We would like to say thank you to our speakers, Monique and Lisa, for their heartfelt and dynamic presentations on Nov 18th to the Calgary Chapter. Please follow the links below to learn more about being a family caregiver during the pandemic and how to access supports available through Caregivers Alberta. Monique Martin-Parent A gerontological nurse […]
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Dear members of AGNA Calgary Chapter We invite you to join us on line for our presentation “Impact of COVID-19 on seniors living in facilities and the general community”. The presentation will be on Nov 18, 2020 from 17:30 to 18:30. We have invited 2 speakers: Monique Martin-Parent – registered nurse with experience in addictions,
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This Monday, June 15th, the Calgary Chapter of AGNA will hold their AGM online. A notice has been sent to all Chapter Members, and we welcome anyone interested to attend. We will be talking about the year ahead, including study groups, professional networking and education. Would you like to volunteer on our Chapter Executive? It’s
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Dear AGNA members and friends, On May 13, we invite you to join us for an open discussion on-line about how the life of nurses has been changed in these unprecedented times. If you want to share your experience or you want to learn how others deal with it please join us. Members of our
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Happy Certified Nurses Day! Thank you to everyone who got in touch with us regarding a spring study group. There were not enough people to support a formal study group, but we have individual support set up for two nurses who contacted us, and are registered to write the May exam. As of March 19th,
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Get ready for our next Calgary Chapter event! We invite RNs and LPNs to join us for a session to discuss professional development in Gerontological Nursing. We will focus on low-cost and free resources to support your knowledge and practice, including strategies to maintain CNA Certification and work toward your continuing competence goals. If you
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We invite AGNA members to join us for an interesting evening of learning and discussion about vaccines, on Tuesday, October 29th. Our guest speaker is a vaccine educator, and will review the most common types, and what’s new this season. We will follow with a walkthrough of the competencies for a gerontological nurse, including the
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Happy August to our peers across the City of Calgary, as well as those across the Province. It is again the time of year when we look forward to Fall, and plan our professional development. The Calgary chapter of AGNA will again offer a Gerontology Peer Study Group for 8 weeks, with weekly meetings through
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We would like to invite all our Calgary Chapter members (and anyone else interested) to join us for our next event, on April 10th. We are excited to welcome speaker Kendra Kovacik to discuss Home design to support aging in place. We will also hold our AGM, during which we hope to recruit new Chapter
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Dear AGNA members, we are so thankful for the support and interest shown for our certification study group in Calgary! There was not enough nurses requesting the spring session to create a full group, but we have been able to pair a few individuals preparing for the exam with mentors and access to help. For
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