Today’s Insights Build Tomorrow’s Practice
Discover findings that go beyond theory, practical insights you can apply directly to patient care at the Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium.
Thursday, April 9 | Pharmacology Preconference & General Sessions |
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| 7:30 AM MT | Breakfast Served |
| 8:00 AM MT | Breakfast and Product Theater |
| 9:00 AM MT | Heart Failure in 2025: New Therapies, New Recommendations, Next-Gen Nursing Sara Severson, APRN, CNP, DNP, AACC |
| 9:50 AM MT | Activity Break |
| 10:05 AM MT | The Silent Threat, Loud Solutions: Nurses Leading the Charge in Hypertension Management Yvonne Commodore Mensah, PhD, MHS, RN Alison Smith, MPH, BA, BSN, RN, FAHA Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN |
| 10:55 AM MT | Beyond the Scale: Cardiometabolic Strategies for the Heart of the Matter Sun Kim, MD |
| 11:45 AM MT | Beverage Break and Lunch Served |
| 12:15 PM MT | Lunch & Product Theater |
| 1:00 PM MT | Sleep Tight, Heart Right: Managing Sleep Disorders for Cardiovascular Health Caitlin Haley, PA-C |
| 1:55 PM MT | Exhibit Hall and Beverage Break |
| 3:00 PM MT | Welcome to General Sessions |
| 3:20 PM MT | The Heart of Prevention: Stratifying Risk, Lowering Lipids, and Leading Patient Conversations Sadiya Khan, MD, MSc |
| 4:20 PM MT | Awards Ceremony |
| 5:05 PM MT | Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall |
| 6:05 PM MT | Dinner and Product Theater |
Friday, April 10 | Pharmacology Preconference and General Sessions |
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| 7:30 AM MT | Breakfast Served |
| 8:00 AM MT | Breakfast and Product Theater |
| 9:00 AM MT | Secondary Prevention: Lipids, Lifestyle and the Power of Cardiac Rehab Quinn Pack, MD, MSC |
| 9:40 AM MT | Valve Vibes: Innovations in Structural Heart Care Caitlin Reen, CNP, FACC |
| 10:20 AM MT | Activity Break |
| 10:35 AM MT | Stroke Smart: Advancing Nursing Leadership in Prevention and Systems of Care Dawn Aycock, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAHA, FPCNA, FAAN |
| 11:15 AM MT | Atrial Fibrillation Care: Navigating the New Era Linda Ottoboni, PhD, CNS |
| 11:55 AM MT | Poster Winners and Oral Abstract Presentations |
| 12:30 PM MT | Lunch Served |
| 1:00 PM MT | Lunch and Product Theater |
| 1:45 PM MT | Food for Every Heart: Culture, Cost & Cardiovascular Care Bunmi Ogungbe, PhD, MPH RN Adeline Assani-Uva, MS RD LDN CDCES Colleen Spees, PhD, MEd, RD, LD, FAND, FAHA |
| 2:55 PM MT | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:30 PM MT | Breakout SessionsEKG in Action: Identifying and Interpreting Key Heart RhythmsPaul Bibby, PA Echo in Action: A Hands-On Guide to Echocardiographic Imaging and Interpretation Daniel Apau, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-PC, PMHNP-BC, PG Dip(Education), FHEA(UK) Cath Lab in Action: Understanding Cardiovascular Interventions Linda Park, PhD, MS, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA |
| 4:25 PM MT | Breakout SessionsEKG in Action: Identifying and Interpreting Key Heart RhythmsPaul Bibby, PA Echo in Action: A Hands-On Guide to Echocardiographic Imaging and Interpretation Daniel Apau, DNP, APRN, AGACNP-PC, PMHNP-BC, PG Dip(Education), FHEA(UK) Cath Lab in Action: Understanding Cardiovascular Interventions Linda Park, PhD, MS, FNP-BC, FAAN, FAHA, FPCNA |
| 5:10 PM MT | Dinner Served |
| 5:30 PM | Dinner and Product Theater |
Saturday, April 11 | General Sessions |
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| 7:30 AM MT | Breakfast Served |
| 8:00 AM MT | Breakfast and Product Theater |
| 8:50 AM MT | The Missing Beat: Rewriting the Story of Women’s Heart Health Rachel Bond, MD, FACC |
| 9:50 AM MT | Polluted Hearts: Environmental Health in Cardiovascular Care Milagros Elia, MA, APRN, ANP-BC |
| 10:35 AM MT | Presidential Transition |
| 10:45 AM MT | Health Coaching: Role of the Nurse Chloe Villavaso, MN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CHC, FPCNA, AACC |
| 11:45 AM MT | Closing Remarks |
