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2024 Champions of Compassionate Care Honored by the Gold Foundation and AACN

December 18, 2024

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Rounds with Leadership: A Time to Revel, Reflect, and Renew

December 04, 2024

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Inside Syllabus - Q&A with GNSA Leadership Council Co-Chairs

November 26, 2024

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The Essential Update

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Conferences & Webinars

Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Needs: Advancing Research & Collaboration

January 8 at 2:00 pm (ET)

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Doctoral Education Conference & Pre-Conferences

January 16-18, 2025 | Coronado, CA

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Disaster Ready: Preparing Nurses for Crisis Response

February 11 at 2:00 pm (ET)

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Executive Development Series (EDS) for Deans

March 28-29, 2025 | Washington, DC

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Deans Annual Meeting & Pre-Conference

March 29-31, 2025 | Washington, DC

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Student Policy Summit

March 30-31, 2025 | Washington, DC

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Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals (GNAP) Conference

April 7-9, 2025 | Seattle, WA

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Business Officers of Nursing Schools (BONUS) Annual Meeting

April 23-25, 2025 | Nashville, TN

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Access Connection Engagement (ACE) Symposium

June 4-6, 2025 | Indianapolis, IN

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