Mariyam Arifova is a first year BSN student. During winter quarter in 2020, she traveled to Japan as part of the Keio University Short-Term Nursing and Medical Care Studies Program to learn about challenges of an aging society. UW students attending the program were supported by the Center for Global Health Nursing and the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging. All interviews have been edited for length and clarity. Find all scholar spotlight interviews here. Why did you choose nursing?…
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Highlights from Dr. Kate Lorig’s Talk
Over half of adults in the U.S. have a chronic disease, according to the CDC. Symptom self-management can be a key part of helping people with chronic diseases live a healthy and longer life. “I don’t look at self-management so much as a theory, rather as something someone does,” said Dr. Kate Lorig, partner at the Self-Management Resource Center and professor emerita at Stanford University, in her February 6 talk at the UW School of Nursing. Lorig walked the audience…
Winter Geriatric Healthcare Lectures
The NW Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Center has announced its winter lecture series. The lectures are free and recorded. Find more on the NWGWEC website.
NINR Director’s Lecture Recording
On November 19th the de Tornyay Center held a screening of the National Institute of Nursing Research Director’s Lecture ‘Informing Health Policy Through Science to Improve Healthcare for Older Adults’ by Patricia Stone, PhD, RN, FAAN. Stone’s research aims to enhance the quality of care for older adults including preventing healthcare-associated infection and improving infection management and end-of-life care. Her program of research has contributed to policy changes, such as state and federal legislative mandates that hospitals report infections. Couldn’t make…
2019 – 2020 Healthy Aging Scholars Announced
The de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Healthy Aging Scholarship recipients. There were a limited number of scholarships available. We extend our thanks and high regard to all who applied. Scholarship recipients receive funds and support for research projects related to healthy aging and older adults. We look forward to hearing the results of their work at the Nurses of Influence Banquet on April 30, 2020. Please join us in congratulating these exceptional scholars…
Highlights From Ignite Aging 2019
The Ignite Aging Symposium is an annual event hosted by the de Tornyay Center for Healthy Aging, featuring a sampler of outstanding healthy aging research by University of Washington School of Nursing faculty, students and alumni. Each speaker gets five minutes to present their work, followed by a question and answer session. Below are highlights of the Ignite Aging symposium from September 27, 2019. Or, view 2020 Ignite Aging here. Kicking off with Executive Dean Azita Emami on the potential…