The symposia, which have been held since the 1980s, highlight national speakers who address continuity of care, the role of the nurse in care coordination and the demographics of the aging population. The primary purpose of the symposium is to educate nurses and the public on methods to improve the care of the older adult.
Mathy Mezey, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. will be the keynote speaker for the symposium. Mezey is professor emerita, senior research scientist and associate director, The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University College of Nursing. She has authored 10 books and more than 70 publications that focus on the preparation of baccalaureate and advanced practice nurses to care for older adults and the ethical decisions at the end of life.
Dr. Melissa B. Aselage, assistant professor at the Duke University School of Nursing, will join Mezey at the session from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, March 29. Session topics will include models of care, palliative care, symptom management in chronic disease, geriatric resources, nurse competencies, Alzheimer’s research and pharmacotherapuetics. Registration fee is $50 for the general audience, $25 for TCU students and faculty. Go to www.froglinks.com/2012Hogstel to register.
The late Mildred Hogstel, R.N., Ph.D., emeritus professor of nursing, established the Hogstel Gerontological Nursing Symposium began in the 1980s in honor of her parents, Ole Gustave and Mabel Nelson Hogstel. It is generally held every three years, and there have been six symposia to date.
Hogstel had a long and distinguished career at TCU, retiring in 1993. As a highly published author and researcher in the area of gerontology, she was instrumental in changing the nursing curriculum and the student experience in regard to the specialized nursing care of older adults.
Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences at TCU is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
For more information, contact Danielle Walker at d.k.walker@tcu.edu or ext. 7424.