Philippine Nurses Association of America (PNAA)
Geriatric Activities
Events
Publications and Position Statements
Presentations, Workshops, and Seminars
Special Interest Groups
Awards
Events
- Geriatric Community outreach coordinated by Edita Reyes, RN, BSN. A Patient Education on Hypertension was held on June 1, 2006, from 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at Olen Jones Senior Apartment Community in Rancho Cucamonga. This was accompanied by Blood Pressure Screening which was assisted by Star Home Health Resources, Inc. Every 1st Thursday of the month, Ms. Reyes will be speaking of any disease process common to the geriatrics population.
- Health Fair/ Community Outreach Program on July 26 & 27, 2006, at Bob Hope Patriotic Hall, 1816 S. Figueroa St. Los Angeles, Calif., for Filipino Veterans in conjunction with honoring them at the 65th Anniversary of the US Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).
Publications and Position Statements
- Published geriatric articles in the Philippine American Nurse Newsletter and posted to the association Web site:
- NCA Grant Awarded to PNAA: Why PNAA Embraces Competence in Aging (Spring/Summer 2006 Supplement)
- The Aging Patient: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, What Can Nurses Do? by Tess Laoruangroch, RN, CCRN, MPH (Spring/Summer 2006 Supplement)
- Osteoporosos by Deovina N. Jordan, MSN, MPH, BSN, RN, BC (Spring/Summer 2006 Supplement)
- Retirement Lessons from Working with Butterflies by Maria Redona Couper, PNAA Advisor (Spring/Summer 2006)
- Transitions into Nursing Homes by Older Adults with Dementia by Jenice Guzman, RN, MSN
Presentations, Workshops, and Seminars
- "Depression and Dispiritedness in later Life" .7 CEU- 9/20/06, 8am-4pm at Ritz Charles Hotel, Contact: 913-676-2955,
- "Dementia: Diagnosis, treatment and Long-term care issues" .6 CEU- on 9/29/06, 9am-4pm at Parry Medical Park, Contact: 573-635-5355
- "Aging Gracefully" Oct. 21, 2006, 7:30am-2pm, CEU: 6 Contact hours, PNNAMH Fall Seminar, Contact- Riza Mauricio, RN, MSN, PNP at [email protected]
- "Elderly-Handle with Care" - 9/30/06 at the Fresno Ramada Inn, PNACC Annual Workshop, Contact Person is Luz Newell at 559-297-0122/ [email protected]
Special Interest Groups
- Members of the PNAA Geriatric Project Steering Committee headed by Jenice Guzman, Project Coordinator, attended the Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA)/American Nurses Association (ANA)/Specialty Nursing Association Partners in Geriatrics (SNAPG) Funding meeting in Washington, D.C., October 25, 2006.
Awards
- Maria Lourdes Bayog is the recipient of the 2006 Phillippine Nurses' Association of America Foundation (PNAAF) Fellow. Ms. Bayog is an MSN student at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) specializing in Advanced Community Health and International Nursing. She works as a Clinical Nurse II at the UCSF Medical Center, Adult Medical Surigical Intensive Care Unit.