Council on Cardiovascular

Nursing and Allied Professions

CCNAP

COUNCIL ON CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS BOARD

(CCNAP)

Programme Committee scientific programmes

Science Committeeresearch capacity and

scientific activity

UNITEinternational research studies

Editorial Board of EJCNdissemination of research

and best practice

Collaboration outside Europe

AHA Nursing CouncilPreventive Cardiovascular Nurses

Association

Advisory Committeeadvice and counsel

Education Committeecore curriculum in nursing

National Societies Committee

collaboration with cardiovascular nursing professionals in Europe

Nominating Committeeelection process

Actual number of CCNAP members = 930

CCNAP Committees

Education Committee– Core curriculum

• To be published end 2012

Science Committee• Mentorship programme• Masterclass• Research agenda• Position papers

CCNAP Committees

Programme Committee– Providing sessions for events

• EuroHeartCare (annual CCNAP congress)• ESC Congress • Collaboration in other ESC Congresses:

EHRA, Heart Failure, Acute Cardiac Care, EuroECHO and other Imaging Modalities, EuroPRevent

CCNAP Collaboration

• International Collaboration– Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)– AHA CV Nursing Council

• Participation in ESC programmes (Guidelines, Congress Sessions, ESC Committees)

• Research Collaboration via UNITE

• Collaboration with the European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology (EBAC)

CCNAP Activities• Position Papers and Consensus Documents

• Global Call to Action for CV Prevention for Nurses (published)• Sexual Counseling for Individuals with Cardiovascular Disease & Their Partners (ongoing)• Nurse staffing in acute cardiac care (ongoing)• CCNAP ESC Research in Cardiovascular Care (ongoing)

• Grants and Awards• Nursing/Allied Professional Investigator Award• Travel grants for EuroHeartCare annual congress and ESC Congress • Post-doctoral grants

• CCNAP Quarterly Newsletter

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Impact Factor 2011: F 1.711

Rank: 6th position / 97 journals on nursing

6 issues in 2013

Networking in CCNAP

• National Societies Committee– Liaison with CV nursing working groups and

national societies throughout Europe– 2 meetings per year

How do nurses and allied professions work in other countries ?

New Projects

• Guidelines Implementation– New initiative to encourage nurses to implement

guidelines in European institutions

• Masterclass– 2 days for PhD students at department of nursing science

in Europe – To be partly financed by students

EuroHeartCare 2013

• 22-23 March 2013, Glasgow, Scotland

• CCNAP Member benefits– Member Lounge– Reduced registration fees for delegates and members registering onsite– USB sticks for members

Abstract Submission Deadline: 19 October 2012Early Registration Deadline: 1 February 2013Late Registration Deadline: 1 March 2013

As a CCNAP member you can...• Participate in scientific & educational programmes • Apply for post-doctoral mentoring opportunities • Apply for grants for selected congresses • Receive the newsletter• Subscribe to the European Journal on

Cardiovascular Nursing at a reduced rate • Enjoy special rates for EuroHeartCare• Apply to become a Nurse Fellow

And it costs you nothing !

www.escardio.org/nursing

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