Working towards optimal health for all older adults

2018 Leadership Conference

November 13-14, 2018
Northeastern University, Bouve College of Health Sciences, School of Nursing
Boston, MA

Thriving Together As We Age: Older Adults and their Caregivers

FULL PROGRAM
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Registration for GSA is not included

Continuing Education - NEW!

  • Nurses
    This education activity will be submitted to the American Association of Nurse Practitioners for approval of up to hours of accredited education
  • Physicians
    Application for CME credit will be submitted to the American Academy of Family Physicians. Determination of credit is pending.
Cost for Continuing Education is $25. Registration will be available online (see button below) and onsite in Boston
Purchase CE credits here

Here are four good reasons you need to attend!

  • 1.

    NHCGNE's Leadership Conference attendees are a virtual "who's who" of gerontological nursing. The biggest names in gerontological nursing will be joining us, and you will have access to them in a personal setting; You will hear first hand about the research that is going on now and find out how you can implement it into practice.

  • 2.

    The Leadership Conference gives you a chance to meet more professionals in geriatrics, and in related fields, who you can stay connected with and possibly collaborate with in the future. It's not just nurses; NHCGNE's Leadership Conference is interprofessional in nature, with social workers, psychologists, doctors and more as speakers and attendees. There is real opportunity for collaboration.

  • 3.

    You will hear first hand about the research that is going on now and find out how you can implement it into practice.

  • 4.

    This year is especially exciting because NHCGNE member, Northeastern University, is hosting the conference. We will be at the university in their classrooms and enjoying their state of the art facilities. One of the exciting benefits is that we will be able to record sessions, so if you are having difficulty choosing between breakouts, know that you will be able to get access to the sessions after the conference is over.

The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) will convene a one-and-a-half day international and interdisciplinary state of the future and leadership conference on global issues in aging, dementia and mental health.

Join us for the 2018 NHCGNE Leadership Conference, the premier leadership development conference in gerontological nursing! The conference, taking place immediately before the 2018 GSA Annual Conference, will feature plenary sessions, leadership workshops, discussant reports and panel discussions that explore the current state of knowledge about national and international aging, dementia and mental health science, curricular innovations, evidence-based clinical practice, and health policies.
PROGRAM
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Conference Objectives

The objectives of the conference are to:
    • Communicate and disseminate advances in the multi-disciplinary knowledge of aging, diversity, and caregiving for Persons with Dementia (PWD) to the research community.
    • Increase collaboration between senior and junior scholars studying interventions for caregivers of PWDs and those with other disabling conditions related to aging.
    • Enhance research collaboration among junior and senior researchers on the topic of caregiving.
    • Supplement clinician knowledge on diverse caregiving needs and resources.
    • Communicate and disseminate knowledge on technology to enhance family care for PWD and others with disabling conditions related to aging.
    • Develop leadership skills to influence research, education, practice and policy in aging, caregiving and care for PWD.
VIEW THE PROGRAM HERE
Mary Starke Harper Distinguished Leader Interview
Fifth Annual Norman Volk Discourse
Poster Abstracts

The call for Poster Abstracts has closed. 

Available Awards - the period for award submissions has closed.

Sponsorship Opportunities

The National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) is pleased to announce sponsorship opportunities that can demonstrate your commitment to improving the health of and nursing care for older persons, especially those suffering from dementia and other mental illnesses.
Sponsorship Opportunities

Accommodations

  • If you are attending the GSA conference, we encourage you to reserve rooms using their room block and request to be at the Sheraton Boston. Northeastern University is just over 1/2 mile from the hotel. It's not a bad walk, but we will have a shuttle running between the Sheraton and Northeastern all day..

Note that the conference immediately precedes GSA's Annual Conference at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA. If you are attending the GSA conference, we encourage you to reserve rooms using their room block and request to be at the Sheraton Boston. Northeastern University is just over 1/2 mile from the hotel. It's not a bad walk, but we will have a shuttle running between the Sheraton and Northeastern all day. 

If you are not attending GSA's conference. We recommend the following hotels:

Sheraton Boston
39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199

The Colonnade Boston Hotel
120 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02116

Copley Square Hotel Boston
47 Huntington Ave., Boston MA 02116

While the Sheraton is only two city blocks from Northeastern, we will have a shuttle bus running between the Sheraton and Northeastern for attendees throughout the conference.

Continuing Education Opportunities Will Be Available!!

More Information Coming Soon!