UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Tressa Nese and Helen Diskevich Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence (CGNE) will host six seminars during its annual spring series to advance the center’s vision that every older adult deserves the highest quality of evidenced-based care and well-being that respects individual goals and preferences.
The Spring 2024 CGNE Seminar Series 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. Sessions are held from moon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays during the semester. Contact hours are available for registered nurses who hold a valid license and complete the necessary requirements.
This season’s educational topics and details are:
Jan. 11: Aging Inequities Among Black Older Adults: Research, Practice, and Policy Recommendations
- Kellee White Whilby, associate professor, health policy and management, University of Maryland School of Public Health; program director, Health Equity concentration; and assistant director, Maryland Center of Health Equity
Feb. 1: CANNabinoid Drug Interaction Review (CANN-DIR®)*
- Paul T. Kocis, clinical pharmacist, Anticoagulation Clinic, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center; and assistant professor, Department of Pharmacology, Penn State College of Medicine
*For this session only, participants with a valid RN license who attend the entire Nursing Continuing Professional Development Program can earn either 1.0 contact hour or 1.0 pharmacotherapeutic contact hour for APRNs.
Feb. 29: Great Expectations Result in Great Dementia Care
- Adria Thompson, speech language pathologist and dementia care educator, Be Light Care Consulting
March 14: Attitudes Toward Aging: Exploring How Older Adults’ Perceptions and Mood Impact Subjective Cognitive Decline
- Renata Komalasari, postdoctoral scholar, CGNE, Penn State Nese College of Nursing
April 11: Enhancing Care for Older Adults Living in Corrections
- Erin Kitt-Lewis, associate research professor, Penn State Nese College of Nursing
April 25: Huddle Implementation in a Long-Term Care Facility: A Quality Improvement Project
- Tracy L. Kephart, doctor of nursing practice graduate student, Penn State Nese College of Nursing
Register here for any or all events in the series. Most sessions will be offered virtually via Zoom, with the March 14 event planned in a hybrid format (in person at the Nursing Sciences Building on the University Park campus and online).
The Nese College of Nursing is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by 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.
CGNE offers seminars like this during both spring and fall semesters annually. Watch for details on our website.