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AANP Resources by Therapeutic Area
Continuing Education Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of continuing education (CE) activities for nurse practitioners (NPs). Members of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) get more, including access to many free activities and significantly discounted rates on others. The activities are updated frequently, and more than a dozen cardiology-related options are currently available.
JAANP Resource Center
Find evidence-based articles, up-to-date guidelines and other resources about cardiology at this resource center, brought to you by the Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (JAANP).
NP Tools and Resources
AANP-Developed Resources to Support NPs in Treating Your Patients
- Practice Brief: Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.
- Practice Brief: 2013 AHA/ACC Guideline on Lifestyle Management to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk.
- Practice Brief: AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.
Accurate Blood Pressure Measurement
Blood pressure (BP) categories for adults were recently updated in the 2017 Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults. This change means that more patients will be diagnosed with hypertension and require more accurate BP readings in the office or at home. This video addresses the key components necessary for an accurate BP measurement and can be freely shared with your colleagues and staff.
AANP Community
Engage, Learn, Network and Progress Practice in Cardiology
The Cardiology Specialty Practice Group (SPG) offers a unique opportunity to interactively collaborate with colleagues who share an interest or clinical expertise in cardiology. As an SPG member, you’ll have access to a cutting-edge, online forum where you can engage in discussions, document sharing and knowledge exchange with fellow NPs. Come learn, share and help progress the development of theory and practice in cardiology.
External Resources
Conveniently Curated Information From Other Top Sources
There are many resources available for both patients and providers. Some are listed below for your convenience. Inclusion of these links does not imply AANP endorsement.
- CDC VitalSigns™: Preventing 1 Million Heart Attacks and Strokes.
- Evidence-based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults.
- Know Diabetes by Heart™, a partnership between the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association, offers a number of professional resources for health care providers, including mobile apps, journal articles, guidelines, a podcast series and more.
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents.
- Maine Medical Center Guideline on Management of Bleeding on Dabigatran.
- Million Hearts®.
- Million Hearts A Snapshot: Blood Pressure in the U.S.
- Prevention of Stroke in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation.
- U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action to Control Hypertension.