Welcome to the home page of the
WORKING GROUP FOR CARDIOVASCULAR NURSES AND ALLIED PROFESSIONALS
News
- Newsletter AG-KAPT of Autumn 2024
- Newsletter IG-PAHF of August 2024
- SSC/SSCS Joint Annual Congress, 19.-21.06.2024 in Lausanne
- Revised document: Principles of promotion of further education
- Field report: Participation in the AEPC Congress in Dublin (April 2023) with support from AG-KAPT
- Actual information from SGK and ESC
- Annual Meeting for WG-CNAP Members during the Congress of the Swiss Society of Cardiology, every June
- Mentoring: Support of Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals as well as Nursing Experts
to participate in national and international Congresses
Contact Form - Work-Shadowing: Coordination of visits to members working in various areas of cardiovascular nursing
Contact Form
The Working Group for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals (AG-KAPT, WG-CNAP) commits itself
- to support best practices in the clinical area
- to promote education and training for nurses and allied professionals in the field of Cardiology
- to promote nursing research
- with the goal to improve the care provided to cardiac patients and their family members.
- and here you can find some information about AG-KAPT's history.
We provide support to nurses and allied professionals working in cardiovascular nursing. We are a working group to exchange ideas, to translate research results into practice and to support priorities for future developments in the field of cardiovascular nursing.
The Working Group for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals is a member of both the Swiss Society of Cardiology and the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The AG-KAPT serves as a network for Cardiovascular Nurses and Allied Professionals and has the goal to maintain national and international contacts in order to promote improvements in the quality of cardiovascular nursing.
As an umbrella organization, the AG-KAPT supports the following three Interest Groups:
The members of the AG-KAPT work in various disciplines of Cardiovascular Nursing, such as:
- Cardiac Care
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Congenital Heart Disease in Pediatric and Adult Medicine
- Heart Failure Care
- Intensive Care
- ECMO and Artificial Heart Systems
- Heart Transplantation
- Echocardiography
- Electrophysiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Ambulatory Care
- Transitional Care
- Anesthesia
- Emergency Care
- Management
- Education
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Nursing Research
We look forward to welcoming you in our Working Group as a Cardiovascular Nurse or an Allied Professional!