With Catherine Ross, Scottish Government, Belfast, and Maggie Simpson, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh - UK. Every year from 15 June to 30 September, the European Society of Cardiology invites applications for the title "Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology" (FESC), a unique and prestigious title that recognises excellence and lifetime achievement. Besides the scientific and clinical excellence tracks, nurses and allied professionals can apply via the track "Nursing & Allied Profe...
Aug 10, 2025•21 min•Ep. 19
With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria and Mariela Acuna Mora, University of Boras, Boras - Sweden. This episode marks International Nurses Day and celebrates the contributions nurses make to our healthcare and society day in and day out. Mariela and Tino talk about the history of International Nurses Day, current challenges faced by the nursing workforce across the world, past and present leaders in nursing, and the importance o...
May 12, 2025•27 min•Ep. 17
With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, and Ana Filipa Gomes, Nurse specialist in Public Health and Community Nursing, Local Health Unit of Aveiro Region, Aveiro - Portugal. Tino and Ana explore environmental risk factors for cardiovascular disease and discuss how the built environment, access to green spaces and physical activity contribute to cardiovascular wellbeing. Hosted by our ACNAP Environmental Officer, Ana Filpa Gomes, ...
Apr 22, 2025•25 min•Ep. 16
With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, and Tahni-Ann Wilson, Genetic Counsellor, Royal Brompton Hospital, London - UK. What is the difference between a genetic counsellor, a geneticist, and a genomic scientist ? Tahni-Ann Wilson explains and talks about her work as a genetic counsellor in cardiovascular care.
Mar 21, 2025•23 min•Ep. 15
With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria and Angela Durante, Sant'Anna University, G. Monasterio CNR-RT Foundation, Pisa - Italy. Find out about how you can become an ACNAP member and what benefits you can expect from joining the ACNAP community.
Feb 18, 2025•11 min•Ep. 14
With Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, and Leonie Klompstra, Linköping University, Linkoping - Sweden. In this new episode, Leonie Klompstra shares experiences as first Allied Professional President of ACNAP, and the vision for her presidency.
Dec 17, 2024•17 min•Ep. 13
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.
Aug 23, 2024•21 min•Ep. 12
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 Anton...
Jul 24, 2024•5 min•Ep. 11
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 att...
Jun 17, 2024•7 min•Ep. 10
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.
May 24, 2024•8 min•Season 1Ep. 9
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.
Feb 14, 2024•13 min
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.
Sep 11, 2023•12 min
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 possibi...
Jun 30, 2023•10 min
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.
Jun 01, 2023•14 min
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.
May 10, 2023•16 min
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.
Apr 12, 2023•15 min
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 th...
Mar 13, 2023•17 min
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.
Jan 06, 2023•14 min
