National Cardiovascular Nursing Societies

ACNAP National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee 

Who are we ?

The ACNAP National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee works closely with the ACNAP Board to assess how ACNAP can collaborate with the national cardiovascular nursing and allied professions societies while helping them disseminate scientific knowledge and support clinical practice.

Members of the National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee  (2024-2026)

Chairs:

Bruno Miguel Delgado (Portugal)

Catherine Ross (United Kingdom)

What is our main goal ?

To engage and develop activities and projects that aim to meet the needs of the National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies in ACNAP's network. 

What do we do?

The ACNAP National Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions Societies Committee leads or contributes to the following activities on a recurrent or ongoing basis. This list is not exhaustive:

• Disseminates relevant ACNAP and ESC news and activities within the network of national cardiovascular nursing societies & allied professions societies with the overall mission of promoting excellence in cardiovascular nursing.
• Develops and improves engagement with the network through the development and delivery of appropriate activities.
• Promotes strategies and activities aimed at improving clinical practice through collaboration and sharing of experiences.
• Organises networking conference calls throughout the year with other national cardiovascular nursing and allied professions societies to exchange and discuss key activities and topics.

 National Cardiovascular Nursing Societies Award 

The national cardiovascular nursing societies play a crucial role in supporting best evidence-based practice, so don't miss the opportunity to apply for the National Cardiovascular Nursing Societies Award to give more visibility to the important work you are doing in your country, and present this at ACNAP Congress!

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Be part of the network!

Do you want to be part of a vibrant international network of nursing and allied professions associations and make your voice heard?

Enter the requested details and have your organisation listed in the official ACNAP network below, as well as participate in networking conference calls organised throughout the year.

Join us

Full list National Cardiovascular Nursing Societies

The ACNAP National Cardiovascular Nursing Societies network gathers 79 national societies and nursing associations in 62 countries.

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Albania

Albanian Nurses Association

• Role TBC: Mr. Elson Jaçai
• Website

Australia / Asia

The Australasian Cardiovascular Nursing College (ACNC)

• President: Mr. Phillip Newton
• Website

 Austria

WG on Cardiac Nurses and technicians (Austrian Society of Cardiology)

• Chair of NAPs: Ms. Christine Drack
• Website

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Society of Cardiology

• Chairman: Prof. T. Jahangirov Sahmur
• Website

Belarus*

Belorussian Scientific Society of Cardiologists

• Director: Mr. Alexander Mrochek
• Website

Belgium

Belgian Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing

• Past chair, liaisons BSC: Mrs. Eva Goosens
• Website
• Presentation

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia & Herzegovina

• President: Prof. Zumreta Kušljugić
• Website

Bulgaria

Bulgarian Society of Cardiology

• President: Assoc. Prof. Maria Tokmakova
• Website

Brazil

Society of Cardiology of São Paulo (SOCESP) - Nursing Department

• Scientific Director (Nursing Department) : Prof. Rafaela Batista dos Santos Pedrosa
• Website

Canada

Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN)

• President: Christina Kuttnig 
• Website

Croatia

Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses

• Role TBC: Mrs. Ana Ljubas
• Website
• Presentation

Cyprus

Cypriot cardiology nursing working group

• President : Dr. Andreas Protopapas

Czech Republic

WG on Nursing in Cardiology (Czech Society of Cardiology)

• Chairman: Mr. Jakub Doležel
• Website

Denmark

Danish Nurses Council

• Chairman: Mrs. Ida Elisabeth Højskov 
• Website

Egypt

Egyptian Society of Cardiology - Egyptian working group of nursing

• President: Prof. Magdy Abdelhamid
• Website
• Presentation

Estonia

Estonian Society of Cardiology

• President: Mr. Priit Kampus
• Website

Finland

Finnish Association of Cardiovascular Nursing

• Chair: Julia Raak-Tarkiainen
• Website

France

Paramedical Group (French Cardiac Society)

• President: Mrs. Stephanie Turpeau
• Website

Georgia

WG Cardiovascular Nursing (Georgian Cardiology Society)

• Head of the WG: 
• Website

Germany

DGK Subgroup S1 "Nursing & Allied Professionals" or "Pflege & Assistenzpersonal"

• Chair: Silja Steinadler 
• ACNAP Representative : Andreas Dirksen
• Website

Heart failure nurses working group (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft care experts heart failure e.V.)

• Chair: Mrs. Astrid Huesken

Greece

WG of Cardiac Nursing

• President: Mrs. Maria Kapella
• Website

Hungary

Hungarian Society of Cardiology

• President: Mr. Zoltan Csanadi
• Website

Iceland

Heart Nursing (Association of Icelandic Nurses)

• Chairman: Hildur Rut Albertdóttir
• Website

Indonesia

Indonesian Acute & Intensive Cardiovascular Nurses Society

• Chair: Mr. Ryan Budiyanto 

Ireland

Irish Nurses Cardiovascular Association (INCA)

• President: Sinéad Teehan 
• Website
• Presentation

Israel

Israeli Cardiac and Intensive Care Nursing Society

• Chairman: Mrs. Levana Jakobson
• Website
• Presentation

Italy

Area Nursing and allied professions in the ANMCO

• Chairperson:  Dr. Michela Barisone
• Website
• Presentation

Japan

Japanese Nursing Association (JNA)

• President: Hiroe Takahashi 
• Website

Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Nursing (JACN)

• President: Tomoko Majima 
• Website
• Presentation

Kazakhstan

Association of Cardiologists of the Rep. of Kazakhstan

Korea

Korean Nurses Association (KNA)

• President: Mrs. Shin Kyungrim
• Website

Kosovo

Kosovo Society of Cardiology

• President: Prof. Gani Bajraktari
• Website

Latvia

Latvian Nursing Association

• President: Mrs. Dita Raiska
• Website

Lebanon

Lebanese Society of Cardiology

• President: Mr. Antoine Sarkis
• Website

Lithuania

Cardiovascular nursing Council (Lithuanian Society of Cardiology)

• In charge of the Council: Mrs. Edita Lycholip
• Website

Luxembourg

Luxembourg Society of Cardiology

• President: Dr. Cristina Banu
• Website

Malaysia

Malaysian Society of Cardiovascular Technologist (MSCVT)

• President: Mr. Handman Bin Ibrahim

 Malta

Nursing in Cardiology WG

• Mr. Vincent Gatt
• Website

Mauritius

Heart Health Mauritius

• President : Mr. Kevin Paray
• Website 

Morocco

Moroccan Society of Cardiology

• President: Prof. Zlot Samir
• Website

Netherlands

Dutch Association for Cardiovascular Nurses (NVHVV)

• Chairman: Mrs. Jessica Heimen-Scholten 
• Website

 Norway

Norwegian National Society of Cardiovascular Nurses (NSF-LKS)

• Chair: Mrs. Hege Andersen Amofah
• Website

Poland

Nurses and Technical Section (Polish Cardiac Society)

• Chair: Mr. Piotr Hetman
• Website

Portugal

NEC (Nucleo de Enfermagem em Cardiologia) from SPC (Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia)

• NEC Coordinator : Mr. Bruno Delgado 
• Website

Romania

WG of Medical Assistants, Physical Therapists and Recovery Psychologists (Societatea Romana de Cardiologie)

• President: Mrs. Amalia Catescu
• Website

Russia*

Russian Society of Cardiology

San Marino

San Marino Society of Cardiology

• President: Dr Marina Foscoli

Serbia

WG Nurses and technicians (Cardiology society of Serbia)

• President: Mrs. Dragana Bacic
• Website

Singapore

Singapore Nurses Association (SNA)

• President: Assos. Prof. Lim Swee Hia
• Website

Slovakia

WG Nurses in Cardiology

• Chair: Mrs. Monika Labudová
• Website

Slovenia

Nurses and Midwives - Association of Slovenia

• President: Prof. Zlatko Fras
• Website

Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia (Professional group of nurses and health technicians in cardiology and angiology)

• President: Mrs. Monika Azman
• Website

Spain

Spanish Association of Nursing in Cardiology (AEEC)

• Chairwoman: Mrs. Concepcion Fernandez Redondo
• Website

Sudan

Sudanese Council of Cardiovascular Nursing

• President: Mr. Abdellateef Mohammed
• Presentation

Sweden

VIC

• Chair: Maria Liljeroos
• Website

Switzerland

WG for Cardiovascular Nurses and allied Professionals of the Swiss Society of Cardiology (AG-KAPT)

• President: Eva-Maria Höhn 
• Website
• Presentation

Network Nursing Switzerland

• President: Mrs. Petra Schäfer-Keller

Taiwan

TCTNA

• Chief Secretary: Mrs. Jeniffer Yu  Chuan Chang
• Website

Tunisia

Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery

• Chairwoman: Prof. Leila Abid

Turkey

Cardiovascular Nursing and Technicians Project Group (Turkish Society of Cardiology)

• Director: Mr. Ahmet Kara
• Website

United Arab Emirates

Emirates Nursing Association (ENA)

• Website

United Kingdom

British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care (BANCC)

• President: Mrs. Helen Eftekhari 
• Website

 British Society for Heart Failure Nurse Forum 

• Delyth Rucanrean
• Website

United States

Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)

• CEO: Mrs. Sue Koob
• Website

American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN)

• President: Dr. Tara Whitmire 
• Website

Society of Pediatric Cardiovascular Nurses (SPCN)

• President: Mrs. Nancy Hagberg
• Website

Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing (CVSN) of the American Heart Association

• President: Dr. Terrie Black 
• Website

Georgia Nurses Association (GNA) - State of Georgia

• President: Mr. Richard lamphier
• Website
• Presentation

Uzbekistan

Association of Cardiologists of Uzbekistan

• Chairman: Prof. Ravshanbek Kurbanov
• Website

Vietnam

National Taiwan University Hospital

• Pham Duc Muc
• Website

*The Belorussian Scientific Society of Cardiologists and the Russian Society of Cardiology are temporarily suspended from the membership of the ESC. See ESC Statement.