NICHE Conference Will Celebrate 25 years of Geriatric Nursing Care Excellence
The 2017 Annual NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) conference is being held in Austin, TX, April 19-22.
Nearly 1,000 healthcare professionals from more than 300 NICHE member and non-member hospitals located around the world will gather to celebrate NICHE’s anniversary conference, “25 years of Geriatric Nursing Care Excellence – Honoring our Legacy and Transforming the Future.”
The four-day event will highlight evidence-based innovations and research, and will offer networking opportunities to support hospitals and other healthcare facilities in meeting one of the most critical challenges of our times – quality care for older adults.
Keynote geriatric expert speakers are:
- "Using Ethical Knowledge in Policy Transitions: How to keep on a journey of quality" Dean Eileen Sullivan-Marx, PhD, RN, FAAN, NYU Meyers
- “NICHE: The Key to Age-Friendly Health Systems!” Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, The John A. Hartford Foundation
- “Delirium Prevention: An Overview and What You Can Do” Sharon Inouye, MD, MPH, Institute for Aging Research
- “Coping with Challenging Behaviors” Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Positive Approach, LLC
To register for the conference, click here.
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