The Gerontological Nursing Association of Ontario (GNAO) Greater Hamilton Area Chapter is offering Education Fund to enhance the scholarship and clinical capabilities of their members. There are three categories of awards – A) Individual, B) Funding for educational program or resource and C) Registration for the GNAO Bi-Annual Conference. Please see Education Fund Policy for [...]
The Greater Hamilton Area Chapter of GNAO would like to invite their members for a virtual AGM on Monday November 23, 2020 @ 7 pm. The AGM will feature a guest speaker Dr. George Heckman, who will share the experiences with screening initiatives to identify older adults at risk of negative social and health consequences [...]
MCU-COVID-Recruitment Flyer - Oct 14, 2020 Aging Relational Care Covid19 (ARC) STUDY Survey of Healthcare Providers Caring for Older People in Ontario during the COVID-19 Pandemic Please complete this 30-45-minute survey at: https://survey.ryerson.ca/s?s=9771 Link to the study website is: https://www.agingrelationalcare.ca
GNAO Congratulates 2 members of the Board of Directors on their nomination to join WeRPN Board of Directors. Jen Calver has been nominated to represent Region 6 and Darlene Hakker has been nominated for the Member-At-Large position. We wish each candidate the best of luck. WeRPN-BOD Reference: WeRPN Nursing Magazine (Fall 2020) Retrieved from www.werpn.com [...]
Are you looking to make a positive difference in the lives of Older People and the Nurses who care for them? Central East Chapter of GNAO is seeking interested nurses to join the Executive team for the following positions: Communications, Chair President Elect Student Representative (PN) Membership, Chair Education, Chair If you would like to [...]
A special interest webinar is being presented by the Lakehead University and Centre for Health Care Ethics. The webinar is facilitated by Kristen Jones-Bonofiglio, PhD, Director, Centre for Health Care Ethics (CHCE); Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Lakehead University. Presenter: Dr. Samer Khalil, MD ChB, MSc (Psychiatry), FRCPC; Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Topic: [...]
Dear GNAO Members, We are excited to announce that we will be hosting a FREE virtual COVID-19 Special SHS/UHN Geriatrics Institute Education Day through ZOOM Webinar. This edition will be a half day session on Thursday June 25, 2020from 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. This half day session will focus on the effects of [...]
On May 26 the Canadian Armed Forces released a report identifying issues related to the care of older people living in long-term care homes. GNAO and CGNA board members, like all of you, experienced a wide gamut of emotions as we read the report and heard subsequent media broadcasts. We are sending this message to [...]
The Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (http://cgna.net) and the Gerontological Nursing Association Ontario (https://gnaontario.org) are excited to announce the Call for Abstracts for CGNA2021, the 21st Biennial Conference of the CGNA, taking place April 22-24, 2021 in exciting Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Abstracts are due October 2, 2020 - submit your abstracts here: https://cgna2021.ca/abstracts/ The CGNA biennial [...]
Greetings from the GNAO Provincial Board, These are unprecedented times, as we struggle to adjust to the changes and uncertainty in the world around us and in the healthcare system. We hope you all are keeping well and adapting to the conditions of this crisis. The GNAO 2020 Biennial Conference had to be cancelled, however, [...]
