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With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria and Leonie Klompstra, Linkoping University, Linkoping - Sweden. Eighteen months into her presidency, the current ACNAP President Leonie Klompstra reflects on the highlights and challenges of her presidency, her approach to the role of ACNAP president, the visibility of allied professionals in ACNAP and the ESC, and future directions for ACNAP.

With: Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria Leonie Klompstra, Linkoping University, Linkoping - Sweden Ana Filipa Gomes, Local Health Unit of Aveiro Region, Aveiro - Portugal Laura Hayman, University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston), Boston - USA Omar Pereira De Almeida Neto, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia - Brazil Florentios Pavlou, Royal Victoria Hospital (Belfast Trust), Belfast - UK. After the ACNAP 2025 Congress, ACNAP president Leonie Klompstra and other ACNAP members reflect on their personal highlights from the congress.

With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, Catherine Ross, Scottish Government, Belfast - UK, and Maria Back, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg - Sweden. In the ESC, cardiologists and nurses are the largest professional groups by numbers, but a range of different allied professions also make invaluable contributions to the delivery of high-quality cardiovascular care, research and education. Who are these allied professions, and how are they represented in ACNAP? Catherine Ross and  Maria Bäck, both allied professionals and board members of ACNAP, answer this question and talk about what ACNAP can offer to colleagues.

With Ana Filipa Gomes, Local Health Unit of Aveiro Region, Aveiro - Portugal and Michal Czapla, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw - Poland. In this episode, marking the United Nations' International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September), Ana Gomes and Michal Czapla take a closer look at how food waste affects not only the planet but also public health and equity.

With Stefan Tino Kulnik, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Digital Health and Prevention, Salzburg - Austria, and Kristen Kopp, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg - Austria. What does the role of a clinical study coordinator entail, how do you develop into that role, and how does the work of a clinical study coordinator support cardiovascular care and the ESC mission? Kristen Kopp gives insights into her daily work and the bigger picture. 

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 Professional Excellence in contribution to the ESC mission". In this podcast episode, Maggie Simpson talks about her successful FESC application through the Nursing & Allied Professional Excellence track, and shares her insights and tips for colleagues who are considering the same.  

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 of interprofessional collaboration.

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, this special episode is part of a series dedicated to environmental issues, marking the United Nations' "International Mother Earth Day" on April 22.

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.

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. 

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.

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.

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 Antoniadou, Linköping University - Sweden. In this new episode, Leonie Klompstra engages with various allied professionals to share their experiences at the ACNAP Congress 2024. She also asks them the reasons why allied professionals should attend the event next year.

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 attend, share their key highlights, and explain why you should attend next year.

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.