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Northwest Coalition Mission

We are a Coalition of Schools and Colleges of Nursing in the Northwest United States committed to advancing the health of older adults through excellence in nursing education. Informed by research, we seek to develop and nurture the best educational methods to foster excellent nurse clinicians, researchers, and teachers who are dedicated to the health and welfare of older adults.

News and Events

NW Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Education Annual Meeting
June 19, 2009
Linfield College School of Nursing, Portland, OR
For information contact soncgne@ohsu.edu.

Current Activities

Current work is focused on the development of this website and other resources to assist school of nursing faculty to teach content on geriatric nursing.

Partner Schools

Boise State University

Concordia University

George Fox University

Gonzaga University

Idaho State University

Linfield College

Montana State University

Oregon Health & Science University

Pacific Lutheran University

Seattle Pacific University

Seattle University

University of Alaska Anchorage

University of Portland

University of Washington, Bothell

University of Washington, Seattle

Walla Walla University

Washington State University, Spokane

Washington State University, Vancouver

Steering Committee 2009-2010

Casey Shillam, Chair	University of Portland	shillam@up.edu
Karen Feldt , Immediate Past Chair	Seattle University	feldtk@seattleu.edu
Carla Hagan, Chair Elect	George Fox University	chagen@georgefox.edu
Beverly Hewitt, next Chair Elect	Idaho State University	ashtcaro@isu.edu
Jean Ballantyne	University of Alaska Anchorage	afjeb@uaa.alaska.edu
Barbara Cochrane	University of Washington, Seattle	barbc@u.washington.edu
Mary Sue Gorski	Gonzaga University	gorski@gonzaga.edu
Renee Hoeksel	Washington State University, Vancouver	hoeksel@vancouver.wsu.edu
Lois Miller	Oregon Health & Science University	millerlo@ohsu.edu
Terry Miller	Pacific Lutheran University	millertw@plu.edu
Carol Redfield	Seattle Pacific University	carlsr@spu.edu
Penny Roberts	Oregon Health & Science University	robertpe@ohsu.edu
Suzanne Sikma	University of Washington, Bothell	ssikma@u.washington.edu
Karen Tetz	Walla Walla College	Karen.Tetz@WallaWalla.edu

Communications Committee 2009-2010

Heidi Petry, Chair	University of Washington, Bothell	Hpetry@uwb.edu
Barbara Cheyney	Seattle Pacific University	cheynb@spu.edu
Glenise McKenzie	Oregon Health & Science University-Ashland	mckenzig@ohsu.edu
Lois Miller	Oregon Health & Science University	millerlo@ohsu.edu
Jeannette O'Brien	Linfield College	jobrien@linfield.edu
Janet Purath	Washington State University, Spokane	jpurath@wsu.edu
Penny Roberts	Oregon Health & Science University	robertpe@ohsu.edu
Diana Taibi	University of Washington, Seattle	dmtaibi@u.washington.edu
Catherine Van Son	Washington State University, Spokane	vansonc@wsu.edu

Education Committee 2009-2010

Catherine Van Son, Chair	Washington State University, Spokane	vansonc@wsu.edu
Basia Belza	University of Washington- Seattle	basiab@u.washington.edu
Bonnie Blachly	University of Washington- Bothell	Bblachly@uwb.edu
Karen Cameron	University of Portland	cameron@up.edu
Susan Casey	Seattle Pacific University	caseys@spu.edu
Jane Hagan	Oregon Health & Science University	haganj@ohsu.edu
Verlene Meyer	Walla Walla College	Verlene.Meyer@WallaWalla.edu
Lois Miller	Oregon Health & Science University	millerlo@ohsu.edu
Darcy Mize	George Fox University	dmize@georgefox.edu
Carla Pentecost	Oregon Health & Science University	pentecoc@ohsu.edu
Penny Roberts	Oregon Health & Science University	robertpe@ohsu.edu
Mindy Schaffner	Pacific Lutheran University	schaffml@plu.edu
Ruth Tadesse	Oregon Health & Science University	tadesser@ohsu.edu
Pam Wheeler	Linfield College	pwheele@linfield.edu

Founding Goals

Education: Foster positive clinical experiences for undergraduate students with older adults.

Research: Prove mentored research experience for undergraduate students.

Community: Value and advocate for informal caregivers.

Society: Devise key messages about nursing as a major contributor to older adult issues.

Faculty Development: Stimulate faculty to integrate about older adults into courses.

History

In July 2002, the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at Oregon Health & Science University hosted a gathering of seven schools and colleges of nursing in the Northwest to engage in mutual goal setting and to inform academic partners about the Hartford Center and about opportunities for faculty and students.

Participants were enthusiastic and energized by meeting with colleagues committed to geronotological nursing and agreed to continue working together. They developed the mission statement and identified the areas of concern and priorities for future work outlined above.

Since the first meeting, the NW Coalition has expanded to 16 institutions located in five states, Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

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