In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. JoAnn Coleman, DNP, ACNP-BC, AOCN, GCN, the Clinical Program Coordinator for the Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland, and a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association.

In addition to her inspiration to become a gerontological nurse, Dr. Coleman discusses the specialty needs of the older adult undergoing surgery, the development and implementation of the Geriatric Surgical Verification Program by the American College of Surgeons, and implications for the gerontological advanced practice nurse.

This episode was recorded on July 6, 2022.

JoAnn Coleman, DNP, ACNP-BC, AOCN, GCN, the Clinical Program Coordinator for the Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. She was selected to serve on the American College of Surgeons grant given by the John A. Hartford Foundation to develop standards for geriatric surgery and establish a new quality program, the Geriatric Surgery Verification Program of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Coleman is a member of GAPNA’s Acute and Emergent Care Special Interest Group and contributed to the Gerontological Resources for APRNs in Acute and Emergent Care Settings.

Cassandra Vonnes, DNP, GNP-BC, APRN, AOCNP, CPHQ, FAHA, is the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) Coordinator, Geriatric Oncology, at the Moffitt Cancer Center, in Tampa, FL. She is a member of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association Communication Team and is a host of the GAPNA Chat podcast series.

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