tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849204064301665032024-02-07T00:09:39.647-05:00Hospice & Palliative Nurses AssocationHPNA is a membership organization for individual members of the nursing team working in the specialty of palliative nursing across the life span continuum.
HPNA is the nationally recognized organization providing resources and support for advanced practice nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and nursing assistants who care for people with life-limiting and terminal illness.HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-1794701709079442872011-03-29T11:09:00.003-04:002011-03-29T11:11:03.363-04:00Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) has announced that Carma Erickson-Hurt, MSN APRN ACHPN® LCDR USN RET, of North Bend, Oregon, is the 2011 recipient of the Ruby Jones Nursing Hero Award. The Ruby Jones Nursing Hero Award distinguishes a nursing colleague who has clearly gone well beyond the “usual and expected” requirements with their patients and/or those who care for their patients through some other humanitarian nursing response. <a href="http://bit.ly/eXDxYd">http://bit.ly/eXDxYd</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-25396401865575526162011-03-22T16:10:00.003-04:002011-03-22T16:14:18.205-04:00The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) has announced that Congresswomen Carolyn McCarthy, United States Representative to New York’s 4th District, is the 2011 recipient of the Friend of HPNA Award. This prestigious award recognizes an individual who supports the HPNA Mission through a demonstrated positive impact on the hospice and palliative nursing care field through public policy and/or advocacy. <a href="http://bit.ly/etAEk7">http://bit.ly/etAEk7</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-78559429379120921042011-03-16T15:41:00.002-04:002011-03-16T15:45:19.592-04:00Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) has announced that Terrah L. Foster, PhD RN CPNP, of Nashville, Tennessee is the recipient of the 2011 HPNA New Investigator Award. Read More: <a href="http://bit.ly/eg3Sh3">http://bit.ly/eg3Sh3</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-67590342375567416952011-03-15T10:12:00.001-04:002011-03-15T10:12:12.995-04:00Hospice and Palliative Nuses Assoc. announces Madalon Amenta, MN PhD wins the 2011 "Leading the Way Award". Read more <a class="twitter-timeline-link" href="http://bit.ly/hH44P4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/hH44P4</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-42283948170031261732011-03-09T14:05:00.001-05:002011-03-09T14:06:23.356-05:00The 25th Anniversary HPNA Chapter Memory Book is now available for your viewing on the HPNA website at<br /><a href="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=25th%20Anniversary">http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=25th Anniversary</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-10869638004216873032011-03-03T10:56:00.000-05:002011-03-03T10:57:02.957-05:00View Photos from the 2011 Annual Assembly in Vancouver. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/44940916@N03/show/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/44940916@N03/show/</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-48308576522322054142011-03-03T09:54:00.001-05:002011-03-03T09:54:25.866-05:00On February 26, 2011, The Open Mind on PBS featured an in-depth segment about palliative care. Host Richard D. Heffner interviewed Diane E. Meier, MD, Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.<br /><br />The interview and transcript for, "Palliative Care: Care vs. Cure?" is available online. Share the segment with friends and colleagues.<br /><br /><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=jidnhzaab&et=1104692758897&s=56671&e=001BydKuaY9gKdLBidf469eNZ06yz62UUUqNTB5O9Ve_TRsiy56SBwSptuG4JVH4oix87KzZVSrc1LvcEE1ts4EETMoxDw0FT8Lv0SxKrqX5TYigvAbJ4r7w7T4BhtOU_rtG5opOlKSb4W7MqwWStj0f06uBZzggcFB06uJibcGAMKMc3XfAal6BTH3QDWgPo_oN5P9NU0Gykk=" target="_blank">Watch the Video</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-75314358247839454132011-02-17T16:30:00.001-05:002011-02-17T16:30:34.168-05:00HPNA will formally recognize 8 newly formed Chapters this week during the HPNA Annual Membership Meeting. The 8 newly chartered Chapters include Phoenix (AZ), Los Angeles Regional, Hawaiian Islands, Lake City-Gainesville (FL), Oklahoma City (OK), Greater Palm Beach-Treasure Coast (FL) , East Central Iowa, River City HOPE-Columbus (GA). Each new Chapter will receive an official certificate of Chapter Charter during the 2011 HPNA Leadership Weekend, held July 15-17 in Pittsburgh, PA. There are now 47 HPNA Chapters across the United States!HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-6448132426838047132011-02-11T11:24:00.001-05:002011-02-11T11:24:15.243-05:00HPNA Education Services is pleased to announce Special Member Pricing for all HPNA E-learning courses in celebration of our 25th Anniversary!<br />Special member pricing celebrating HPNA's 25th Anniversary<br />- $10.00 per one hour E-learning course<br />- $ 5.00 per 30 minute E-learning course<br /><a href="http://www.hpna.org/">http://www.hpna.org/</a> Use membership number and password to “Members Only”.HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-6428471470534170162011-02-03T16:19:00.001-05:002011-02-03T16:19:58.136-05:00HPNA 25th Anniversary Links! <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&t=8o8ueoeab.0.nih7sleab.6qipmucab.14288&ts=S0584&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hpna.org%2FDisplayPage.aspx%3FTitle%3D25th%2520Anniversary" shape="rect" target="_blank" linktype="link" track="on">HPNA 25th Anniversary </a>webpage; View our <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&t=8o8ueoeab.0.77u4aneab.6qipmucab.14288&ts=S0584&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F52789528%40N06%2Fshow%2F" shape="rect" target="_blank" linktype="link" track="on">HPNA 25th Anniversary Photo Album</a>; Sign the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&t=8o8ueoeab.0.57u4aneab.6qipmucab.14288&ts=S0584&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hpna.org%2FDisplayPage.aspx%3FTitle%3D25th+Anniversary+Card" shape="rect" target="_blank" linktype="link" track="on">Official 25th Anniversary Greeting Card</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-47708276129066393002011-01-26T09:29:00.000-05:002011-01-26T09:30:02.513-05:00Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) now offers members an online course to become an HPNA Approved Educator. (No live programs are scheduled for 2011) Registered nurses, who are HPNA members, certified or will receive certification by January 2012 through the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses, and are working in the specialty of hospice and palliative care are eligible. <a href="http://hpna.org/">www.HPNA.org</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-55254972935855563432011-01-24T15:03:00.001-05:002011-01-24T15:03:17.810-05:00ELNEC - Core Train-The-Trainer Courses co-sponsored by HPNA dates are June 16 & 17, 2011 - Denver, CO. July 28 & 29, 2011 - Atlanta, GA , and Oct. 11 & 12, 2011 - Boston, MA. <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&t=ujy7ameab.0.xupsledab.6qipmucab.14288&ts=S0584&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hpna.org%2FDisplayPage.aspx%3FTitle%3DWeb+Teleconferences" target="_blank">Registration Info</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-37595852233708888062011-01-18T11:54:00.001-05:002011-01-18T11:54:16.468-05:00HPNA is pleased to announce three newly elected members to its Board of Directors. Judy Bartel, MSN ACHPN® CHPCA FPCN; Barbara Cliff, RN PhD; and Jennifer Gentry, RN MSN ANP BC ACHPN® FPCN, began their three-year terms on January 1, 2011.HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-72815198516752187662011-01-07T13:08:00.002-05:002011-01-07T13:10:10.493-05:00Help celebrate HPNA’s 25th Anniversary by signing the official greeting card at <a href="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=25th">http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=25th</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-13836350318543884582011-01-07T09:21:00.002-05:002011-01-07T09:25:58.435-05:00New HPNA President Todd Hultman, PhD APRN ACHPN®. takes over as HPNA celebrates it 25th Anniversay in 2011.<br />With nearly 10,000 individual nursing members, HPNA is the nation's largest and oldest professional nursing organization dedicated to promoting excellence in hospice and palliative nursing care. <a href="http://www.hpna.org/">http://www.hpna.org/</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-68587298283180834712011-01-03T09:59:00.001-05:002011-01-03T09:59:37.278-05:00Last Call to Save $100 on Registration for 2011 AAHPM/HPNA Assembly in Vancouver February 16-19, 2011The deadline is January 5, 2011., to get a substantial savings on the cost of registration. Hotel rooms are also filling up quickly, but there are still some available. http://bit.ly/hOROnOHPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-26113879902581881212010-12-30T14:47:00.000-05:002010-12-30T14:48:38.193-05:00On January 1st, 2011, HPNA will begin celebrating its 25th anniversary as a professional nursing association leading the way to promote excellence in the provision of palliative nursing care through leadership development, education and the support of research in the field. Happy Anniversary HPNA!<a href="http://www.hpna.org/default.aspx">http://www.hpna.org/default.aspx</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-87459557408036387632010-12-27T15:49:00.000-05:002010-12-27T15:50:36.093-05:00HPNA Approved Educators are nurse educators who have completed the HPNA Approved Educators Workshop that prepares them to teach hospice and palliative content. There are over 500 HPNA Approved Educators. If you are interested in becoming an HPNA Approved for the upcoming course date/application. <a href="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=HPNA%20Approved%20Educator%20Workshop">link here</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-62011611224414988492010-12-22T16:34:00.000-05:002010-12-22T16:36:14.157-05:00The early bird discount for the 2011 AAHPM/HPNA Annual Assembly in Vancouver, BC, Canada is available now through January 05, 2011 <a href="http://bit.ly/fH5iY5">http://bit.ly/fH5iY5</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-19835127669017768732010-12-21T10:49:00.002-05:002010-12-21T10:50:35.495-05:00HPNA Research Scholars Program accepting applications for the 2011 Kathleen Foley Palliative Care Retreat October 11-13, 2011, Montreal, Quebec Application deadline for the 2011 program is January 15, 2011. Learn More <a href="http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=Research%20Scholars%20Program">http://www.hpna.org/DisplayPage.aspx?Title=Research%20Scholars%20Program</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-14912604069370150752010-12-16T10:37:00.000-05:002010-12-16T10:38:06.507-05:00HPNA is pleased to welcome incoming president Todd Hultman, PhD APRN-BC ACHP. Dr. Hultman, who begins his second term on the HPNA Board of Directors in 2011, is a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). His term as president will begin January 1, 2011.HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-74481989674020503282010-12-09T13:55:00.000-05:002010-12-09T13:56:06.788-05:00HPNA Membership has launched an online journal titled Expressions. Creative works of HPNA members will be posted in an electronic journal for public viewing on the HPNA website. We are currently accepting poems, stories, narratives, etc. that depicts hospice and palliative nursing. Submissions can be sent to <a href="mailto:chadr@hpna.org">chadr@hpna.org</a> or <a href="mailto:nancyt@hpna.org">nancyt@hpna.org</a> in the National Office. Members can also mail send their creative works to the National Office of HPNA.HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-55209041873469742872010-11-30T15:09:00.000-05:002010-11-30T15:10:55.040-05:00FREE For HPNA Members. 3 Dementia Care E-Learning Courses and earn a total of 4.5 Contact Hours- Register through "Members Only" at <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&et=1103671757782&s=11993&e=00125ViOwX0ZNuUInNjVZ83yENPB4HQbxMJ5brp3y6PVzPiACw6W42yJLrrf4OSqleYZlz_FwiTdov9TMLbmGSr5-uLpjOkTB_YS_AYaLHNKpE=" target="_blank">www.HPNA.org</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-92126461702400820692010-11-23T16:40:00.000-05:002010-11-23T16:41:01.721-05:002011 ELNEC Train-the-Trainer Courses Announced! co-sponsored by HPNA<br />June 16 & 17, 2011 - Denver, CO and July 28 & 29, 2011 - Atlanta, GA <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=6qipmucab&et=1103755766639&s=14288&e=001cP2PUMdwD-WDZfDm6u1b0lmoAfzxX7ZfmcgCEWIjWuWuKrJdrqLZmZ3Dgg5YfcggcnCAZTKEGgchBkMd14UcsEVspKPjKKvGEo9I4dJGgMOjnRGbvGuq9SZRIOEBH84il9IMJ218HjQ=" shape="rect" target="_blank">Register online</a>HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1084920406430166503.post-4492636440246157922010-11-19T12:44:00.001-05:002010-11-19T12:44:37.432-05:00Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association now has 42 Local Chapters and 18 Provisional Groups across the United States. Go to <a href="http://www.hpna.org/ChaptersList.aspx">http://www.hpna.org/ChaptersList.aspx</a> to find your local chapter!HPNAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10776195344450314284noreply@blogger.com0