ACNAP Cardio Talk

With Anna Mierzynska, certified clinical psychologist, Military Institute of Medicine, National Research Institute, Warsaw - Poland, and Julia E. Wahl, psychologist, psychotherapist, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, The Mind Institute, Poznań - Poland. This episode addresses the value of sustainability in healthcare, cultivating the right mindset, and implementing simple solutions to promote a sustainable lifestyle among patients and healthcare professionals.

With Leonie Klompstra, Linkoping University - Sweden, Dominic A Theuns, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam - The Netherlands, Maria Andreassen, Department of Medical and Health Sciences Linkoping University - Sweden, Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann, Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, Isabel Hoeppchen, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, Michal Czapla, Wroclaw Medical University - Poland, and Marianna Antoniadou, Linköping University - Sweden. In this new episode, Leonie Klompstra engages with various allied professionals to share their experiences at the ACNAP Congress 2024. She also asks them the reasons why allied professionals should attend the event next year.

With Leonie Klompstra, Research Engineer, Linkoping University - Sweden, Rani Khatib, Pharmacist in cardiology and cardiovascular research, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine - United Kingdom and Catherine Ross, Chief Scientific Officer at Scottish Government, Edinburgh - United Kingdom In this episode, Leonie Klompstra discusses with Rani Khatib and Catherine Ross about their experiences at the Heart Failure 2024 Congress. They explore why allied professionals chose to attend, share their key highlights, and explain why you should attend next year.

With Andreas Malmgren & Shahnaz Akil Skane University Hospital and Lund University, Malmo - Sweden. In this podcast, Mr. Andreas Malmgren and Dr. Shahnaz Akil discuss how their experience and knowledge as licensed biomedical scientists are used in clinical practice.  Take home messages from the ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024 congress in Athens are also conveyed.

With Joana Braga, Unidade de Saúde Local Gaia/Espinho (ULSGE) - Portugal & Suzanne Fredericks, Toronto Metropolitan University - Canada. In this Podcast Professor Suzanne Fredericks and Miss Joana Braga discuss the value of the contribution of allied professionals as a part of the multiprofessional team in the field of clinical research.

With Susanne S Pedersen, University of Southern Denmark, Odense University Hospital - Denmark & Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark and University of Aarhus - Denmark This episode focuses on patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the challenges that they experience and the gaps in care and how we could improve their care.

With Erla Svansdóttir, Department of Medical Psychology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik - Iceland and Michal Czapla, Institute of Heart Diseases in University Hospital in Wroclaw, and Department of Emergency Medical Service in Wroclaw Medical University - Poland. Discussion on the highlight of the ACNAP congress 2023 from the perspective of a psychologist and a dietician and what session topics they found most interesting.  The episode includes discussions about the networking possibilities the ACNAP congress provides for allied professionals and the increasing focus on multidisciplinary teamwork in cardiovascular care. 

With Mrs Angeliki Kolyda : Cath Lab Radiographer in Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, General Hospital Asklipieio Voulas - Greece & Dr. Matteo Migliorini: Radiographer in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, University Teaching Hospital of Ferrara - Italy. In this new podcast episode, Mrs. Angeliki Kolyda and Dr. Matteo Migliorini discuss and explain the essential role of radiographers in CVD patients. 

With Joana Braga, Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho - Portugal and Carla Assunção, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - United Kingdom. In this new episode, Cardiac Physiologists Joana Braga and Carla Assunção, discuss the role and responsibility of Cardiac Sonographers in the pathway of cardiovascular care. 

With Thomas Butler, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk - United Kingdom and Katherine Paterson, Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich - United Kingdom In this new podcast episode, registered Dietitians Dr Tom Butler and Ms. Katherine Paterson discuss the role and importance of dietitians in the cardiovascular patient pathway, and potentially where things may change in the future.

With Mr. Sotiris Antoniou, St Bartholomews and Queen Mary University, London - United Kingdom and Associate Professor Rani Khatib :  Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, Leeds - United Kingdom. In this new podcast episode, Dr. Rani Khatib & Mr. Sotiris Antoniou give a snap shot of the clinical pharmacists' diverse roles and contributions to the journey of people with cardiovascular disease; mainly highlighting the UK perspective on how clinical pharmacists are tackling the burden of cardiovascular disease.               

In this first Cardio Talk with Allied Professionals, Asso. Prof. Maria Bäck, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg - Sweden and Dr Jenni Jones, National University of Ireland, Galway - Ireland discuss the role and contribution of physiotherapists as part of the multiprofessional team along the cardiovascular patient pathway.