Agenda - PCNA

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 15	Pharmacology Preconference & General Sessions
7:30 AM MT	Breakfast Served
8:00 AM MT	Product Theater Hosting by Pfizer Inc.
9:00 AM MT	Innovations in Hypertension Management
9:50 AM MT	Activity Break
10:05 AM MT	New Dyslipidemia Management in 2027
10:55 AM MT	Obesity as a Precursor to Cardiometabolic Syndrome: Treatment and Prevention Strategies
11:45 AM MT	Lunch Served
12:15 PM MT	Product Theater
1:00 PM MT	Pharmacologic Management Across the Four Stages of Heart Failure
1:50 PM MT	Exhibit Hall and Beverage Break
3:00 PM MT	Welcome to General Sessions
3:20 PM MT	Women’s Heart Health Across the Lifespan: Navigating Menopause, Hormone Therapy, and Cardiovascular Risk
4:20 PM MT	Awards Ceremony
5:00 PM MT	Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall
6:00 PM MT	Product Theater

Friday, April 16	Pharmacology Preconference and General Sessions
7:30 AM MT	Breakfast Served
8:00 AM MT	Product Theater
9:00 AM MT	Lifestyle as Medicine: Innovative Strategies for Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health in Cardiovascular Care
9:40 AM MT	Cardiac Rehabilitation 2027: Policy, Nursing Leadership, and Mental Health Integration in Modern Models of Care
10:20 AM MT	Activity Break
10:35 AM MT	Stroke Prevention in Adult Cardiac Surgery: Evidence‑Based Insights for Nursing Practice
11:15 AM MT	Precision Cardiology: Applying Pharmacogenomics for Risk Stratification and Guided Therapy
11:55 AM MT	Poster Winners and Oral Abstract Presentations
12:30 PM MT	Lunch Served
1:00 PM MT	Product Theater hosted by Cytokinetics
1:45 PM MT	Structural Heart Disease: Navigating Patient Treatment Options and the Nurse’s Role in Shared Decision-Making
2:25 PM MT	Exhibit Hall
3:30 PM MT	Breakout Sessions Hemodynamics Made Easy: A Hands-On Workshop for Interpretation, Remote Monitoring, and Device Therapy AI Simulation Workshop: Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health in Cardiovascular Care From Evidence to Impact: Professional Development in CVD Prevention and Control
4:25 PM MT	Breakout Sessions Hemodynamics Made Easy: A Hands-On Workshop for Interpretation, Remote Monitoring, and Device Therapy AI Simulation Workshop: Obesity and Cardiometabolic Health in Cardiovascular Care From Evidence to Impact: Professional Development in CVD Prevention and Control
5:10 PM MT	Dinner Served
5:40 PM	Product Theater

Saturday, April 17	General Sessions
7:30 AM MT	Breakfast Served
8:00 AM MT	Product Theater
8:50 AM MT	Atrial Fibrillation: Nursing Care Across the Continuum
9:50 AM MT	Aortopathy Unveiled: SCAD, Dissections, and Nursing Strategies for Recognition and Response
10:35 AM MT	Presidential Transition
10:45 AM MT	Leading the Future: Cardiovascular Nurses at the Forefront
11:45 AM MT	Closing Remarks

The PCNA Community

As a member of PCNA, I have the opportunity to connect with many outstanding professionals in cardiovascular care. The ability to stay updated with the latest preventive, management, and treatment strategies for heart health has been an invaluable resource.

Abigail M-P.
DNP, NHDP-BC, ARNP, AACC, RN

This organization provides invaluable and current information on cardiac issues. It is a welcome tool to improve patient care for anyone caring for cardiac patients. I wish I had learned of it earlier in my career!

Susan Jean W.
RN

I love the variety of classes to choose from. I did the cardiovascular certificate, and it was a great “refresher” class!

Debbie W.
RN

PCNA abounds in offerings for any nurse or healthcare worker. I belong to 8 organizations and PCNA is tops and I speak on it and recruit any chance I get.

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