UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE) at Penn State will host seven seminars during its annual fall series that forwards the center’s vision that every older adult experiences the highest quality of care and well-being supported by evidence-based practices respecting their individual goals and preferences.
The CGNE Seminar Series Fall 2022 is presented in collaboration with the Center for Nursing Research and Age-Friendly Care, PA at Penn State’s Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing. The seminars provide an opportunity for participants to increase their knowledge about aging, geriatrics, and gerontology, as well as explore issues related to care and quality of life for older adults.
All are encouraged to attend — nurses and other health care professionals, clinical providers, students, and interested community members. The series is free and advance registration is required for all sessions, which are held from noon to 1 p.m.
This year’s educational topics and details include:
Sept. 1 — ”The Past, Present, and Future of Chronic Care in Older Adults: Dyads are Timelier than Ever”
- Harleigh G. Buck, Sally Mathis Hartwig Professor of Gerontological Nursing and director of the Csomay Center for Gerontological Excellence, University of Iowa College of Nursing
Sept. 22 — ”Prescribing and Deprescribing in Dementia: Staging, Evidence, 5Ms and Communication”
- Demetra Antimisiaris, associate professor, Department of Health Management and Systems Sciences; director, Frazier Polypharmacy and Medication Management Program; and assistant dean, Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development at the University of Louisville
Sept. 29 — ”Enhancing Preference-Based, Person-Centered Care for Older Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions via Implementation Science”
- Katy Abbott, executive director, Scripps Gerontology Center; professor, Department of Sociology and Gerontology, Miami University
- Kimberly Van Haitsma, professor, Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence, Nese College of Nursing
Nov. 10 — ”Decision-making Among Family Caregivers of Chronically Ill Black Older Adults: A Phenomenological Study”
- Theresa L. Lundy, assistant professor, Department of Nursing, Lehman College, City University of New York
Nov. 17 — ”Intergenerational University Connections Program in PA: State Government and Universities Collaborating on What Matters”
- Stephanie Cole, special assistant to the secretary of aging and director of special projects, Pennsylvania Department of Aging
Dec. 1 — ”Cognitive Decline and Dementia Risk in Older Adults”
*POSTPONED TO JAN. 12*
- Christopher G. Engeland, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State College of Health and Human Development, Nese College of Nursing
Dec. 8 — ”Opening Minds Through Art (OMA): An Intergenerational Approach to Enrich Geriatric Care in the Health Professions”
- Elizabeth “Like” Lokon, OMA founder and director, Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University
- Daniel George, associate professor of medical humanities, Penn State College of Medicine
- Cheryl Dellasega, professor of medicine and humanities, College of Medicine, and women’s studies, Penn State
Register for any or all events in the series. Most sessions will be offered virtually, with two planned in person at the Nursing Sciences Building on the University Park campus.
The Nese College of Nursing is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Pennsylvania State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Each one of these Nursing Continuing Professional Development programs has been submitted for 1.0 contact hours for participants who hold a valid RN license and attend the entire program; partial contact hours are not awarded.