Gaspar is a member of the American Medical Directors Association, Midwest Nursing Research Society, and the
Gerontological Society of America.
Lack of interest in care for older people in general, lack of gerontology-related competencies within curricula, and a negative image of
gerontological care were reported as the most frequently-encountered barriers to incorporating
gerontological care aspects into curricula" (Deschodt, de Casterl, Milisen, 2012, p.
The NHCGNE seeks to enhance and sustain the capacity and competency of nurses to provide quality care to older adults through faculty development, advancing
gerontological nursing science, facilitating adoption practices, fostering leadership and designing and shaping policy.
Gerontological Nursing is a comprehensive text with a holistic and interdisciplinary approach.
Lee suggested a specialised
gerontological workforce and research into the effectiveness of age-friendly workplaces.
IAGG interacts with other international, inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations in the promotion of
gerontological interests globally and on behalf of its member associations.
She specializes in
gerontological nursing, nursing administration, and chronic illness management.
A discussion of the state of
gerontological nursing content in general medical/surgical textbooks follows, and provides a good state of the science in
gerontological nursing education.
In response to these trends, intensive efforts to train and recruit social workers for
gerontological practice have taken place in the United States over the last 10 years.
The National
Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA) was founded in 1984, and is dedicated to the clinical care of older adults across diverse care settings.
Powell Lawton Award from the
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) for his translational research aimed at improving eldercare and family and social relationships in middle age and later life.
The purpose of this teaching note is to communicate the use of a course exercise using the standardized patient (SP) methodology in a role-play to improve the clinical competence of graduate social work students enrolled in an elective course in
gerontological social work.
19-23 * 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America.
The
Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (www.
It is the first time in any peer-reviewed scientific journal that the covert misdeeds and extreme abuse of academic and political power by the
gerontological establishment have been exposed.