Join us on January 12 for another session in our Careers with Heart: Exploring Journeys in Cardiovascular Nursing series with Estrellita Estrella-Holder RN, NP, MScA, MN-ANP, and moderator Laura Runcie, RN, MSN, CCN(C), who will lead an insightful conversation with Estrellita, exploring their unique journey in cardiovascular nursing.

 

Estrellita Estrella-Holder RN, NP, MScA, MN-ANP

Estrellita is a Nurse Practitioner in Winnipeg, Manitoba, specializing in heart failure care. She helped plan Manitoba’s first provincially funded heart failure clinic and practiced there for 17 years. She currently provides holistic, evidence-based care at a community cardiology clinic and mentors Nurse Practitioners interested in heart failure.

Passionate about nursing education, Estrellita has lectured locally and nationally, organized conferences, and precepted graduate students. She has contributed to research on heart failure, palliative care, and caregiver support, and has served on national panels and committees, including the Canadian Heart Failure Society and Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Management Guidelines.

Dedicated to improving patient outcomes, she founded Manitoba’s first Heart Failure Support Group and co-developed transition clinics and care maps to reduce readmissions. In 2020, she received the Canadian Heart Failure Society Annual Achievement Award.