Call for Abstracts: Share Your Work
Showcase your original research, innovative project, or graduate capstone as part of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association's (PCNA) 28th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium on March 24-26, 2022. We invite healthcare professionals involved in innovative patient care projects, original research, or graduate capstone projects to submit an abstract for poster presentation. The deadline to submit is November 5, 2021.
Never presented at a conference before? The Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium is a great place to start! We offer a complimentary webinar on writing abstracts and mentorship to scholars interested in receiving feedback on their writing from renowned researchers and clinicians in our field. Please note that original research, innovative projects, and graduate capstones must be empirical. The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association will not accept case studies and literature reviews.
Learn more at pcna.net/abstracts.
NEW CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES IN THE LEARNING LIBRARY
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association has just released new continuing education courses in our Learning Library. New courses include the following:
* 2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium Pharmacology Course: The Science and Clinical Application of Cannabinoids, Pharmacologic Management of Depression in Adults with Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), Preventing the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease, and Thyroid Disorder and its Relationship to Cardiovascular Diseases
* 2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium General Sessions: Top 5 Trials of 2020/2021, COVID-19 and CVD, Telehealth and Virtual Patient Care Best Practices, and much more
* Interpreting and Applying the 12-Lead ECG in Clinical Settings
* Heart Sounds: What Is Your Patient's Heart Telling You?
* Identification and Management of Sleep Apnea to Reduce CVD Risk
Find these courses and more in our Online Learning Library at pcna.net/online-learning.
SAVE THE DATE FOR UPCOMING VIRTUAL EVENTS
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association is holding a series of virtual Fall Learning Events in place of in-person chapter events. All are welcome to attend these events.
Plant-Based Diet and Cardiovascular Disease on Tuesday, September 21
Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Ethnic Disparities, Covid-19 Mortality and Nutrition & Treating Patients with Type 2 Diabetes on Saturday, October 9
Cardiovascular Prevention Guidelines on Thursday, October 14
COVID Thrombosis & Idea to Innovation: Practical Research-Based Evidence and Quality Improvement on Tuesday, October 19
Pulmonary Management of Acute COVID-19 Care: From ECMO to Rehab & Front-Line Heroes: Caring for Our Own on Thursday, October 28
In addition, we are holding a Health Equity Summit on November 2 and 4, 2021, and our second Heart Failure Summit on December 2, 2021. Visit pcna.net for more information.
PREVENTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR NURSES ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association is pleased to announce the addition of Eryn Bryant, MSN, NP-C, Emily J. Jones, PhD, RNC-OB, FAHA, FPCNA, and Chloe Villavaso, MS, APRN, ACNS-BC, CMC, FPCNA, to our Board of Directors. These new members join 12 other board members whose role is to provide overall strategic guidance to the organization.
Sandra B. Dunbar, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA, of Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing was elected as the 2021-2022 President. Dr Dunbar kicked off her tenure with a letter to our members.
During this time of transition, we would like to extend a special thank you to Mary Ann Champagne for her many years of service to PCNA. As a founding board member, she is retiring from the Board after 29 years with the organization. We are also grateful to JoAnn Eastwood and Susan Bush for their time on the Board of Directors and their service to our mission of promoting nurses as leaders in cardiovascular disease prevention and management.
Welcome New Board Members
Eryn Byrant has been a member since 2015 and serves on PCNA's Continuing Education Committee. She was previously co-chair of the Northern California PCNA Chapter and contributed to our Cholesterol Patient Education Committee. Bryant currently practices as a certified nurse practitioner in the General Cardiology, Women's Heart Health, and Preventive Cardiology Programs at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. In addition to her clinical practice, she works in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine on several preventive cardiology-focused clinical trials.
Emily J. Jones has been a member of PCNA since 2012 and serves on PCNA's Communications Committee. She was the recipient of PCNA's Advocacy Award in 2019 and was inducted as a fellow in 2016. Jones is currently an associate professor of nursing and PhD Program Director in the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Chloe D. Villavaso is the President of the Crescent City Chapter and serves on the Advocacy Committee. She has been a member since 2015 and was inducted as a PCNA fellow in 2019. Villavaso holds a clinical faculty position at Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute, Tulane University School of Medicine.