AAHFN Milestones

AAHFN becomes an official Association

Vision, Mission, values and logo developed

1^st issue of The Connection is released

Becomes the official journal of AAHFN

"Failure is Not an Option" Campaign launched

Comprehensive Management of the Heart Failure Patient launched in regional locations

AAHFN held its 1st Annual Conference

Nurse “pocket cards” delivered with membership renewal

Worked with the Society of Hospital Medicine to develop HF website and disease management programming

AAHFN Web-Resource Center went live

AAHFN co­sponsored a session at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Annual Heart Failure meeting

Partnered with Association Headquarters as Management Company

Collaborated with Society of Chest Pain Centers and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association to develop the Fight Against Heart Failure Campaign

Held the 1st HFDMP Pre-conference workshop

Robin J Trupp Scholarship launched

AAHFN participated in and endorsed ANA and ACCF “Cardiovascular Nursing: Scope & Standards of Practice

AAHFN Celebrates 5 years in Minneapolis, MN

Heart and Lung The Journal of Acute and Critical Care became the new official journal of AAHFN

Redesigned The Connection

Launched Communities of Practice

Announced new Area Representative program

First pen and paper CHFN exam is offered at the Annual Conference in Seattle, WA

Launched patient education website and Patient Education Hotline

Held the first Mechanical Circulatory Support Workshop

AAHFN becomes an accredited provider by the ANCC

The Heart Failure Certification: Core Curriculum Review was published

Position paper on HF Certification published

Held the first Advanced Heart Failure Symposium

Started offering CBT CHFN Exams across the US

Basic Heart Failure Nursing Pocket Guide was published

Reached 2000 members

Held the first Heart Failure Readmission Symposium

AAHFN Celebrates 10 years in Los Angeles, CA

Launched online heart failure certification review course

Heart Failure and Disease Management book was published