In this episode, Dr. Cassandra Vonnes, a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, and member of the GAPNA Communication Team, talks with Dr. Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP, GS-C, CNE, FAANP, FAAN, the current President of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing in Madison, Alabama.

Dr. Baker discusses her inspiration to become a gerontological nurse, how she influenced the care of older adults through an advanced educational grant, and a look at some of the strategic planning being done by GAPNA’s leaders to keep the association successfully moving into the future.

Natalie Baker, DNP, CRNP, GS-C, CNE, FAANP, FAAN, is the current President of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association and an Associate Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing in Madison, Alabama.

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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