Thank you for attending the PCNA 18th Annual Symposium
Please join us next year for the 2013 PCNA 19th Annual Symposium in Las Vegas from May 2-4.
Registration Opens November 1, 2012
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Thursday, April 12
The impact of obesity on management of cardiovascular disease, Gary D. Foster, PhD
IOM Report: Impact on the Future of Nursing, Greer Glazer, PhD and Anne H. Gross, PhD
Healthcare Reform: What is means for Nursing, Medicine, and Prevention, Barry M. Straube, MD
Risk Assessment in the Asymptomatic Patient, Joseph S. Alpert, MD
NHLBI Guideliens Update: Hypertension, Obesity, Cholesterol, and Lifetime Risk, Sidney C. Smith, MD
Evaluating CVD in Women: A Scientific Update, Martha Gulati, MD
Friday, April 13
Diabetes and SIHD, Richard Conti, MD and Jan McAlister, MSN, NP-C
EuroAction preventive cardiology programme, Catriona S. Jennings, BA Hons RN, FESC
Lipid Screening Increased Through Team-Based Patient-Centered Strategies, Sally S. Foland, BSN
Heath Communication: Engaging and Partnering with Patients and Families, David W. Baker, MD
CV Pharmacology Update: Focus on Interactions & Safety, Janet B. Long, MSN and David Parra, PharmD
Interventional Updates from the Cardiovascular Lab, Hilary M. Nierenberg, ANP
Complex Cases in Dyslipidemia, Cindy Lamendola, MSN, ANP–BC and Mary Ann Champagne, MSN, CNS
Translating Statistical Evidence into Clinical Practice, Jerilyn K. Allen, RN, ScD
Assessing Cognitive Impairment in Patients with CVD, Karen K. Davis, RN, MS, NEA–BC
Lifestyle Counseling in 10–Minutes or Less, Lynne T. Braun, PhD and Jane Nelson Worel, MSN, APRN–BC
Saturday, April 14
Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP and Mary McGowan, MD
Complementary/Alternative Medicine: What’s in the Brown Bag?, Howard D. Sesso, ScD, MPH
This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). Multiple educational grants have been requested to support this program. PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602. This program is accredited for 16.6 contact hours of CE, which includes 8.3 hours of pharmacology. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Policies and Commercial Support Standards. All state boards of nursing, all NP certifying bodies, and the American Dietetic Association accept AANP CE credits.
