ACNAP Mentoring Programme
Listen to the testimonial of Harleah G. Buck (mentor) and Angela Massouh (mentee)
Introduction
With the new ESC one-to-one mentoring platform, ACNAP can give you access to an extensive mentoring network that facilitates the professional development of high-quality cardiovascular nurses and allied health professionals engaged in research and/or clinical practice.
Join our dedicated programme for opportunities to:
- Expand your professional network: Build meaningful connections with members of the global cardiovascular community.
- Enhance Skills: Develop and enhance personal and professional skills in research and/or clinical areas.
- Collaborate and be inspired: Work with like-minded professionals who will encourage and support you in your journey.
- Leverage exclusive access: Gain entry to our dedicated ESC one-to-one mentoring platform, connecting mentors and mentees worldwide.
Why sign up for a tailored programme?
ACNAP offers a personalised mentoring experience to help you achieve your goals with:
- Tailored mentoring journey: offering continuous support and guidance from our ACNAP mentors listed below.
- Mentee support calls: organised twice a year by our Mentoring programme leads, providing a platform for ACNAP mentees to exchange insights and ideas among the community of nurses and allied professionals.
- Essential resources: access to supporting documents, such as an action plan and assessment templates, to guide your journey.
- Feedback: participate in surveys to ensure objectives are met and milestones achieved.
Our ACNAP Mentors' commitments
Our ACNAP endorsed mentors commit to:
- Up to a 12-month relationship: providing structured guidance over a year.
- Regular meetings: Hosting at least four one-hour sessions, including key check-ins at six months and at the end of the programme.
- Setting goals together: Developing SMART objectives and a comprehensive action plan tailored to your needs.
- Continuous guidance: Offering expertise throughout your mentoring journey.
- Assessment: supporting you by providing assessments throughout your journey.
How to benefit from the programme?
- Explore our list of endorsed ACNAP Mentors below according to their domain of expertise.
- Sign up on the ESC mentoring platform and create your profile.
- Connect with the mentor of your choice to begin your personalised mentoring journey.
Eligibility
Any ACNAP Member can access the ESC mentoring platform. To benefit from the tailored ACNAP Mentoring Programme, you must select an endorsed ACNAP Mentor.
ACNAP Mentors committed to our dedicated programme
Research mentors
King's College London and St Bartholomew's Hospital (United Kingdom)
Areas of expertise: cardiac surgery, career development, instrument development and psychometrics, leadership, patient involvement ,psychosocial, quantitative research
Professor Julie Sanders
Nurse
The University of Sydney (Australia)
Areas of expertise: career development, leadership, prevention, qualitative research, quantitative research, scientific societies involvement
Associate Professor Jessica Orchard
Allied Professional - Scientist / Biomedical Scientist
KU Leuven - University of Leuven (Belgium)
Areas of expertise: quantitative research
Professor Philip Moons
Nurse
University College Cork (Ireland)
Areas of expertise: education, mixed methods, patient involvement, qualitative research, skills development
Professor Gerry Lee
Nurse
Maastricht University, Maastricht (The Netherlands)
Areas of expertise: leadership, patient involvement, person-centred care, prevention
Professor Jeroen Hendriks
Nurse
Toronto Metropolitan University (Canada)
Areas of expertise: cardiac surgery, career development, education, instrument development and psychometrics, leadership, mixed methods, person-centred care, prevention, psychosocial, quantitative research, rehabilitation, scientific societies involvement, skills development
Doctor Suzanne Fredericks
Nurse
University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine (United Kingdom)
Areas of expertise: heart failure, mixed methods, prevention, qualitative research, rehabilitation, scientific societies involvement
Professor Christi Deaton
Nurse
Clinical mentors
Scottish Government, Edinburgh (United Kingdom)
Areas of expertise: career development, education, heart failure, leadership, scientific societies involvement
Professor Catherine Ross
Allied Professional - Echocardiographer / Sonographer
University General Hospital ATTIKON (Greece)
Areas of expertise: acute coronary syndrome, career development, education, leadership, patient involvement, person-centred care
Doctor Eleni Kletsiou
Nurse
Blackrock Clinic (Ireland)
Areas of expertise: cardiac surgery, skills development
Ms Maria Hayes
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Research and Clinical mentors
Wroclaw Medical University (Poland)
Areas of expertise: education, heart failure, leadership, mixed methods, patient involvement, person-centred care, prevention
Professor Izabella Uchmanowicz
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
University Hospital Waterford (Ireland)
Areas of expertise: career development, heart failure, person-centred care, quantitative research, scientific societies involvement
Ms Norma Caples
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Research, Humanitas Research Hospital (Italy)
Areas of expertise: career development, education, heart failure, leadership, qualitative research, scientific societies involvement
Doctor Michela Barisone
Nurse
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