Archive for the ‘Cardiovascular / Cardiology’ Category
Thursday, February 11th, 2010
Geneva, situated at the heart of Europe, provides a fitting setting for the 10th Annual Spring Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council (ESC) on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professionals (CCNAP), 12 - 13 March 2010, with its special theme: "Uniting to Improve Cardiovascular Practice"...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
Patients with heart attacks and other forms of chest pain are three to five times more likely to experience serious complications after hospital admission when they are treated in a crowded emergency department (ED), according to a new study published in the journal Academic Emergency Medicine.
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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
A short, preoperative team briefing prior to cardiac surgery - where each person on the team speaks - improves communication and reduces errors and costs, according to a pilot study conducted at Mayo Clinic. Mayo researchers believe this is the first such study to use real-time observations to measure the effect of preoperative briefings on specific disruptions to surgery.
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
The 9th Annual Spring Meeting of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), organised in cooperation with the Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA), is being held at the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland, on 24-25 April. The meeting - considered by many to be the premier international event for nurses and allied health professionals - will show case the latest advances in practice, education and research.
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
The cardiovascular nurse and allied professional are already at the heart of many management and prevention programmes in heart disease, and Professor Christi Deaton, Chairperson of the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), foresees an even greater role given the complex needs of people with heart disease. "Of course, we are working to prevent cardiovascular disease," says Professor Deaton, "and we have seen heart disease rates decrease.
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Monday, March 9th, 2009
The cardiovascular nurse and allied professional are already at the heart of many management and prevention programmes in heart disease, and Professor Christi Deaton, Chairperson of the ESC Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (CCNAP), foresees an even greater role given the complex needs of people with heart disease. "Of course, we are working to prevent cardiovascular disease," says Professor Deaton, "and we have seen heart disease rates decrease.
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
The treatment of venous leg ulcers is a frustrating undertaking for both patient and physician. An older technique has risen to the forefront again as a potential therapeutic tool. Studies have shown that intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) has a number of beneficial hemodynamic and hematologic effects on the extremity especially with regards to helping heal venous leg ulcers, which traditionally are very difficult and slow to heal. Anthony J. Comerota, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.
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