, we are pleased to announce that registration is now open for our 2018 Biennial Provincial Conference. The theme this year is "It Takes a Village." The conference will bring together passionate gerontological nurses, health care providers and other community partners to share stories about how they are working collaboratively to care for older adults.