New Directions| September2017
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A Gerontological Nursing Publication
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The Promise of New Beginnings
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Welcome to the September 2017 edition of New Directions! New Deans, students, faculty, friends, classes, and leadership positions are all promises for a new beginning. Sometimes all you need is an opportunity, fresh breath of gentle air or the budding of a new plant on a cool fall day to feel rejuvenated and alive after a long hot summer spell. We hope you are rejuvenated and excited as you prepare to continue your leadership responsibilities in education, research, practice and policy.
The NHCGNE has many new beginnings as we commence our search for a new Executive Director and bid, anew, a fond farewell to J Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN! Dr. Harden has been a strategic leader as we have moved from Building Academic Gerontological Nursing Capacity to the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing as a new 501c3. We thank her for the time, energy, strategic planning and determination that has resulted in the journey we are now on. We wish her only the best as she moves into the next phase of her life
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We look forward to the promise of new beginnings as we welcome: (1) NHCGNE new Education Committee Chair, Dr. Lisa Skemp, Loyola University, Chicago; (2) NHCGNE new Awards Committee Chair, Dr. Wendy Duggleby, University of Alberta; and (3) all new committee members that signed on in San Francisco! If you are interested in supporting NHCGNE, and would like to join one of our committees, please email Julie Utano. Committee involvement will expand your network, help strengthen your profession, and provide you with an opportunity to directly impact gerontological nursing. Please consider signing up.
We hope you enjoy this edition and are successful in your new beginnings.
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Claudia Beverly
NHCGNE President
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NEW! NHCGNE Leadership
Webinar Series! Free for Members.
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This webinar series has been designed to enhance the careers of our members. Each webinar covers a unique aspect of your growth as a leader and will help you in your career path. Listen to one, or watch all three.
NHCGNE is excited to be working with the School of Nursing’s Center for Lifelong Learning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an accredited provider of continuing nursing education (CNE) by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation (ANCC) to provide you with three exciting leadership webinars designed especially for you. Each webinar will be worth 1 ANCC contact hour!
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To register, visit the
NHCGNE website here
and sign up. The webinars will be free for NHCGNE members and will cost $25 for non-members.
September 28, 2017 - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EDT
"Leveraging Your Leadership in the Space That You Are In"
October 4, 2018 - 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
"Influence: The Understated Power-Play in Academic Nursing"
November 1, 2017 - 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. EDT
"Bridging the Research and Evidence-Based Practice Gap: Changing Role of the Nurse"
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NHCGNE Seeks Executive Director
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With Dr. J Taylor Harden's retirement last month, NHCGNE is looking for a new executive director. This is a part-time position and a virtual one (meaning you do not need to live near our management group in the D.C. area).
If you, or someone you know might be interested, please click here.
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Executive Director of the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) is responsible for administering NHCGNE program initiatives, as part of an independent, multifaceted, 501 (C)(3) non-profit association engaged in research, scholarship and education designed to advance and improve gerontological nursing practice resulting in optimal health and quality of life for older adults. Works with the Governing Board to chart a strategic course to ensure NHCGNE sustains its mission and the vitality of discovery and excellence.
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TigerPlace AIP Institute!
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October 18th & 19th, 2017 in Columbia, Missouri
Registration is now open and reservations can be made. Join us for the tri-annual conference, a premier AIP conference directed at nursing faculty, long term care administrators and healthcare providers. This conference will feature key AIP model descriptions, care coordination discussions, Foresite© technology integration and predictions, and time for consulting with the esteemed Dr. Marilyn Rantz. Please email Dr. Kari Lane at
laneka@missouri.edu
for additional information and registration directions.
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Mayday Awards: Applications Must be Submitted by October 1 - Get your application in TODAY!
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The MAYDAY Fund was established in 1992 to further Shirley Steinman Katzenbach’s commitment to social and medical causes. The Trustees adopted Mrs. Katzenbach’s special interest in the treatment of pain as the Fund’s mission. The Mayday Fund is dedicated to alleviating the incidence, degree and consequence of human physical pain.
The MAYDAY Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization since 1992, engages only in philanthropic grant activities defined by its mission targeting the alleviation of pain.
Eligible Scholar Applicants:
The goal of The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) MAYDAY Scholar Award Program is to increase academic gerontological nursing capacity in the United States by increasing the number of well-prepared gerontological nursing faculty with interest in alleviating the incidence, degree and consequence of human physical pain. MAYDAY Scholars, in collaboration with a senior mentor, will implement a tailored professional development plan which supports development of new competencies and enhanced effectiveness as an academic leader in geriatric pain and research.
The program is committed to advancing qualified applicants from underrepresented minority groups to improve the nation’s ability to provide culturally inclusive care to its increasingly diverse aging population. Members of underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to apply. This program is designed to support 2 years of doctoral work (PhD and DNP) for nurses committed to careers in academic gerontological nursing with an emphasis on pain.
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Qualifications:
Applicants must:
- Be a registered nurse
- Hold a degree in nursing
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident
- Be enrolled or accepted in a doctoral nursing degree program with a focus on research, and
- Demonstrate potential for long-term contributions to geriatric nursing and pain research.
Applications:
Two awards will be made each year over the next 5 years, 2017-2021. Applications for the two (2) annual awards of $2500.00 over 2 years are accepted once a year on or about October 1st (if not a holiday). An applicant is eligible to receive $1250.00/year over 2 years. Award funding may be used for tuition, fees and research expenses. Applicants must include:
- Five (5) page research abstract with details on aims and methodology (excludes references)
- Curriculum vitae
- Senior investigator mentor’s letter of support
- Recent transcript
- Institutional Commitment of 100% Match signed by an authorized official.
Additionally Please Submit the Following:
- Data Sheet
- All applicants provide basic identifying information. You must include a second, permanent e-mail address as well as a home address (Available on NHCGNE website).
- Proof of Residency
- If you are not a US citizen, a photocopy of your permanent residency visa (green card).
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Leadership Opportunities with NHCGNE
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What better way to practice your leadership skills, than by joining an NHCGNE committee. We have active committees that welcome new members. Email
Laura Albrecht
at lalbrecht@drohanmgmt.com for information to get started.
The Membership Committee is actively soliciting members. If you are interested in expanding your network of contacts in the gerontological nursing field, this is the committee for you. The membership committee reaches out to schools to learn about their programs and educate them about NHCGNE. There is no better committee to practice your leadership and communication skills. Contact
Laura Albrecht
to sign up.
*Click
here
for a full list of committee members
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Membership Committee
Alyce Ashcraft, Chair
Deanna Grey-Micelli, Vice Chair
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Finance Committee
Lorraine Phillips, Chair
Kris Talley, Vice Chair
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Education Committee
Lisa Skemp, Chair
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Nominations Committee
Meg Wallhagen, Chair
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Communications Committee
Fayron Epps, Chair
Carol Rogers, Vice Chair
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Mentoring Committee
Ashley Leak Bryant, Chair
Andrea Yevchak Sillner, Vice Chair
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Awards Committee
Wendy Dugglby, Chair
Vice Chair: OPPORTUNITY
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Program Committee
Claudia Beverly
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Executive Committee
Claudia Beverly
Alyce Ashcraft
Lorraine Phillips
Fayron Epps
Meg Wallhagen
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Date:
October 3rd
Time:
12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
Cost:
FREE for NHCGNE Members | $25 for non members
Title:
Influence: The Understated Power-Play in Academic Nursing
Speaker:
Casey Shillam PhD, RN
Date:
November 1st
Time:
2:00 - 3:00 pm EST
Cost:
FREE for NHCGNE Members | $25 for non members
Title:
Bridging the Research and Evidence Based Practice Gap: Changing Role of the Nurse Scientist
Speaker:
Janine Overcash, PhD, GNP-BC, FAANP & Mary Ellen Dellefield PhD, RN
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You can now donate to the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE)
online
. Your generous donation will be instrumental in the development of new programs, products and services that will enable us to sustain our efforts in strengthening gerontological nursing faculty development and leadership.
The importance of your contribution cannot be overstated. In addition to all the work that you already do on behalf of older adults, this gift further demonstrates your personal commitment to prepare our country with a competent gerontological nursing workplace.
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"JOIN OUR MAILING LIST" is a new feature of the NHCGNE website! Please share with friends and family members that might be interested in joining our New Directions Newsletter mailing list and NHCGNE News Digest mailing list if part of a member institution.
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The Pennsylvania State University seeks candidates for the position of Dean of the College of Nursing. The dean serves as the college’s principal academic and administrative officer and reports directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost of the University. The position requires an individual who can lead effectively and manage a cutting-edge, rapidly growing academic unit in a multidisciplinary and highly interdisciplinary research university. The dean will work closely with administrators at campuses throughout the state to oversee baccalaureate nursing programs (currently offered at 10 campuses).
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Penn State’s College of Nursing is among the top schools of nursing in the country in NIH funding, with a 2016–17 operating budget of $8.4 million and a robust program of research in such areas as palliative and end-of-life care, geriatrics and gerontology, dementia and delirium, child and adolescent health, and organizational change in complex systems. In 2007, the college became home to one of nine national Centers of Geriatric Nursing Excellence selected and funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation to promote the education of high-quality geriatric nursing leaders. Interdisciplinary collaboration opportunities exist with several Penn State colleges and academic centers, including the
Child Maltreatment Solutions Network
. In addition, the College of Nursing is a co-leader in the Penn State
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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Next New Directions Content Submission Deadline:
November 2017
Deadline: October 11 2017 (Publish November 15)
Newsletter submissions should be sent to Laura Albrecht at
info@nhcgne.org
with NHCGNE News Digest Submission in the subject line.
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