Project Title

Practice and Education of Nurses caring for patients with heart failure through-out Europe- the PRESENT study

Research Focus

Current daily practice and educational preparation

Funder & Dates

Heart Failure Association of the ESC (2021-2022)

Principal Investigator or Primary Supervisor

Dr Loreena Hill

Co-Investigators or additional supervisors

Nil

Research Fellow(s) or PhD Student

Nil

Name and Institution of Collaborators

Prof Tiny Jaarsma, Linkoping Universit

Description of Project:

Aim; Methods; Expected Outcomes

Aim: To determine the current scope of practice and educational preparation of Heart Failure Nurses working across Europe, and affiliated ESC countries.

Methods: Online survey (via Qualtrics) emailed to HFA ambassadors across Europe. Survey disseminated in English, with an accompanying translated version for nurses in Spain, Lithuania, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands etc. The survey is due to complete in August 2022, with results published and presented in 2023.

Expected Outcome:

· Data to target future education and practice development

· Data to demonstrate current nursing HF practice within different European settings

· Increase European collaborative working between National HF societies and Patient care committee of the HFA

Links/URLs to external pages

See link to survey here.