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1)  ACCN's 17th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium:  Presenting A Core Curriculum for all levels of Cardiac Nurses, followed by the 3rd Annual CVN Instructor's Clinic for CVN Educators, CVN's, and Cardiology Managers.

October 16-18, Las Vegas, NV
at the Las Vegas Hilton

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  • ACCN's 17th Annual Cardiovascular Nursing Symposium:  A Core Curriculum For Cardiovascular Nurses

    Two days will be devoted to the staff nurses who work in the ED Chest Pain Units, Telemetry & Progressive Care Units, CCU/CVICU, Cath Lab Suites, October 16-17, 2008. 

    There will be also be two special events held on the third day: 

  • 1)  The National CVRN Board Certification Exams
    and awards from 9:00am-2:00pm on the 18th, and ...   
     
     
  • 2)  ...The 3rd Annual CVN Educator's Workshop from 9:00am-1:00pm on the 18th hosted by the Working Congress on Cardiovascular Nursing Standards and Practice from 9:00am-1:00pm on the 18th.
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    Register Online and Download the CVN Symposium Brochure


2)  New Conference Listing:
Houston, TX


CVRN Review Course Scheduled for Houston, TX
September 19-21, 2008 at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital - Denton Cooley Auditorium.  Download brochure here. 



ACCN Chapters

START A NEW CHAPTER OF ACCN IN YOUR
CITY AND DEVELOP A MULTI-LEVEL
CVN FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM! 

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Valley of the Sun Affiliate Chapter of the
American College of Cardiovascular Nurses,
Phoenix, AZ

Visit our Affiliate Chapter in Phoenix, AZ which is under the direction of Katrina Spradling, BSN, RN
.  You will love what she is doing for the nurses in her region.  Katrina is such a dynamic leader that the ACCN has invited her to join the Board of Directors as our Secretary at the National Headquarters and she had officially accepted.  Welcome Katrina as one of your ACCN Leaders from the Western United States.

New Affiliate Chapter of the American College of Cardiovascular Nurses, forming in Chicago, IL

A new affiliate chapter of ACCN formed in Chicago, IL, February 26th, with 45 founding members present.  Officers were elected and a mission statement developed.  A group photo seen below of the founding members of the new CAC-ACCN to service the nurses in the Chicago area and surrounding cities.  The Director of Patient Care Services, Dr. Angelique Richard opened the meeting with a very empowering speech (photo number 1).  She gave the chapter her full blessing and is allowing the group to host their quarterly CE programs at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL. 

Eun Goldstein, MA, RN, CCRN-CMC, CVRN, FACCN, the CAC-ACCN Chapter Organizer and first President (photo number 2) introduces the first guest speaker: Dr. Muhammad Sikander Akbar, who is an Invasive Cardiologist.  Dr. Akbar gave an excellent lecture entitled, "Looking Beyond Angiogram." 

The  CAC-ACCN nurses enjoy a lavish meal provided by an educational grant from SCIOS corporation (photo number 3).

A group photo of most of the founding members of the CAC-ACCN, some had to leave early before the photo op (photo number 4).

Activities of this chapter will be posted on this web site, so do drop in again and watch the developments of this highly motivated group of cardiac nurses.  We were just informed that another CVN Fellowship Program will begin at Saint Francis Hospital soon and is open to any nurse who can go to Saint Francis for the Program.  Eun Goldstein is the CVRN Fellowship Program Director at Saint Francis Hospital. 

The CVN Fellowship Fellowship Program is a multilevel Clinical Cardiovascular Nurse Training Course designed after the ACCN's Core Curriculum for Cardiovascular Nurses.  The ACCN encourages others to develop these programs to assist nurses in becoming CVRN Board Certified in their level of specialty within Cardiovascular Nursing.   Contact the ACCN for information on becoming a CVN Fellowship Program Director (813)234-1033

Start a Chapter

We encourage other nursing leaders to work with us to open your own Affiliate Chapters of ACCN and join in the largest movement in cardiovascular nursing history, as we launch CVRN Fellowship Programs throughout the US and abroad.  Anyone interested in opening a chapter is encouraged to contact Katrina Spalding kspradling@vosaccn.com to learn how you too can reenergize your staff nurses and get them interested in becoming the best they can be.