AAHFN Announces 2015-2016 Board of Directors
New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) July 17, 2015 -- The newly elected 2015-2016 AAHFN Board of Directors were announced at AAHFN’s 11th Annual Conference on Heart Failure, Saturday, June 27th.
- President: Marilyn Prasun, PhD, CCNS-BC, CNL, CHFN, FAHA
- President-Elect: Cynthia Bither, RN, MSN, ANP-C, ACNP-C, CHFN
- Treasurer: Lisa Rathman, MSN, CRNP, CHFN
- Interim Secretary: Linda Wick, MS, CNP, CHFN
- Immediate President: Connie Lewis, MSN, ACNP-BC, NP-C, CCRN, CHFN
- Director: Kimberly Nelson, DNP, RN-BC MSN ACNS-BC, CHFN
- Director: Sita Price, DNP, ARNP, FNP-BC, CHFN
- Director: Kelly Stamp, PhD, ANP-C, RN, FAHA
- Director: Beth Towery Davidson, DNP, ACNP, CCRN, CHFN
Newly appointed AAHFN president, Dr. Marilyn Prasun, is a Clinical Nurse Specialist, researcher and coordinator of the Heart Failure Disease Management program at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL. She has worked with hospitalized cardiac patients as well as outpatients for the past 20 years as an advanced practice nurse. Dr. Prasun has served as primary investigator and co-investigator for a number of clinical studies. She has published articles in many professional cardiovascular journals and magazines. She was the 2002 recipient of the American Heart Association Martha N. Hill New Investigator of the Year Award, sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing for her research regarding self-care and diuretic titration in heart failure patients.
Dr. Prasun is involved in many professional organizations, including the Illinois Society of Advanced Practice Nurses. In 2007, she was inducted as a fellow into the American Heart Association and Council on Cardiovascular Nursing. She is a charter member of the American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN) where she has presented at past meetings.
During her presidential incoming speech, Dr. Marilyn Prasun, thanked Connie Lewis for, “all of her hard work during her tenure as AAHFN President.” She is looking forward to serving and advancing the AAHFN in her new capacity as president.
About AAHFN
The AAHFN is a specialty organization dedicated to advancing nursing education, clinical practice and research to improve heart failure patient outcomes. Heart failure is our exclusive interest and passion. Our goal is to set the standards for heart failure nursing care.
AAHFN unites the full spectrum of nurses and other health professionals interested in heart failure. AAHFN serves as the interface for sharing ideas, translating research findings into practice and setting priorities for the future. The association welcomes and values all professionals involved in heart failure care. The associations focus is on patients across all environments of care from the hospital, to the clinic, to home.
For more information about AAHFN, please visit http://www.aahfn.org.
Karyn Lockshine, American Association of Heart Failure Nurses, http://www.aahfn.org, +1 856-642-4218, [email protected]
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