What’s new in DPEN Research?
DPEN believes in evidence-based best practices in dementia care and for training the next generation of dementia-capable nurses. We generate evidence through our research.
Publications
*NEW* “Building a Dementia-Capable Nursing Workforce”
Vasquez L, Schultz M, Ishado E, Borson S, Sadak T. (2023). “Building a Dementia-Capable Nursing Workforce.” Journal of Professional Nursing 46, 31-38.
Learn what undergraduate nursing students want to see in a long-term care clinical training opportunity and how we formed the DPEN Excellence in Long-Term Care externship.
View our research infographic: “Future Nurses: Why Not Dementia Care?”
“A Portrait of Ageism: Worth (More Than) a Thousand Words”
“Assessing Caregiver Needs”
Borson, S. (2021). Assessing caregiver needs. International Psychogeriatrics, 33(4), 331-334. doi:10.1017/S1041610220003877
Presentations
Sadak T, Borson S. “Creating the Dementia Palliative Education Network,” presented at the National Symposium for Academic Palliative Care Education and Research, March 2023, Long Beach, CA.