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2024 GNABC Annual Conference & AGM
Topic: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Saturday May 4th, 2024
Location: Virtual
More Details to be posted soon under the 2024 conference tab!
Check out the Canadian Association on Gerontology’s 2023 conference! Oct 26th-28th.
Link: www.CAG2023.ca
May 25, 2023
GNABC Education Award Recipient: Ellen Guo
Ellen began her gerontological nursing career as a frontline nurse, a clinical informatics specialist, and now works as a clinical nurse educator. Ellen is committed to evidence-based practice and resident-centered care in all care settings. Ellen has always been passionate about advancing research (new technologies), practice and policy in gerontological nursing. Ellen recently completed her Masters in Nursing at UBC. Her graduate program equips her with the knowledge, practical skills, and resources necessary to become an advanced practice nurse who can practice in the complex and socialized gerontological field. Based on her personal experience, Ellen would like to share with our members that pursuing an advancing program as the frontline nurse is achievable. The GNABC Education Award helped lower tuition costs and encouraged her to continue to pursue her academic excellence.
Please apply for this education award as Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia are looking forward to helping you achieve your educational and career goals.
Learn more about the GNABC Education Award GNABC encourages all its members to apply on a yearly basis.
Ellen Guo, 2021 and 2022 GNABC Education Award Recipient
April 20, 2023
First honorary lifetime GNABC Member
Lilian MacTaggart (nickname “Li” pronounced “Lee”) received an honorary life membership award from the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association (CGNA) at the 2023 CGNA conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, and from the Gerontological Nurses Association of British Columbia (GNABC) at their 2023 GNABC Educational Conference and AGM.
Li is a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, and a Master of Health Services Administration degree from the University of Alberta. She was a certified member of the Canadian College of Health Leaders for many years and received a lifelong membership from the college in 2017 for her committed support to the college and as a health leader. She was CNA (Canadian Nurses Association) certified in gerontological nursing. Li brought an extensive background in long term care, acute care and health care management. Previous positions include Senior Administrator in Long Term Care and Residential Services, Director of Care in long term care, Manager of Intensive Care Unit, Director/Manager of Health Services, Coordinator Transition Services Team (acute care to community) and Clinical and Systems Transformation (CST) peer mentor.
Li served GNABC and CGNA for more than 15 years and 5 years respectively. She held positions at the local chapter as President – elect of the Simon Fraser GNABC chapter (2007- 2009), President of the Simon Fraser GNABC Chapter for two and a half terms (five years), became the GNABC Provincial Treasurer (2011 – 2013) , Chair of the 2013 CGNA Biennial Conference Finance Committee, CGNA treasurer – elect in 2013, CGNA treasurer (2014 – 2016), GNABC President – elect (2016 – 2018), GNABC President (2018 – 2020), CGNA Board of Director (2018 – 2020) and finally GNABC Past president (2020 - 2022). Her work accomplishments as GNABC president and CGNA Board of Director have been documented in her GNABC President’s Annual Reports 2018 – 2020 and CGNA Board of Director Annual Report 2019 – 2020.
Some of her thoughts on gerontological nursing: Kudos to nurses whose passion is gerontological nursing and care for older adults and the elderly, and whose research work and education have changed the lens on how older adults/elderly can be cared for and their needs managed. The results have been fascinating and exciting for improved care utilizing collaborative practices and appropriate resources. How amazing it is to discover or conceive resources in communities and facilities to help and support older adults/elderly as we come to understand more of their needs. How helpful it is to improve one’s quality of life minimizing their pain, symptoms, anxiety and fear.
Li’s hope is for this generation to continue to unveil infrastructures, processes and systems that would address an excellent seamless collaborative delivery system for the care of older adults and the elderly for the generations to come.
Nominations for GNABC Provincial Board Positions 2023 - 2025 Term
Hello GNABC Members,
We are putting out a call for nominations for the following provincial board positions in advance of our AGM on May 6, 2023:
Secretary 2 yr term May 2023-2025
Treasurer 2 yr term May 2023-2025
Education Chair 2 yr term 2023-2025
If you are interested in one of these positions, please send your expression of interest to Shelley Canning, GNABC President at shelley.canning@ufv.ca
2023 GNABC CONFERENCE AGM
CGNA CONFERENCE 2023
CGNA Conference: Emerging from the mist…we are ready!
Gerontological Nurses have lived and cared through unprecedented times. As we emerge from the pandemic, and the mist has lifted, we are able to see more clearly. As we look to the past, the lessons learned have become very apparent. As we look to what lies ahead, there is a sense of hope and new beginnings. We have been longing to implement new ideas, try new things, and think about things in different ways.
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