A Note from Liberty GAPNA
Posted almost 9 years ago by Sarah Kangas
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Dear Liberty GAPNA member –
The GAPNA Annual conference in Phoenix, AZ was a magnificent experience. I had the pleasure to meet and network with wonderful and inspiring clinicians as well as Liberty GAPNA members from across the country.
Liberty GAPNA Chapter announcements
Welcome aboard Rolanda Coverson, DNP as board Secretary. Rolanda is a Doctoral prepared Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner and has nearly 25 years of experience in various areas of cancer research, genetic research, acute care, chronic care management and as a college educator. We look forward to your leadership and service.
The Liberty GAPNA Chapter is now on LinkedIn! Networking efforts are underway. Shortly, you will receive an invitation to connect and we encourage you to accept the invitation. You can also request to connect with the Chapter.
Liberty GAPNA Chapter events
President-Elect, Ann Kriebel-Gasparro and Treasurer, Kia Mellon will host a "Meet and Greet" during at the PCNP conference on Friday, November 4. The Chapter welcomes members and future members to stop by for appetizers and drinks. An invitation is attached with detailed information.
The Chapter's next dinner meeting is Wednesday, November 9 in King of Prussia. Acadia Pharmaceuticals graciously coordinated with Susan Scanland, APRN CRNP NP-C MSN GNP to discuss Nuplazid (pimavanserin), a novel drug used to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's Disease psychosis. Please RSVP with Duane Arnold (darnold@acadia-pharm.com) of Acadia Pharmaceuticals.
Industry news
The profession of Nursing continues to grow. Nurse Practitioner programs are experiencing a significant increase in student attendees. There is a growing demand for preceptors to mentor these eager students. Please consider registering as a preceptor with ANCC. A hundred and twenty (120) hours of your time spent supervising and precepting a student may be used towards ANCC re-certification.
GAPNA also maintains its own Preceptor Registry and you are encouraged to register yourself. By registering yourself as a GAPNA member, you will have access to the Gerontology Resources for Advanced Practice Nurses toolkit that contains resources for APRN Preceptors and Students. The toolkit is available on GAPNA's website under Resources.
Respectfully,
Sarah
Sarah A. Kangas
MSN CRNP APN-BC CDE
President, Liberty GAPNA