Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

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PCNA Annual Symposium Program   

Earn 17 Nursing CE Credits, 7.65 Hours of Pharmacology, and 17 Dietetic CPE Credits. Join us in Northwest Chicago and participate in the leading, most comprehensive program dedicated to cardiovascular risk reduction.  Over 700 cardiovascular specialists and 25 world-renowned speakers will gather to share best practices, empower one another, and inspire renewed passion for improving cardiovascular outcomes. Participants will include nurses, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physicians, diabetes educators, dietitians, exercise physiologists, and other cardiovascular healthcare professionals.

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Cutting-edge sessions will include:  
  • CVD Prevention & Management
  • Healthcare Reform
  • Clinical Management of Obesity
  • Complex Comorbidities
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Cardiac Rehab: New Models
  • Pre-Diabetes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy
  • Poster Presentations
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Vascular Disease
  • Delivering Nutritional Advice
  • Diet & Exercise Adherence
  • Sleep Disorders & CVD
  • Vitamin D
  • Heart Failure
  • Transitional Care
  • Writing for Publication


Continuing Education

This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). Multiple educational grants have been requested to support this program. PCNA is accredited by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as an approved provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE), provider number 030602. This program is accredited for 17 contact hours of CE, which includes 7.65 hours of pharmacology. This program was planned in accordance with AANP CE Standards and Policies and AANP Commercial Support Standards. The Commission on Dietetic Registration has approved this program for 17 Level 2 CPE credits for RDs and DTRs. Several other organizations also accept PCNA CE credits; please contact your licensing organization to ensure that these credits will apply.