9th Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing

24 Apr 2009 - 25 Apr 2009 , Dublin - Ireland

We would like to thank all delegates for attending the 9th Annual Spring Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), organised in cooperation with the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA).

The Committee has selected some key slides from the conference to browse or Download (see below). Thank you to the faculty and speakers who so generously contributed their work.

We look forward to seeing you in Geneva next year!

Slides from the congress

Presentation	Session	Speaker
Using information technology for patient education.	Enhancing self-care in the heart failure population	J Martensson (Jonkoping, SE)
Telemonitoring in heart failure.	Enhancing self-care in the heart failure population	J Riley (London, GB)
Exercise prescription and functional capacity in heart failure.	Enhancing self-care in the heart failure population	CC Lewis (Dublin, IE)
Palliative Care Guidelines for heart failure patients in Ireland - challenges and opportunities.	Enhancing self-care in the heart failure population	M Ryder (Dunlaoghaire, IE)
Revascularisation challenges in stable angina.	Challenges in revascularisation	N Mulvihill (Dublin 8, IE)
Use and abuse of biomarkers in ACS.	Challenges in revascularisation	C J M Vrints (Edegem, BE)
The challenges of a Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention programme.	Challenges in revascularisation	T Quinn (Guildford, GB)
Primary prevention of CVD: guidelines for children and youth.	Global cardiovascular disease prevention: a call to action	L Hayman (Boston, US)
Assessing cardiovascular risk: why, when and how?	Global cardiovascular disease prevention: a call to action	I M Graham (Dublin, IE)
Behavioural skills training: what is the most important in effecting change?	Global cardiovascular disease prevention: a call to action	N Houston-Miller (Palo Alto, US)
Making prevention part of everyone's practice.	Global cardiovascular disease prevention: a call to action	J Perk (Oskarshamn, SE)
Coping with ICD shocks or storms: a psychological perspective.	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillation	S Kikkenborg Berg (Copenhagen, DK)
ICD: effective follow-up.	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillation	J Tagney (Bristol, GB)
The value of cardiac rehab in the ICD population.	Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillation	C Bellew (Dublin, IE)
What causes sudden cardiac death?	Sudden cardiac death	D Ward (Dublin, IE)
Unveiling the mystery behind sudden cardiac death.	Sudden cardiac death	M N Sheppard (London, GB)

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See you next year in Geneva for the 10 th conference on Cardiovascular Nursing....

Venue	Contact


Royal Dublin Society Ballsbridge Dublin 4, Ireland http://www.rds.ie/	Conference Contact The European Heart House 2035 route des Colles Les Templiers - BP 179 F-06903 Sophia Antipolis Tel.: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 00 Fax: +33 (0)4 92 94 76 01

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