Interest Group Email Archive

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,

Please join us for our AGM dinner and education event on Thursday, November 7, 2019. The topic is  Circle of Care: A Nurse Practitioner’s Experience presented by Dorothy Vaitekunas, a palliative care nurse practitioner.

Networking: 5-6 pm, Dinner: 6-7 pm and Speaker: 7-8:15 PM. Details are enclosed on the attached flyer.

On behalf of the Chapter,

Melissa 

Melissa Northwood RN MSc GNC(C)

Greater Hamilton Area Chapter

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,

Please consider applying by Friday, October 18, 2019 for the chapter’s Education Bursary. This fund was developed to "enhance the scholarships and clinical capabilities of our 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 2020.

Hello GNAO members,

The GNAO Central East Chapter is offering an education event Keeping Caregivers a Part of Care 

A discussion about how Gerontological Nurses can integrate the needs of caregivers caring for frail seniors, into their daily practice

Event Details

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2019 @ 630 to 830 pm

Location:  Golden Plough Lodge, Cobourg

Cost: FREE

For further details and registration information please see the attached flyer.

Hello GNAO members,

As we approach back to school time, we would like to share some educational opportunities with you all.

Please read on below to find more information about these events happening around the province.

Hope you have been enjoying the 2019 summer!

Kindly,

GNAO Provincial Board

GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter September 18, 2019 Education Event

GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members, 

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,

Please consider applying by Friday, October 18, 2019 for the chapter’s Education Bursary. This fund was developed to "enhance the scholarships and clinical capabilities of our 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 2020.

Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members, 

Mark your calendars for our fall education event on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 6:30pm.

We are pleased to welcome a team from Behavioural Supports Ontario to present “Providing Behavioural Support for Older Adults.”

Details are on the attached flyer.

FREE for GNAO members and students. Please circulate widely to your colleagues.

Register with Natalie Frixione E: [email protected] or C: 289-441-5087  

Hello everyone,

We hope this email finds you enjoying the warmer weather and perhaps, thinking about summer vacation!  It has been a busy spring for GNAO and we too are looking forward to re-energizing this summer.  Before we do that, we wanted to share news about; 1) a June 11 education event, 2) GNAO's AGM and 3) a research opportunity.

Hello GNAO members,

April is here and that means GNAO's AGM.  We hope you are planning to join us!  Please read on to find out more about the AGM and several events/ opportunites happening around the province.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Kindly,

GNAO Provincial Board

GNAO AGM

Don't miss out on GNAO's AGM, happening Thursday, April 25 at Holiday Inn at Yorkdale in Toronto. 

Hello GNAO members,

We hope you have been keeping up with all of our recent emails highlighting the various opportunities available to GNAO members during this busy time of year.  We are looking forward to welcoming you to our upcoming AGM (April 25, 2019 at the Holiday Inn at Yorkville), preferably in person though we will also have access via GoToWebinar.  Please read on for more on the AGM and much more.

In this email:

1. AGM documents for your review and flyer with event details.

2. Greater Hamilton Area chapter bursary application.

Happy Spring GNAO members!

As we welcome the new season, our GNAO chapters are excited to welcome you education events happening March 26 and 28.

March 26: GNAO Lambton Chapter is pleased to present "Working with the Indigenous Elderly Population: What you need to know" with Nicki George, HBSc MHST Indigenous Patient Navigator, BWH and Tanya BaniakIndigenous Liasion, ESC LHIN. 

Please see the attached flyer for registration information.

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!

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.