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Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium

PCNA has made the difficult decision to make the 2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium a fully virtual meeting. We are concerned for the health and well-being of you as well as your patients and families. The PCNA team is working hard to create a dynamic virtual learning experience that will maintain the high-quality content and world-renowned speakers you expect from our live meeting.

 

Join us on February 26, 2021, for our Annual Pharmacology Course and earn 4.0 CE contact hours, including 4.0 pharmacology hours. Learn about the following:

 

The science and clinical application of cannabinoids

 

Pharmacologic management of depression in adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD)

 

Thyroid disorder and its relationship to cardiovascular diseases

 

Pharmacologic management of patients with complex co-morbidities: preventing the progression of chronic kidney disease

 

 

The General Sessions of the Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium will be held on April 8-9, 2021.

 

Earn 8.5 CE contact hours, including 1.0 pharmacology hours, at this 2-day program, which will include a virtual exhibit hall and poster sessions, and cover the hottest topics in the field. Sessions include the following:

 

* CVD Prevention and Management: Top 5 Cardiovascular Clinical Trials of 2020-2021

 

* COVID-19 and CVD: What Have We Learned?

 

* Telehealth and Virtual Patient Care: Best Practices

 

* Challenge of CVD Risk Reduction in Racial and Ethnic Minorities

 

* Managing Stable Coronary Artery Disease: Invasive vs Conservative Approach

 

* Can Stenting Prevent Myocardial Infarction in Stable Coronary Heart Disease?

 

* Cases: Lifestyle, Medication and Intervention to Manage Stable Coronary Heart Disease

 

* Best Practices in Stroke Prevention: Risk Factor Management or Surgery?

 

* Substance Abuse and Cardiovascular Disease

 

* Fearless Soul: The Call to Nursing and the Courage to Stay

 

 

Learn more at https://pcna.net/professional-development/annual-symposium/.

 

Cardiovascular Nursing Certificate

Just launched is the Cardiovascular Nursing Certificate program, a self-paced online experience that strengthens your professional knowledge, competence, and confidence relative to cardiovascular nursing. Designed for advanced beginners, this first-in-class global certificate program combines clinically rigorous training in a user-friendly format with practical activities that make learning easier and compelling, and sustain the retention of knowledge over time. The online certificate includes modules on the following topics:

 

Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and Strategies for Population Health

 

Pathophysiology of Atherosclerotic CVD

 

Cardiovascular Assessment

 

Cardiometabolic Risk Management

 

Atherosclerotic CVD Prevention and Management

 

Prevention and Management of Atrial Fibrillation

 

Prevention and Management of Heart Failure

 

Cardiovascular Pharmacology

 

Communication and Person-centered Care for Patients with CVD

 

Lifestyle/Behavior Change Counseling

 

Putting Research into Practice

 

Leadership and Advocacy

 

 

This program was developed by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nursing Association and the Global Cardiovascular Nursing Leadership Council. Learn more at http://www.pcna.net.