Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Assoc. (PCNA)

Geriatric Activities

• Launched geriatric nursing section of PCNA Web site, accessed through homepage
• Developed & distributed Get Tough on Angina (GTOA) patient brochure in English & Spanish. Presented Get Tough on Angina program to healthcare professionals at over 20 national meetings including the PCNA, American Heart Association & American College of Cardiology annual meetings
• Included information on prevention of CVD in the elderly as part of our regularly featured prevention column in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (JCN)
• Published a 40 page journal supplement to JCN focusing on primary & secondary prevention of CVD & stroke with emphasis on aging

• Publications and Position Statements
• Presentations, Workshops, and Seminars
• Special Interest Groups
• Education Modules, Programs, and Learning Tools
• Awards

Publications and Position Statements

PCNA is proud to offer a wide variety of publications and continuing education opportunities. Partnerships with our corporate sponsors have allowed us the opportunity to provide you with these online courses, a variety of publications, and a national symposium. Visit www.pcna.net for more information.

Online CE:

• National Guidelines and Tools for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Pocket Guide
• Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in the Insulin Resistant Patient
• Health Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Walnuts
• Nourishing Healthy Hearts
• Diabetes: Implementing Control, Reducing the Risk
• Initial Evaluation and Ongoing Assessment of the Patient with Chronic Heart Failure: Focus on the Outpatient Setting
• Women's Health in Menopause and Later Years
• Depression-Cardiovascular Disease: Does the Arrow Point Both Ways?
• Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in the Insulin Resistant Patient
• Insulin Resistance Modules:
  • Module 1: Pathophysiology & Consequences
  • Module 2: Assessment & Diagnosis
  • Module 3: Lifestyle Interventions: Diet & Exercise
  • Module 4: Pharmacological Management
  • Module 5: Focus on Children & Families

Publications:

• Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (JCN): The Official Journal of PCNA
• National Guidelines and Tools for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Pocket Guide
• Reducing Cardiovascular Risk in the Insulin Resistant Patient
• A Guide to Developing a Successful Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Program
• PCNA Forms Online: A Companion to the Pocket Guide-Practical Information for Your Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic
• Get Tough on Angina Patient Handbook and Resource Tool Kit
• Diabetes - Cardiovascular Disease Tool Kit
• Destination Heart Healthy Eating

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Presentations, Workshops and Seminars

• *In 2006 PCNA presented the Get Tough on Angina program at several national and regional professional conferences including the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology meetings. In addition, PCNA presented the GTOA program and the importance of nursing internationally at two different preventive cardiology meetings held in Chile and Hong Kong.
• *Hosted community seminars on "Getting Tough on Angina" (GTOA) to over 300 patients and their family members living with angina as a pilot of the national GTOA program initiative.
• *Offered three classroom training sessions and five webcast teleconference training sessions on "Getting Tough on Angina" (GTOA) in three states in 2003 and 2006.
• Include topics aimed at successful aging and special needs of the elderly at the annual PCNA national conference. Previous conference topics include:
• Patient Compliance and Motivation (2003)
• Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Fatness, and Risk of Diabetes, CVD, and Mortality: What Should I Tell My Patients (2004)

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Special Interest Groups

• *Ensured that the Get Tough on Angina (GTOA) project committee helped raise awareness within PCNA of issues surrounding aging.

Education Modules, Programs and Learning Tools

• *Offered three classroom training sessions and five webcast teleconference training sessions on "Getting Tough on Angina" (GTOA) in three states in 2003 and 2006.

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Awards

• Offering a Nurse Competence in Aging Award.

Note:*indicates activities that occurred prior to NCA grant funding
Bold text indicates activities that occurred after NCA grant funding