RCN Cardiovascular Nurses Network conference - 'Nursing the Heart'
The RCN Cardiovascular Nurses' Network had it's first annual conference "Nursing the Heart 2008" at the RCN's headquarters in Cavendish Square, London in February 2008. The conference was attended by 70 healthcare professionals from a wide range of clinical areas and specialities. It was a great success and very highly evaluated by the delegates. The conference was chaired by the previous CVNN chair Professor Tom Quinn.
The PowerPoint presentations given by the speakers on the day are now available to download.
- Keynote presentation - Michael Livingstone, Director of HEART UK (pdf 382KB)
- The role of a cardiac nurse in the Ambulance Service - Sarah Hawkins, CHD Project Manager, East of England Ambulance Service (pdf 259KB)
- Cardiac nurses in leadership - Stacey Hunter, Assistant Director of Operations Cardiorespiratory Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals (pdf 500KB)
- Development of the RCN Cardiovascular Nurses' Network - trials and tribulations - Mike Hayward, Professional Nurse Adviser - Acute and Emergency Care (pdf 134MB)
- The changing role of the cardiovascular nurse - Dr Ian Jones, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Salford (pdf 139KB)
- Leading cardiac care - the consultant cardiac nurse - Jenny Tagney, Cardiology Nurse Consultant, Bristol Royal Infirmary (pdf 293KB)
- Consent and mental capacity in emergency cardiac care - Chris Cox, Assistant Director of Legal Services, Royal College of Nursing (pdf 84KB)