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AANP Resources by Therapeutic Area
CE Courses
The AANP CE Center offers a wide variety of free continuing education (CE) activities for members and nonmembers. 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 blood pressure measurement and can be freely shared with your colleagues and staff.
Patient Education Tools and Resources
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Flipchart
Venous Thromboembolism: Blood Clots in Veins and Lungs is a flipchart created by expert NPs to support clinicians in the education of patients with VTE and is available in English and Spanish. This tool serves as an engaging visual patient teaching aid while prompting the clinician to utilize the most current evidence-based strategies for patient-centered VTE management. The ultimate goal of this flipchart is to assist patients at risk for or with VTE to maximize their autonomy, avoid or control complications, and enhance their quality of life.
- English patient side flipchart, provider side flipchart and patient handout.
- Spanish patient side flipchart, provider side flipchart and patient handout.
AANP developed and produced this educational tool through support from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Alliance.
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.
- American College of Cardiology 2020 Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes.
- 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/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.