1 FEB 2024 · In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Carol Ziegler, DNP, NP-C, RD, a Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee, and a Co-Founder of the Climate Health, and Energy Equity Lab. Carol Ziegler, DNP, NP-C, RD, is a Professor of Nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a Co-Founder of the Climate, Health and Energy Equity Lab. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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18 JAN 2024 · In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Sue Mullaney, DNP, NP-C, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAAN, FAANP, a Healthcare Consultant, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and Gerontological Specialist for SeniorCare Executive Services, in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Sue Mullaney, DNP, NP-C, GNP-BC, GS-C, FAAN, FAANP, a Healthcare Consultant, Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and Gerontological Specialist for SeniorCare Executive Services, in Needham Heights, Massachusetts. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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4 JAN 2024 · In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Rachel Zimmer, DNP, NP-C, RN, an Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Rachel Zimmer, DNP, NP-C, RN, is an Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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20 DEC 2023 · In this episode, Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Elisha Hall, PhD, RD, the Deputy Chief Medical Officer with the Immunization Services Division within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Elisha Hall, PhD, RD, is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer with the Immunization Services Division within the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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1 JUL 2023 · Devoted to individuals over 50 years of age, the National Senior Games, also known as the Senior Olympics, is a multi-event sports competition for senior citizens held every 2 years in the United States. In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Ms. Martha Kennedy, NP, an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and a board member for the Tennessee Senior Olympics. Ms. Kennedy discusses the history behind the Senior Olympics, her involvement with the games, and how the games can motivate older adults to learn more about healthy aging. Martha Kennedy, NP, is an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Franklin, Tennessee, and a board member for the Tennessee Senior Olympics. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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15 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Ann Marie Kriebel-Gasparro, DrNP, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, the 2022-2023 GAPNA President-Elect and a faculty member at Walden University, about ways gerontological nurse practitioners and other health care providers can provide safe and effective care for older adult men. Ann Marie Kriebel-Gasparro, DrNP, MSN, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, the 2022-2023 GAPNA President-Elect and a faculty member at Walden University Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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1 JUN 2023 · In this episode, Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Sherrill Wayland, MSW, the Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships for the Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders – known as SAGE – and the founder of the SAGE affiliate in St. Louis, Missouri, now called Missourian Aging with Pride. Ms. Wayland discusses how she first became involved in life advocacy, her work with SAGE and services the organization provides to LGBTQ+ older adults, the role advanced practice gerontological nurses can play to ensure older adult LGBTQ+ patients receive optimal medical care and are not denied health care access due to biases, and advice on how nurses can meet the unique needs of this patient population. Sherrill Wayland, MSW, is the Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships for the Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders – or SAGE. She is the founder of the SAGE affiliate in St. Louis, Missouri, now called Missourian Aging with Pride. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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16 MAY 2023 · In this episode, Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Kanah Lewallen, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, a nurse practitioner at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and recipient of the Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Excellence from the National Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Dr. Lewallen discusses possible physiological components of aging that increase the risk of a motor vehicle accident, driving safety tips for older adults, screening protocols for driving ability of older adults, and advice for family members with older adults who wish to continue driving. Kanah Lewallen, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, is a Nurse Practitioner at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee, and recipient of the Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Excellence from the National Hartford Centers for Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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1 MAY 2023 · In this episode, Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP, a certified gerontological nurse practitioner and professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, and the current president of GAPNA. Dr. Kim discusses polypharmacy; results from the SHED-Meds study, which tested a deprescribing intervention of older hospitalized patients; and the relevancy of shared decision-making in the process of deprescribing medications. Jennifer Kim, DNP, GNP-BC, GS-C, FNAP, FAANP, is a certified gerontological nurse practitioner and professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, Tennessee. Dr. Kim also maintains a clinical practice in a post-acute and long-term care setting and is the current President of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. © Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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15 APR 2023 · In this episode, Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Jody White, DNP, RN, NE-BC, the Director of Care Delivery Innovation for Hospital at Home at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Dr. White discusses the trends and motivators impacting strategies that support teamwork, mindset, and care delivery for gerontological patients managed outside of a hospital setting. In addition, technological advances supporting and elevating hospital-at-home remote patient monitoring, and the rise of patient communication devices, including wearable technologies for an aging patient population, are highlighted. Jody White, DNP, RN, NE-BC, is the Director of Care Delivery Innovation for Hospital at Home at the University of Alabama Birmingham, in Birmingham, Alabama. Hospital at Home will allow patients with certain types of conditions to receive their acute hospital care within the comfort of their own home. Current technological advances with healthcare wearable devices combined with home physician and nurse visits will enable care delivered in the home. Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, Florida. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series. © Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission. Discover GAPNA: https://www.gapna.org/ Production management by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc., for the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association. Opening Music by: Optimistic / Inspirational by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com
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