Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA)

Geriatric Activities

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

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)

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

Awards

• Offering a Nurse Competence in Aging Award