NHCGNE's Leadership Conference attendees are a virtual \"who's who\" of gerontological nursing.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>"}},{"name":"","type":"description_list_item","props":{"title":"2.","content":"

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.<\/strong><\/p>"}},{"name":"","type":"description_list_item","props":{"title":"3.","content":"

You will hear first hand about the research that is going on now and find out how you can implement it into practice.<\/strong><\/p>"}},{"name":"","type":"description_list_item","props":{"title":"4.","content":"

This year is especially exciting because NHCGNE member, Northeastern University, is hosting the conference.<\/strong> 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.<\/p>"}}]}]}]}]},{"name":"","type":"section","props":{"style":"default","width":"default","image_position":"center-center","animation":"fade","class":"nhcgne-featured-sub","overlap":false,"animation_delay":true,"vertical_align":"middle","title_position":"top-left","title_rotation":"left","title_breakpoint":"xl","image_effect":""},"children":[{"name":"","type":"row","props":{"fixed_width":"large","breakpoint":"m","layout":",2-3","gutter":"large"},"children":[{"name":"","type":"column","props":{"image_position":"center-center","widths":[""],"media_overlay_gradient":""},"children":[{"name":"","type":"headline","props":{"title_element":"h1","content":"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.","title_style":"h3","title_color":"muted"}},{"name":"","type":"html","props":{"content":"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."}},{"name":"","type":"button","props":{"gutter":"small","margin":"default"},"children":[{"name":"","type":"button_item","props":{"button_style":"default","icon_align":"left","content":"PROGRAM","link":"https:\/\/www.nhcgne.org\/2018-nhcgne-leadership-conference-program"}},{"name":"","type":"button_item","props":{"button_style":"default","icon_align":"left","content":"2017 Conference Evaluations"}}]},{"name":"","type":"text","props":{"margin":"default","column_breakpoint":"m","content":"Thank you to our sponsors!<\/strong><\/span>"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","image":"files\/UMass-Lowell.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.uml.edu\/health-sciences\/Nursing\/","link_target":"blank","image_border":"","image_box_shadow":"","image_hover_box_shadow":"","text_align":"","text_align_breakpoint":"","text_align_fallback":"","maxwidth":"","maxwidth_align":"","maxwidth_breakpoint":"","animation":"","visibility":"","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","image":"files\/OU-CON_and_Reynolds_logo-2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.ouhsc.edu\/","link_target":"blank","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","image":"files\/LeadershipConference-2018\/TTUH.png","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","link_target":"","image_border":"","image_box_shadow":"","image_hover_box_shadow":"","text_align":"","text_align_breakpoint":"","text_align_fallback":"","maxwidth":"","maxwidth_align":"","maxwidth_breakpoint":"","animation":"","visibility":"","image":"files\/LeadershipConference-2018\/bouve_logo.png","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","link_target":"","image_border":"","image_box_shadow":"","image_hover_box_shadow":"","text_align":"","text_align_breakpoint":"","text_align_fallback":"","maxwidth":"","maxwidth_align":"","maxwidth_breakpoint":"","animation":"","visibility":"","image":"files\/LeadershipConference-2018\/amr-logo-ucla.jpg","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}},{"name":"","type":"image","props":{"margin":"default","link_target":"","image_border":"","image_box_shadow":"","image_hover_box_shadow":"","text_align":"","text_align_breakpoint":"","text_align_fallback":"","maxwidth":"","maxwidth_align":"","maxwidth_breakpoint":"","animation":"","visibility":"","image":"files\/LeadershipConference-2018\/1486064580.jpg","image_svg_color":"emphasis"}}]},{"name":"","type":"column","props":{"image_position":"center-center","widths":["2-3"],"media_overlay_gradient":""},"children":[{"name":"Conference Highlights","type":"headline","props":{"title_element":"h3","content":"Conference Objectives","title_style":"h3"}},{"name":"","type":"html","props":{"content":"The objectives of the conference are to:\n "}},{"name":"","type":"list","props":{"show_image":true,"show_link":true,"image_align":"left","content_style":null,"image_svg_color":"emphasis","image_vertical_align":true},"children":[{"name":"","type":"list_item","props":{"content":"