Cardiovascular Nursing Certificate
PCNA’s Cardiovascular Nursing Certificate recognizes your commitment to cardiovascular nursing excellence. While not a replacement for ANCC’s Cardiovascular Nursing Certification, the certificate offers an educational experience for nurses that strengthens your professional knowledge, competence, and confidence relative to cardiovascular nursing. Our Cardiovascular Nursing Certificate is designed for advanced beginners, and this first-in-class global certificate program combines…
Read MoreSymptomatic Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Case-Based Management
Join Jane Linderbaum MS, ARNP, FACC in this hypertrophic cardiomyopathy course. This presentation focuses first on identifying the signs, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can be challenging to diagnose, including the initial tests and diagnostic criteria that can be used to rule out other similar, conditions and diseases. Ms. Linderbaum goes on…
Read MoreHeart Failure and Social Determinants of Health: The Foundation
Dr. Connie White-Williams presents about the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and heart failure. Dr. White-Williams focuses on three specific areas of social determinants of health: access to care, food insecurity, and access to medication. She goes on to describe a model of care that addresses these three categories in the clinical setting…
Read MoreHeart Failure and Social Determinants of Health: Across Race and Gender
This conversation about heart failure and social determinants of health is led by Dr. Nancy Albert, who focused on the social determinants of race and gender. This presentation discusses a higher prevalence of heart disease for women globally in addition to observed differences in heart failure outcomes by race. Dr. Albert inspires the audience by…
Read MoreNew and Emerging Treatments for Heart Failure: HFrEF and HFpEF
Dr. Colleen McIlvennan provides a compelling presentation on the new and emerging treatment for persons with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This presentation includes an overview of the current guidelines for managing heart failure and a description of the evidence for the four pillars of…
Read MoreSocioeconomic Impact of Heart Failure Hospitalization and Readmission
Learn about the impact of health disparities in the prevalence, hospitalization rates, 30-day readmission rates, and outcomes in patients with heart failure. Nancy Albert, an expert in the care of patients with heart failure, explains the importance of patient engagement and health equity to improve outcomes for all patients.
Read MoreShared Decision-Making and Quality of Life in Patients with Heart Failure
Colleen McIlvennan, an Associate Professor and lead Nurse Practitioner in the Advanced Heart Failure program at the University of Colorado, connects information sharing, shared decision-making, and patient activation as they related to patient engagement.
Read MoreNurses Role in Managing Patients with Heart Failure – Hospital to Home
This CE session provides an overview of the assessment and management of hospitalized patients with heart failure, as well as the parameters to assess for clinical readiness to discharge home. Lisa Rathman explains the importance of a team-based approach to discharge and overcoming challenges in preventing re-hospitalization.
Read MoreOptimizing the Care of Heart Failure Patients: Best Practices in Telemedicine
What is a nurse navigator? Learn from Linda Wick, a Nurse Practitioner and Certified Heart Failure Nurse, about the challenges and importance of this emerging role. She also provides an overview of remote patient monitoring and devices utilized in the care of patients with heart failure and the future of tele-management for patients.
Read More2021 Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium: General Sessions
Clinical management of chronic cardiovascular disease is a key component of the work of nurses in cardiology and primary care settings. This annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium continuing education program was designed to meet the clinical practice and recertification needs of these clinicians. This 2021 curriculum includes a comprehensive approach to treatment and management of patients…
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