Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses

CCCN Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions

held as part of the

Toronto

October 26-28, 2008

Call for Abstracts

Submission Guidelines

On-line Submission opens: February 1, 2008

Submission Deadline: February 15, 2008

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE

Helpful Hints for Delegates Evaluation form Presenter Info

Program

Click here to view the CCCN Program and CCCN abstracts

Click here to view the Final CCC Program and the Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2007 abstract edition (which contains the CCS and CCCN abstracts).

Annual General Meeting

Will be held Sunday October 21 16:30 -18:30 at the Loews Le Concorde Hotel. Come celebrate the 2007 Award Nominees and get a door prize. Click here to view the meeting package for members.

Call for Resolutions: Members wishing to submit resolutions are invited to do so. Please click hear for resolution information and guidelines. Resolutions must be received by October 12, 2007.

Pre-Conference Sessions

Three pre-conference workshops will be held on Sunday October 21 from 19:00 - 21:30 following the AGM at the Loews Le Concorde Hotel . Light refreshments will be provided.

The pre-conference workshops are open to all Congress delegates, but space is limited. Please email ckennett@cccn.ca and indicate your name and which session you would like to attend.

1. CHEP-CCCN Hypertension Workshop

Hypertension: Helping you help others

2. CCS-CCCN Heart Failure Workshop

CCS Heart Failure Guidelines 2007: You Can Manage the Complicated Patient

3. Motivational Interviewing Workshop

Dr. Kim Lavoie

Plenary Speakers

Simultaneous translation will be provided for all Pleanary Speakers

Opening Speaker: NICKI SIMS-JONES RN, BScN, MScN, Canadian Nurses Association, Environmental Health.

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Health Promotion Speaker: DR. PAUL POIRIER, Obesity: Current Non Pharmacologic Approaches.

Closing Speaker: GYSLAINE DESROSIERS, RN, MBA, President, Order of Nurses of Quebec, Perspectives on the Evolution of the Nursing Profession/La Profession D'Infirmiere: Nouveaux Horizons

Networking Opportunity

A networking opportunity has been incorporated into the 2007 Conference Program. Over the lunch hour on Monday Oct 22, 4 session rooms will be provided for CCCN members with the following clinical interests to network:

Pediatric/Congenital

Interventional/EPS/Cath Lab Nurses

Heart Failure

Perioperative CV Nurses

These meetings are being fully coordinated by CCCN members who have volunteered to represent their special interest group. Please visit the members area for the contact information for the representatives, to obtain more information and to indicate your interest in attending.

Registration

Please note the Deadline for Regular Registration is September 20th . After this time late registration fees will apply.

Click here to Register On-line, or to print a registration form to fax or mail.

Remember to renew or apply for your CCCN membership (only $65) to receive the reduced members rate for the conference.

Please note, all registrations are handled centrally through the

CCC Secretariat, 275 Bay Street, Ottawa ON, K1R 5Z5.

Tel.: 613-238-2304, Toll-free: 866-317-8461
Fax: 613-236-2727
E-mail: cardiocongress@intertaskconferences.com

Venue

The CCCN Scientific Sessions and Posters will be held at the Quebec City Convention Centre (Oct 22 & 23). The CCCN Pre-Conference Sessions and AGM will be held at the Loews Le Concorde Hotel (Oct 21).

Hotel

Click here to see the list and rates for the Official CCC Hotels. It is highly recommended to book early!

Exhibitor City Guides (ECG) - Registration Edition

Hard copies were mailed to all CCCN members in June. To view an electronic version, click here.

Cardiovascular Nursing Excellence

Nominees, 2007