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Top 10 List of Geriatric Best Practice Resources

University Geriatric Websites:
University of Iowa www.medicine.uiowa.edu/igec
University of Pennsylvania www.nursing.upenn.edu/centers/hcgne/default.htm

Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing/NYU site www.hartfordign.org

American Geriatrics Society Nursing Review Syllabus www.americangeriatrics.org/products/gnr_syllabus.shtml

Merck Manual of Geriatrics www.merck.com/pubs/mm_geriatrics/contents.htm

National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov/health
    Make sure you check out NIA�s: Age Pages www.niapublications.org/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=15&cat=Age+Pages+and+Fact+Sheets
    Communicating with Older Patients www.nia.nih.gov/health/pubs/clinicians-handbook/index.htm#content

Alzheimer�s Association www.alz.org
    Make sure you check out AA�s resource center www.alz.org/ResourceCenter/ResourceCenter.htm

Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Organizations www.hartfordign.org/resources/policy/coalition.html

The American Association of Nurse Assessment Coordinators

American Academy of Nursing (AAN) � Expert Panel on Aging
National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA/LTC)
National Conference of Gerontological Nurse Practitioners (NCGNP)
National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)
The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Springer Publishing www.springerpub.com
    Make sure you check out Gerontology and Geriatrics Resources www.springerpub.com/catalogue/gerontology.pdf
    *See The Encyclopedia of Elder Care

John A. Hartford Foundation Gerontological Nursing Initiative www.gerontologicalnursing.info

Geriatric Nursing Journals
    Geriatric Nursing www2.us.elsevierhealth.com/scripts/om.dll/serve?action=searchDB&searchDBfor=home&id=gn
    Journal of Gerontological Nursing www.slackinc.com/allied/jgn/jgnhome.htm