Speakers
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CCCN presents: ITVA (Implantation transcatheter de valvule aortique) estranges: avez-vous déjà vu cela?
Friday May 26, 2023 from 9:30am EDT to 10:00am EDT -
Message from CCCN President
Friday May 26, 2023 from 8:25am EDT to 8:40am EDT -
Opening Plenary: Embodying the HeArt of Cardiovascular Nursing with ART (available virtually)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 8:40am EDT to 9:25am EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
CCCN Presents: A Woman’s Heart
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:00pm EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
The Role of CXRs in Cardiac Disease: Are they helpful? What can they tell you? (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 10:20am EDT to 11:05am EDT -
Poster H: Valvular Heart Disease: Signs, Symptoms and Assessment Findings (13:30)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 1:05pm EDT to 1:45pm EDT -
CCCN Presents: Getting with the Guidelines: Heart Failure, HTN, Diabetes, STEMI and Lipid. What Nurses Need to Know (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 2:35pm EDT to 3:20pm EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
A Tale of Two QI Projects
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:20pm EDT to 2:50pm EDT -
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Friday May 26, 2023 from 8:25am EDT to 8:40am EDT -
Opening Plenary: ECGs, STEMIs and Those that think they are STEMI’s (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:00am EDT to 9:40am EDT -
CCCN Presents: Getting with the Guidelines: Heart Failure, HTN, Diabetes, STEMI and Lipid. What Nurses Need to Know (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 2:35pm EDT to 3:20pm EDT -
Clinical Implications of an Acute Dip in eGFR after SGLT2 Inhibitor Initiation
Friday May 26, 2023 from 11:25am EDT to 11:55am EDT -
Cardiac amyloidosis: An Update on Pharmacotherapy
Friday May 26, 2023 from 9:30am EDT to 10:00am EDT -
Clinical Implications of an Acute Dip in eGFR after SGLT2 Inhibitor Initiation
Friday May 26, 2023 from 11:25am EDT to 11:55am EDT -
The Invaluable Tool of Nursing Assessment in Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarctions
Friday May 26, 2023 from 1:35pm EDT to 2:15pm EDT -
Cardiac amyloidosis: An Update on Pharmacotherapy
Friday May 26, 2023 from 9:30am EDT to 10:00am EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
CCCN Presents: The Decision to Resuscitate; Or Not!
Friday May 26, 2023 from 11:25am EDT to 11:55am EDT -
Delivering Heart Failure Care during COVID- Our Virtual Reality
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:00pm EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
CCCN Presents: Getting with the Guidelines: Heart Failure, HTN, Diabetes, STEMI and Lipid. What Nurses Need to Know (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 2:35pm EDT to 3:20pm EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Delivering Heart Failure Care during COVID- Our Virtual Reality
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:00pm EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
“I want to die” and other uncomfortable goals of care conversations (available virtually)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 1:35pm EDT to 2:15pm EDT -
An Exploratory Analysis of the Experiences of People Living with Heart Failure
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:20pm EDT to 2:50pm EDT -
Nursing management in Systolic Anterior Motion of Mitral Valve after the Mitral Valve Repair: A Clinical Case
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Pre-Pandemic State of CVD Risk in Adolescents over a 6-year period
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:55pm EDT to 3:25pm EDT -
The Invaluable Tool of Nursing Assessment in Mechanical Complications of Acute Myocardial Infarctions
Friday May 26, 2023 from 1:35pm EDT to 2:15pm EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Virtual nurse clinic visits and the Essential Frailty Toolset: Validation of the virtual measurement
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Taking the WTF out of MCS: What Nurses Need to Know About Mechanical Circulatory Support (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11:45am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
Taking the WTF out of MCS: What Nurses Need to Know About Mechanical Circulatory Support (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11:45am EDT to 12:30pm EDT -
Demystifying the Pulmonary Artery Catheter: A Toolkit for Nursing Care
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 12:35pm EDT to 1:05pm EDT -
CCCN Presents: Getting with the Guidelines: Heart Failure, HTN, Diabetes, STEMI and Lipid. What Nurses Need to Know (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 2:35pm EDT to 3:20pm EDT -
Awards Ceremony Closing Remarks from Incoming President (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 3:25pm EDT to 3:45pm EDT -
Demystifying the Pulmonary Artery Catheter: A Toolkit for Nursing Care
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 12:35pm EDT to 1:05pm EDT -
Exploring factors that influence post procedure bleeding in cardiac ablation patients
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 12:35pm EDT to 1:05pm EDT -
CCCN Presents: Cardiac Amyloidosis: Review & Key Clinical Practice Points for Cardiovascular Nursing (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 1:50pm EDT to 2:30pm EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster B - Virtual Care in Heart Function Clinics (10:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster C - It’s All Downhill from Here-Supporting Safe Patient Care with Systematic Transfer Reporting (10:30)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster D: Changing the Pace: Standard of Care for Temporary Permanent Pacemakers Post Infective Endocarditis (13:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster D: Changing the Pace: Standard of Care for Temporary Permanent Pacemakers Post Infective Endocarditis (13:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster E: Wishing Well Implementation in Critical Care (13:15)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 12:30pm EDT to 1:30pm EDT -
Poster A - Empowering Patients and Families Living with Heart Failure: An Educational Video Series (10:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster A - Empowering Patients and Families Living with Heart Failure: An Educational Video Series (10:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster A - Empowering Patients and Families Living with Heart Failure: An Educational Video Series (10:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Poster A - Empowering Patients and Families Living with Heart Failure: An Educational Video Series (10:00)
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:00am EDT to 10:45am EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Poster F: Implementing a Standardized Process for Cardiology Follow Up Post Cardiac Admission to Hospital (11:15)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11:05am EDT to 11:45am EDT -
Poster F: Implementing a Standardized Process for Cardiology Follow Up Post Cardiac Admission to Hospital (11:15)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11:05am EDT to 11:45am EDT -
Poster G: Feasibility of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation for Breast Cancer Patients with Cardiotoxicity (11:30)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 11:05am EDT to 11:45am EDT -
When your TEVAR Chooses MAID
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
CONNECT with Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Health Professionals for International Collaboration in Research
Friday May 26, 2023 from 10:50am EDT to 11:20am EDT -
A Tale of Two QI Projects
Friday May 26, 2023 from 2:20pm EDT to 2:50pm EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
Caring for Patients with Inherited Arrythmias: A Multidisciplinary Clinic Approach
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 9:45am EDT to 10:15am EDT -
The Role of CXRs in Cardiac Disease: Are they helpful? What can they tell you? (available virtually)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 10:20am EDT to 11:05am EDT -
Poster H: Valvular Heart Disease: Signs, Symptoms and Assessment Findings (13:30)
Saturday May 27, 2023 from 1:05pm EDT to 1:45pm EDT
Laura Runcie
Laura Runcie is a registered nurse with a passion for cardiovascular care, nursing as a profession, and continued/specialty education. Although she still considers herself a young nurse, she has squeezed a lot of learning, and experience into the past 9 years. Laura considers active effort in her own professional development key to fueling her zeal for, and satisfaction in CV nursing!
Shortly after beginning her nursing career in 2013, and with encouragement from colleagues, Laura joined CCCN. This decision was instrumental in setting the trajectory of her career. As an active member, she has attended any and all conferences, education days and journal clubs she could. In 2016, alongside a friend, she presented her first abstract at the CCCN Spring conference. That same year, she became a CNA certified cardiovascular nurse. Laura now serves on the CCCN BOD as the Director of Communications and Membership. Beyond her involvement with CCCN, Laura completed her MSN through UBC in 2019.
When not on the quest for (formalized) knowledge, Laura can be found working! Having practiced as a RN in both New Brunswick and British Columbia, her nursing experience (thus far) includes: Cardiac Stepdown and Coronary Care units, in addition to Cardiac Catheterization. More recently she has moved into a Cardiac Surgery Nurse Associate role; but still “moonlights” on her CCU home turf at the New Brunswick Heart Centre.
Of course there is more to her than working and “nerding out” over the heart. Laura has been married longer than she has been a nurse, has 2 amazing little girls and a dog. She loves coffee, exploring the outdoors, and drinking coffee outdoors.
Brenda Ridley
Brenda Ridley is the current president for the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses (CCCN). Brenda has an extensive background in Cardiology, Critical Care and Cardiovascular Surgery as a Nurse, Clinical educator and Practice Leader.
Brenda is a Partial load professor at Humber College for the Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Certificate programs in the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness, Continuous Professional Learning. Brenda is also a BLS and ACLS Instructor for the Michener Institute in Toronto.
Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy
Sheila O’Keefe-McCarthy RN BScN MN PhD CCNC (C), is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, in the Department of Nursing at Brock University. Sheila is a Scientist at the Centre for Research Across the Life Span and the Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Wellbeing. She is a Registered Nurse, nationally Certified Expert in Critical Care. Sheila’s Heart Innovation Research Program contains three inter-related areas of focus: to examine and describe cardiovascular disease (CVD) related pain and associated symptoms: through the use of digital health technology, design, develop, and evaluate interventions to screen for and/or manage pain and other symptoms; and create and provide meaningful education and knowledge mobilization through use of integrated arts-based approaches.
Jo-Ann Sawatzky
Jo-Ann Sawatzky, RN, PhD, is the Director of Publications on the CCCN Board of Directors and the editor and chief of the Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. Jo-Ann’s many years of clinical practice in critical care and cardiovascular nursing were foundational to her passion for research in the cardiovascular health and illness trajectory, and women’s cardiovascular health, in particular. She has received more than $2.5 million in research funding and published over 70 peer-reviewed papers. She is also a past recipient of the CCCN Cardiovascular Nursing Research Excellence Award. In addition to frequently publishing with colleagues in peer-reviewed journals, she has been a peer reviewer for numerous journals, and has mentored many graduate students in their writing for publication journeys.
Karen Then
Dr. Then is a Professor at the University of Calgary and an acute care nurse practitioner in cardiac surgery with AHS. Dr. Then has published numerous peer reviewed manuscripts, book chapters, and monographs. She serves as an Editor for the Canadian Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, and has edited for the Emergency Nursing Journal, Critical Care Nurse, Heart and Lung and a variety of other high impact journals. Dr. Then believes strongly in linkages between the clinical practice setting and her teaching and research and serves on many local, provincial and national committees. She was on the secondary panel reviewer for the 2016 Canadian Dyslipidemia Guidelines and the 2021 Guidelines. She sits on numerous local, provincial, and international committees related to risk reduction strategies and policy development.
In addition, Dr. Then has been instrumental in an international collaboration in Guyana, South America. She has developed a training program for registered nurses and helped start the first cardiac intensive care unit in Guyana. She has also been working with the University of Guyana in the development of a post RN degree program in cardiovascular nursing.
Noorin Jamal
Noorin is a passionate nurse leader with 17 years of clinical experience. After several years in critical care, she pursued her passion for learning and graduated from the Master in Nursing program at the University of Toronto. She has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner since 2010 with a specialty in cardiology. She is currently practicing as a Nurse Practitioner at Sunnybrook Health Science Center and was recently a consultant for Telus Health Virtual Care. In her hospital leadership role in 2014, she was responsible for professional practice of nursing and health professions in the Peter Munk Cardiac Center, General Surgery and Psychiatry program at the University Health Network. She is actively involved in the academic realm with an adjunct lecturer appointment through the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Most recently she worked in the role of clinical consultant for the development of the first decision aid tool on refractory angina. She has developed a supplementary chapter on chronic angina self- management in Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, a program through Stanford University. She is most passionate about her volunteer work which has focused on resolving issues pertaining to access to healthcare and healthcare education for marginalized populations. Her goal is to enhance patient experience and education and she uses this to guide her clinical practice.
Emily Hyde
Emily Hyde, RN, MN
I was born and raised in southern Ontario and attended the University of Western Ontario for my undergraduate education where I obtained a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree along with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. I moved to Winnipeg in 2013 to participate in the Winnipeg Critical Care Nursing Education Program (WCCNEP) and never left Manitoba. After completing the WCCNEP, I worked in the post-operative cardiac surgery ICU. I began working as a clinical education facilitator with nursing students on the cardiology unit, which opened the door to the educator role on that unit. I was the Continuing Education Instructor for the Cardiology Unit and the Pacemaker/ Defibrillator Clinic at St Boniface Hospital from 2015 to 2021 when I became a Clinical Nurse Specialist with Cardiac Sciences. I completed my Master of Nursing degree through the University of Manitoba in 2020 and began my doctoral studies there in fall 2021.
I enjoy collaborating with other healthcare professionals to drive change using research evidence in innovative ways to ensure we are providing the best educational experience to our coworkers and the best healthcare to Canadians. The projects I am involved in and am passionate about include congenital heart disease, structural heart interventions, heart failure, and post-intensive care syndrome. I enjoy working with the multidisciplinary team to integrate all team members along with patients and their families into care delivery to optimize patient outcomes.
I live outside of Winnipeg with my husband and two dogs. When not working or at school, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, travelling, and trying the variety of restaurants and cuisine Winnipeg has to offer.
Susan Morris
Graduating from the Saint John School of Nursing in 1984 with a diploma in nursing. Sue began her cardiovascular nursing career and for the next twenty years she advanced her education and obtained a certificate in critical care in 2002, a baccalaureate degree in nursing in 2004, a diploma in university teaching in 2006 and a master’s degree in adult education in 2010. She is CNA certified in both critical care and cardiovascular care.
Her career has progressed from frontline critical care nurse, charge nurse, resource nurse and currently she is employed as a clinical nurse educator at the New Brunswick Heart Centre and the Teaching & Learning Consultant for the University of New Brunswick Critical Care Nursing Program. Sue is also an educator at Dalhousie Medical Scholl where she teaches ACLS, 12 Lead ECG and critical care skills.
Sue is the past president for the Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses and current Director of Conferences. She is committed to increasing CCCN membership and enhancing cardiovascular education for registered nurses and licensed practical nurses. Her teaching philosophy suggests “everyone can learn; but not on the same day, or in the same way”.
Mohamed Toufic El Hussein
Mohamed El Hussein is a Ph.D.-prepared Nurse practitioner. He completed his Ph.D. and post-masters Nurse Practitioner diploma at the University of Calgary in Alberta. Mohamed is a full professor at Mount Royal University, where he has a research program focusing on translational research and evidence-based practice. Dr. El Hussein is a well-published scholar with over 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and coauthored several major nursing textbooks used in nursing programs nationwide. Mohamed also works part-time as an NP in the division of cardiology at the Rockyview General Hospital. His work as an NP in cardiology supports his research program as it keeps him up to date with the current issues and interventions in cardiology. Mohamed also serves as the director of education for the Nurse Practitioner Association of Alberta and is on the Journal for Nurse Practitioners editorial board.
Nancy Clark
Nancy Clark is the clinical lead acute care nurse practitioner (NP) for the coronary care unit and cardiology NP manager at the Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary, AB. She has been involved in both program development and implementation for advanced practice nursing roles within the Department of Cardiac Sciences since 2002. In 2021 she was awarded the Nursing Excellence award for Innovation by the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta. She enrolled in the PhD program with the Faculty of Nursing at UCalgary in 2019 to explore her research interest in patients who have experienced a recurrent acute coronary syndrome event.
Suzanne Fredricks
Lisa Keeping-Burke
Lisa Keeping-Burke, RN, PhD, is the Associate Dean of Health Research in the Department of Nursing & Health Sciences at the University of New Brunswick. She has Bachelor and Master of Nursing degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Nursing from McGill University. Her program of research includes the management of adult chronic diseases with a focus on cardiovascular illnesses. Her research involves patient populations across institutional and community settings.
Davina Banner-Lukaris
Dr. Davina Banner is an Associate Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia and resides on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Lheidli T’enneh. Davina leads an interdisciplinary program of research that is focused on cardiovascular and rural health, along with research that advances the science and practice of integrated knowledge translation and patient-oriented research. Through her research, Davina seeks to improve the health of Canadians living with complex health conditions, along with studying methods and practices that support meaningful co-production in research. Davina's clinical practice foundations are in cardiothoracic critical care nursing and hospice palliative care.
Vanessa MacDonald
Karen Harkness
Dr. Karen Harkness has been a cardiovascular nurse for over 30 years and completed her PhD (Nursing) studies in 2009. Currently Dr. Harkness is a clinical strategist and subject matter expert for heart failure at Ontario Health-CorHealth. This role includes engaging key stakeholders from clinical, research and administrative positions to help inform and improve health system design and patient- centred care in Ontario.
Karen is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor with the School of Nursing at McMaster University and has over 35 peer reviewed publications related to heart failure. Karen is a founding member of the Nursing and Allied Health Council of the Canadian Heart Failure Society and previous member of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Heart Failure Guidelines. In 2021, Karen received the Canadian Heart Failure Society (CHFS) Annual Achievement Award.
Wynne Chiu
Morgan Krauter
Morgan Krauter is a nurse practitioner pursuing her Doctor of Nursing at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate nursing degree at McMaster University and began her career as a cardiac telemetry nurse. She later completed her Critical Care Nursing certification at Algonquin College. She worked as a registered nurse in critical care and a coronary care unit before pursuing her Masters of Nursing at the University of Toronto. She completed her Adult-Geriatric nurse practitioner certification and a Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) Clinical Fellowship in palliative care. Morgan’s clinical focus is in ambulatory heart failure management and advanced heart failure therapies. She values community based chronic disease interventions focused on patient equality, improving quality of life, and keeping patients at home.
Shannon Doucette
Shannon Doucette, RN BScN MN, is the Heart Failure Project Lead at the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Shannon’s journey as a registered nurse began in neuroscience and cardiovascular critical care nursing for over 20 years, she pursued her passion for continued education and graduated from the Master’s in Nursing program as an Advanced Practice Nurse at the University of Toronto, Ontario. She practiced as a Clinical Nurse Specialists in stroke care and is now instrumental in contributing towards her passion in driving best practices in heart and brain health while improving care and support for people living with heart failure and their caregivers across Canada.
Tresa Maria Jose
Dawn Prentice
Mark McPherson
Don Gibson
Karen Sterne
Tabeer Afzal
Caralee Anderson
Serena Kutcher
Andrew Krahn
Emma Freeth
Leslie Achtem
Brittany Hollett
Derrick Hibbert
Chris Kuttnig
Adrian Eisma
I completed my Bachelor’s in Nursing from the University of Manitoba in 2008 and started working at St. Boniface then on the Cardiac Surgery Inpatient Unit (CSIU). I completed my ICU training in 2011 and worked in Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery (ICCS) until 2012. From there I moved on to work for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) Heart Catheterization Lab where I stayed until 2021. At the end of that year I moved into my current role as the Continuing Education Instructor for the Acute Cardiac Care Unit (ACCU) and the Critical Care Resource Team (CCRT).
Stephanie Gilroy
Mona Groenewegen-Beukeboom
Lisa Gomes
Suzanne Nixon
Andrea Fong
Lance Bascug
Dianne Ross
Martha Mackay
Mackay has more than 40 years’ experience in cardiovascular and critical care nursing. She has held the role of Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Cardiology at St. Paul’s Heart Centre and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing. Dr. Mackay’s clinical focus is on improving the care of patients with acute coronary syndrome/myocardial infarction. Her research examines sociodemographic and behavioural influences on cardiac health, such as sex/gender, ethnicity and depression. Her expertise and leadership in cardiovascular nursing is recognized nationally and has earned her several awards
Joelle Brennan
Esther Alleyne
Melissa Rose
Melissa was born and raised in Newfoundland. Her love for cardiac nursing started early in her career and continues on today. After graduation she worked for a short time on the cardiology ward and moved on to the ICU/CCU at the Health Sciences Center in St John’s Newfoundland. Melissa worked a couple of years in Home Health care in Arkansas and then it was back to CCU in North Carolina. After 6 years in the US she decided it was time to come back to Canada. In 2000 she was recruited to the CCU at St. Michael’s Hospital where she first became involved with the CCCN and presenting at conferences. Melissa was grassroots during start up of the Code STEMI program as well as several other quality initiatives during her time there. For the past 14 years Melissa has been the Resource Nurse in the CCU at Brampton Civic Hospital and mostly recently the Interim Clinical Services Manager for the cardiology ward. Melissa loves sharing her knowledge with emerging cardiac nurses.
Marianne Lesage
Hecel Peakman
Joanne Mackinnon
Noreen Rozani
Laureen Strelau
Kim Woody
Ron Shiu
Jennifer Hamera
Vininder Bains
Vini is the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Critical Care (i.e., ICU, CICU, CSICU, HAU and CCOT) at Providence Healthcare in Vancouver BC since 2016 and currently as an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Nursing. She received her MSN from UBC in 2017. Prior to her role as a CNS Vini was a bedside ICU nurse with 17 years of clinical experience which includes a smattering of clinical teaching as well. Vini currently volunteers with the Clinical Nurse Specialist Association of BC (CNSABC) and with the BC Chapter of the Canadian Association of Critical Care Nurses (CACCN) which she selfishly does so she can have the excuse to work with some of the most brilliant nurses BC has to offer.
Heather MacLean
Heather is an Associate Professor at Mount Royal University (MRU) in Calgary, AB. As a Registered Nurse for 35 years, Heather has held numerous positions in the adult health population with most of her experience in cardiology including the clinical nurse educator role (CNE) prior to joining MRU in 2009. She continues to practice in acute care and maintains currency of practice.
Stephanie Smawley
Stephanie graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree in 2012. Since graduation, she worked as a bedside nurse for over seven years within medical cardiology prior to transitioning to the role of Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE) in 2019. Prior to assuming the role of CNE, she also worked casually as a Case Manger within Rural Home Care to broaden her skill set. Cardiology has been a passion of hers since nursing school.
Katie de Mello
Katie de Mello graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Kinesiology in 2002 and a Bachelor of Nursing degree from Mount Royal College through Athabasca University in 2006. Since graduation she has worked as a floor nurse and over the past four years as a Nurse Clinician in Cardiology in Calgary, AB.
Simone Angus
Stefanie MacLeod
Stefanie MacLeod RN BN MSN CCCN(C) CHE is an experienced Patient Care Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. She is a strong healthcare services professional with a Master of Nursing focused in Nursing Education from The University of British Columbia, specializing in the management of nursing, cardiac intervention, electrophysiology, heart rhythm and cardiac devices, echocardiography, cardiac diagnostics, cardiovascular genetics, ambulatory clinics and implementing EMR and IMITS solutions within clinical setting. For many years Stef was a critical care and cathlab nurse and is a proud member of the CCCN and the CCHL.
Holly Andrews
Freya Kelly
Breagha McPhee
Jill Bruneau
I am currently an Assistant Professor and Nurse Practitioner Coordinator for the Master of Science in Nursing Program, NP Option at Memorial University. I am a PhD-prepared nurse practitioner with experience caring for cardiac patients over the past 20 years, and educating NP students for over 12 years. My dissertation work was focused on cardiovascular health promotion and the development and testing of an intervention for the early detection of cardiac risk factors and management of patients by health care providers using evidenced-based guidelines. I have attained numerous scholarships and research grants for my dissertation work and current research initiatives. I am currently working on my program of research in the areas of knowledge translation, cardiovascular health promotion, management of risk factors, and timely access of vulnerable groups to appropriate health care services. I am interested in connecting with others on projects related to these research areas.