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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">CC</journal-id>
<journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Cardiol Croat</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Cardiologia Croatica</journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title abbrev-type="pubmed">Cardiol. Croat.</abbrev-journal-title>
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<issn pub-type="ppub">1848-543X</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1848-5448</issn>
<publisher><publisher-name>Croatian Cardiac Society</publisher-name></publisher>
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<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">CC 2021 16_11-12_328</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15836/ccar2021.328</article-id>
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<article-title>8<sup>th</sup> Congress of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses</article-title>
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<trans-title>8. kongres Hrvatske udruge kardiolo&#x0161;kih medicinskih sestara</trans-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5157-6200</contrib-id><name><surname>Ljubas</surname><given-names>Ana</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1878-0880</contrib-id><name><surname>Benko</surname><given-names>Ivica</given-names></name></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4334-1158</contrib-id><name><surname>Mati&#x0107;</surname><given-names>Ivica</given-names></name></contrib>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub-ppub"><month>10</month><year>2021</year></pub-date>
<volume>16</volume>
<issue>11-12</issue>
<fpage>328</fpage>
<lpage>328</lpage>
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<date date-type="received"><day>09</day><month>09</month><year>2021</year></date>
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<copyright-year>2021</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>Croatian Cardiac Society</copyright-holder>
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<p>Dear Colleagues,</p>
<p>it is our great honor and pleasure to welcome you at the 8th congress of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses (CACN) with international participation.</p>
<p>Over the course of the next three days of the congress, we have tried to cover all current topics and challenges in cardiovascular nursing practice. The congress program consists of thematic sessions and symposia of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses working groups.</p>
<p>As in previous congresses, part of the program will include oral presentations and interesting case reports from everyday clinical practice that will guide us through the professional work of congress participants.</p>
<p>Since our lives and provision of healthcare services have been taking place under significantly changed conditions over the past 18 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, part of the program is dedicated to caring for cardiac patients during the pandemic.</p>
<p>We would like to thank our sponsors, who have enabled to acquire new knowledge on cardiovascular nursing through the congress symposia. We would also like to thank the Spektar Agency for providing technical assistance.</p>
<p>We are sure that the time after the presentations will be filled with constructive discussions that will encourage critical thinking and contribute to building professional excellence!</p>
<p>Predsjednici kongresa: / <italic>Congress Presidents:</italic></p>
<p><bold>Ana Ljubas</bold>, mag. med. techn., FESC</p>
<p><bold>Ivica Benko</bold>, dipl. med. techn., ECDSAP</p>
<p>dr. sc. <bold>Ivica Mati&#x0107;</bold>, mag. med. techn.</p>
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