MGNA
Manitoba Gerontological Nursing Association (MGNA)
MGNA Executive
Membership
Benefits of Membership Include:
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How to Join
Use our Online Membership Application Form and make your payment immediately using your credit card.
For help with online registration, please click here for step-by-step tutorial.
Objectives
The mission of the MGNA is to promote continuous improvement in care and service for older adults across the care continuum in collaboration with older adults and other health care disciplines. In striving to achieve our mission, the MGNA has identified the following strategic directions for the upcoming year:
1. Membership Recruitment
We envision strong representation of nurses practicing across the health care continuum within the MGNA. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
2. Member Recognition
We value the contribution of nurses to the gerontological specialty and wish to ensure that such contributions are recognized and celebrated. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
3. Member Education
One of the objectives of the MGNA is to provide continuing education and professional development opportunities for those who nurse and care for older adults. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
4. Promoting Gerontology As A Specialty
MGNA Executive
| President Barbara Tallman Deer Lodge Hospital |
Vice-President / Newsletter Leslie Dryburgh Grace Hospital |
| Secretary Pat Cossette Deer Lodge Hospital |
Treasurer Terry Deaustels Grace Hospital |
| Publicity Kimberly McKenzie Grace Hospital |
Education Cathy Gates Concordia Hospital |
| Past Presdient Anne Williams Golden West Centennial Lodge |
Membership
Benefits of Membership Include:
- Education (evening educational session three times per year and a biannual full day educational event)
- Quarterly provincial and national newsletters
- Opportunities for networking with others working with older adults in many different settings.
- Access to educational and research bursaries
- The membership year runs from April to March. All MGNA members enjoy the same membership in the Canadian Gerontological Nursing Association for no additional fee.
| Type | Description |
Cost | Voting Privileges |
| Regular | Active Practicing RN | $70.00 | Yes |
| Student | Student enrolled in full-time educational institution | $27.50 | Yes |
| Associate | Non-practicing RN's, other nurisng personnel, and others who have an interest in the health care of older adults | $27.50 | No |
| Honorary | Conferred on persons recognized by the MGNA for their contribution to the field of gerontology | Nil | Yes |
Click here for the membership brochure
How to Join
Use our Online Membership Application Form and make your payment immediately using your credit card.
For help with online registration, please click here for step-by-step tutorial.
Objectives
The mission of the MGNA is to promote continuous improvement in care and service for older adults across the care continuum in collaboration with older adults and other health care disciplines. In striving to achieve our mission, the MGNA has identified the following strategic directions for the upcoming year:
1. Membership Recruitment
We envision strong representation of nurses practicing across the health care continuum within the MGNA. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
- Exploring means of outreach to potential members/chapters in rural areas, i.e., The Pas, Brandon and to nursing students
- Providing updated information on the MGNA website, i.e. upcoming events, certification news, membership information and forms, etc.
- Hosting a ‘bring a friend’ wine and cheese reception with education session in September 2007.
- Sending an e-mail/letter reminder to members who had not yet renewed their memberships this year.
2. Member Recognition
We value the contribution of nurses to the gerontological specialty and wish to ensure that such contributions are recognized and celebrated. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
- Submitting an article about the MGNA Nursing Distinction Awards recipients in Nurscene.
- Highlighting member profiles in each edition of the MGNA newsletter and profiling the gerontological nursing specialty in other organizational newsletters.
- Sending congratulatory letters and offering a 1-year free membership to Manitoba nurses who achieved gerontological certification.
3. Member Education
One of the objectives of the MGNA is to provide continuing education and professional development opportunities for those who nurse and care for older adults. Efforts to achieve this vision will include:
- Offering educational sessions following each of the 3 general meetings on topics pertinent to membership.
- Maintaining an e-mail list of members and contacts and circulating information and notices of upcoming meetings and events.
- Collaborating with the Manitoba Gerontology Association to hold a joint educational event.
- Hosting a full-day educational session in conjunction with the AGM every second year.
- Supporting CNA certification study groups to assist members to prepare to write certification exams.
- Distributing the MGNA newsletter on a quarterly basis.
4. Promoting Gerontology As A Specialty
- Hosting 2004 CGNA conference
- Investigating the need to revise the MGNA by-laws re; committees
