American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN): Important Discoveries at Seattle Conference June 23-25, 2011

SEATTLE, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN):

EVENT:  7th ANNUAL AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF HEART FAILURE NURSES CONFERENCE

DATE:  Thursday, June 23 – Saturday, June 25, 2011

LOCATION:  Seattle Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA

DETAILS: The AAHFN 7th Annual Conference (www.aahfn2011conference.com) is recognized as the premier meeting in the field of Heart Failure Nursing.  It is planned to meet the needs of nurses, advanced practice nurses, inpatient nurses, outpatient nurses, home health nurses, cardiac/HF administrators, clinical directors, physician assistants, dieticians, etc. who are interested in heart failure patient care. Throughout the three-day conference vital data and crucial updates will be presented to encourage the exchange of new scientific & clinical information and support the interchange of opinions regarding care and management issues relevant to heart failure.  

Keynote Speaker:  

• Thursday, June 23 - 3:00 p.m.:  Susan Johnson, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director (Region 10) and is titled:Health Care Reform: Better Benefits, Better Health.  President Barack Obama appointed Ms. Johnson in 2009 and she serves Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington.

AAHFN Highlights:

• Heart Failure Certification Exam
• Vitamins, Fish Oil, and Heart Failure
• Heart Failure: A Patient's Perspective
• Diet in Patients with Heart Failure: Eat and Be Merry
• Great Heart Failure Debate
• Nurses Guide to Exercise and Exercise Testing
• AAHFN Town Hall Meeting
• Sex and Intimacy among Patients with Implantable Left-Ventricular Assist Devices
• The Art of Tweaking: Clinical Tips for Common Problems in Heart Failure Care
• Heart Failure Hospital Nurses Need Help To Educate Patients
• Quality of Life and Social Support of Older Adults With Chronic Heart Failure
• Improving Patient Outcomes in Heart Failure
• Transplant and LVADs
• All Grown Up and Ready to Go: Transition of the Pediatric Patient with Cardiomyopathy and Heart Failure
• Leveraging Implantable Device Diagnostics in the Management of Heart Failure
• Biomarkers in Heart Failure: What's Important, What Isn't?

Visit www.aahfn2011conference.com for a complete meeting schedule, key speakers, information, and meeting times.  Interviews can be arranged onsite. AAHFN's focus is on patients across all environments of care from hospital, to home care, to clinic.  Learn more at www.aahfn.org or 888-45-AAHFN.

SOURCE American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN)