The 6th Annual Spring Meeting in Cardiovascular Nursing:
New Frontiers in Cardiac Care

Welcome!

Invitation to the Joint meeting of The Working Group on cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology and the Norwegian National Society of Cardiovascular Nursing

Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology and the Norwegian National Society of Cardiovascular Nurses would like to invite you to attend this joint meeting on recent advances in the field of cardiovascular nursing. The 6th Annual Spring Meeting will take place in Bergen, Norway, May 5-6th 2006, under the specific title of New Frontiers in Cardiac Care. Sessions will be dedicated to novel therapies, management and nursing interventions in the field, such as  acute cardiac care, arrhythmias, CPR and heart failure.

In addition to an interesting scientific program there will be opportunities to enjoy cultural and scenic pearls of this beautiful medieval city.

Attendance to the spring meeting 2006 will entitle you to a one year’s free subscription to the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. You are additionally encouraged to submit abstracts from scientific or innovative projects that would be of interest to your international colleagues.

We look forward to seeing you in Bergen, and hope that you will find the programme exciting and stimulating.

Welcome to Bergen
It gives me great pleasure, as Mayor of Bergen, to wish The Annual Spring Meeting on Cardiovascular Nursing 2006 a hearty welcome to our city!

Bergen, “the city between the seven hills”, was founded by Olav Kyrre in 1070.  With its 240.000 inhabitants Bergen is Norway’s second largest city.

Bergen occupies a favourable position as a communication node, and its nickname, “the Fjord Capital” provides an indication of its significance as the gateway to the fjord districts.

Its university and colleges, and its sporting and cultural institutions, contribute to the status of Bergen as the cultural heart of western Norway, and a range of attractions and events make the city a popular tourist destination. We invite all of our guests to participate in all of this, so that their stay in Bergen will provide them with new impulses and a host of good memories.

In my capacity as Mayor, I would like to wish The Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology and the Norwegian National Society of Cardiovascular Nurses
the best of luck with the event, and express my pleasure that Bergen can host it in 2006.

Herman Friele
Mayor