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.
We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce Dr. Samir Sinha as our keynote speaker! Our conference will take place on April 12th and 13th, 2018 at The Embassy Suites by Hilton Niagara Fallsview. You can take a peak at our program by clicking here.
For more details, please visit our conference page: https://gnaontario.org/2018-conference/. Or, you can skip right over to register for our conference by clicking here. Please be advised that registration is a two step process.
Early bird registration ends March 1st. We hope to see you there!
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We are pleased to announce that the Gerontological Nursing Association Ontario will be working with the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association to formally partner with the Canadian Deprescribing Network. The Canadian Deprescribing Network is a group of health care leaders, clinicians, decision-makers, academic researchers and patient advocates working together to mobilize knowledge and promote the deprescribing of medication that may no longer be of benefit or that may be causing harm.
Our goal is to look at the role of nurses in deprescribing and to provide education and resources on how gerontological nurses can be advocates in the deprescribing movement! Be sure to follow us on our website, facebook and/or twitter for news on this exciting partnership!
In the meantime, take a browse through their evidence-based resources and handouts that can help guide your practice. https://deprescribing.org/resources/
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Dear GNAO Greater Hamilton Area Chapter members,
We are sending a friendly reminder of the upcoming deadline of Friday April 27th, 2018 to apply for the chapter’s Education Bursary. This fund was developed to "enhance the scholarships and clinical capabilities” of our members. The three categories of awards include: individual awards, funding for an educational program or resource, and registration for the GNAO Annual Conference. If you are planning on joining us in April for our provincial conference, this is one way for you to receive some funding! We will have another call for applications due September 28, 2018.
Criteria and application form for these awards is attached. Please submit your application to Annie Lam (Greater Hamilton Area Chapter President - a-nniie@hotmail.com). If you have questions about applying for any of these awards please contact Maureen Montemuro at mmontemuro@gmail.com or Esther Coker at ecoker@cogeco.ca (Membership Co-chairs).
You can access the application directly by clicking here.
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In other news, the National Institute on Ageing has released its inaugural white paper, The Underappreciated Burden of Influenza Amongst Canada’s Older Population. And What We Need to Do About It.The paper discusses why older adults are more vulnerable to influenza, the steps that some are taking to better prevent older adults from getting the flu, and proposes 8 evidence-informed policies to reduce the risk of influenza among our older population.
You can check out the white paper by clicking this link here: The Burden of Influenza Amongst Canada's Older Population<https://www.ryerson.ca/content/dam/nia/white-papers/burden-of-influenza.pdf>
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We are looking forward to seeing many of you in April at our conference! Please help us spread the word about our upcoming conference among your peers and in your workplaces!
Sincerely,
Julie Rubel (GNAO President) & Annie Lam (Communications Director)
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