Allied Health Professionals (AHP) is a multi-disciplinary group within the CHRS. Our membership includes: Registered Nurses, EP Technologists, Device Technologists, Research Coordinators, Genetic Counselors, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists and Academic Institutions Instructors.
As AHP members of CHRS, our goals are to:
- Encourage and provide opportunity for networking, sharing information and knowledge translation within the AHP community.
- Support educational and research opportunities within the AHP community.
- Lead and collaborate in the development of clinical guidelines and standards of care to support AHP practice.
- Support the development and inclusion of sub-specialty groups within CHRS to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
- Share best practices and resources aimed at enhancing patient care.
- Ensure timely access to information and current events related to arrhythmia care.
- Engage young colleagues to participate in the CHRS mission and shape the future generation.
Yearly AHP activities include a luncheon at the CHRS Annual Meeting, didactic webinars and an education session at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC).
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Canadian Atrial Fibrillation clinic Nursing Alliance (CAFcNA)
CAFcNA is a sub-specialty network of the AHP group. CAFcNA members are atrial fibrillation (AF) clinicians (either Registered Nurses or Nurse Practitioners) across Canada who work in a specialized AF clinic and/or has clinical expertise in arrhythmia care of AF patients. This nursing group was developed after working on a nationwide project together. Several of the clinicians were interested in keeping a networking relationship to facilitate support and resource sharing opportunities given similar interests in AF care.
Vision: Optimizing AF care within the specialty AF programs in Canada.
Mission: To provide a networking relationship with other AF specialist in Canada and to share AF care resources that can improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
Values:
- Specialized expertise in AF care and real world clinical experience.
- Honest, respectful and transparent relationships with all clinicians.
- Support and encourage research activities that optimize systems for patients and care providers.
- Foster innovative and creative ideas to promote nursing leadership of all group members.
Activities:
- Promotion, collaboration and utilization of AF guidelines while incorporating best practice strategies in clinical care of AF patients throughout Canada.
- Members of the group can share their own clinical tools and resources from their own institution.
- Members can propose/support/participate in specialized projects or research study that foster the advancement of clinical practice in AF care/management
- Members of the group can be a resource to each other.