Welcome to  The Canadian Society of Vascular Nursing (CSVN); the only Canadian Society dedicated to Vascular Nursing in Canada. CSVN holds an annual conference at the same time as the Canadian Society of Vascular Surgeons (CSVS). We are members of the PAD Coalition and the Venous Disease Coalition.

12th Annual Conference- Preliminary Program

Upcoming Deadlines Marge Lovell Award- June 1, 2012

NEW!

Chapter Startup Booklet is now available- All information you need to start your own local chapter.

CSVN is excited to announce that we have partnered with SVN to develop a new class of membership- Intersocietal. This new class includes membership to CSVN and SVN jointly. For more information and to join, see our membership section.

Links of Interest

Call to Action Women and PAD- AHA Women in PAD-Scientific Statement-Circulation-2012

PAD: Application of the Chronic Care Model, Journal of Vascular Nursing

SVN Key Data Elements and Definitions forPeripheral Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease

NEW PAD Guidelines

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Antiplatelet Guidelines

PAD Coalition- Interactive PAD Workbook

see our other links

ABI Clinic Book

The CSVN is excited to make the ABI Clinic Booklet available. This resource was developed by sanofi-aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb in collaboration with the P.A.D. Coalition. This resource tool provides a list of clinics that perform ankle brachial index (ABI) testing across Canada with full contact details. Clinics are sorted by region and city for easy reference.

CNA Certification

Currently, the CNA offers certification in Cardiovascular Nursing  CCN(C). For more information regarding the certification process, please see the CNA website.  Next Exam: April 20, 2013

Application Deadline: November 14, 2012

Become a member today!

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