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President’s Message

Dr. Shelley Canning RN, PhD GNC(c) - President

August 9, 2022

Hello GNABC Members,

Dr. Shelley Canning RN, PhD GNC(c),

President 2022-2024

I am very proud to serve as the GNABC president for 2022-2024. I am currently an Associate Professor of Nursing at the University of the Fraser Valley and the Director of UFVs Centre for Education and Research on Ageing. My clinical nursing experience includes both palliative oncology and home health. As a nursing educator I teach a Gerontology course to first year nursing students and supervise them in their long-term care clinical experience. 

I believe the next two years will be really important for gerontological nurses as we begin to move beyond and address the impacts of COVID and nursing shortages. While COVID shone a light on many of the deficits in aged care, it also highlighted the important work of gerontological nurses. I’m looking forward to the next two years and the role that GNABC can play to support our gero nurses. I believe GNABC can play an important role in collaborating with other nursing organizations, academic institutions, and government agencies as we move forward to better meet the needs of older adults! 

I’m excited to work closely with the GNABC board to support our membership moving forward.

Best,

Shelley

President GNABC

shelley.canning@ufv.ca


Executive Information


GNABC Executive and Chairs 2022 - 2024

Provincial Executive

President Dr. Shelley Canning

President-Elect Dr. Mariko Sakamoto

Past-President - Dr. Lillian Hung

Secretary Trace Skaalrud

TreasurerSharon Wang

Committee Chairpersons

Education - Kimberley Smith

Membership – Joanne Brown

Media - Josephine Agudo

Executive Positions Available:

All positions filled

Email any inquiries to GNABC