Her Heart, Her Story: Unveiling the Female Cardiovascular Blueprint
Holiday Inn & Suites Peoria at Grand Prairie, an IHG Hotel
7601 North Orange Prairie Road
Peoria, IL 61615
Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 7:45am CT - 3:30pm CT
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Topic
Female Cardiac Profile: Foundation & Facts; Women’s Heart Disease: Through a Female Cardiologist Lens; Female Cardiac Blueprint: Cardiovascular Diseases Specific to Women; Restoring Her Flow: Recognizing & Revascularizing Women' Hearts; Hearts with A Different Beat: Arrhythmias in Women Across the LifeSpan; Intriguing Cardiovascular Cases in Women.
Credits Offered
This event offers
6.5 contact hours
to attendees
(3.0 pharmacology)
.
Accreditation Info:
This activity has been submitted to the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for approval to award contact hours. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation..
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Join us for Her Heart, Her Story, a groundbreaking CE conference dedicated to the science, stories, and subtleties of women’s cardiovascular health. From the unique anatomy and risk profiles to hormone-driven dynamics, and life-stage specific challenges, this immersive day dives deep into the nuanced landscape of the female heart. Led by leading cardiologists and Advanced Practice Nurses, attendees will explore everything from cardio-obstetrics cardiomyopathies, hypertension and arrhythmias to emerging risk factors like adverse pregnancy outcomes and autoimmune conditions. Through case-based learning, evidence-driven insights, and heartfelt discussion, this event is not just about treating disease—it’s about rewriting the narrative of women's heart health.
Application submitted for 6.5 contact hours including 3 pharmacotherapeutic hours. Will update this site when I get approval for the hours.
There are small number of rooms held at that hotel for AACN at $159.00. Please call me if you are experiencing difficulty with obtaining a room. There are also numerous other hotels within 5-minute drive. Call Gayle Lucas at 309-256-8498.
Speakers
Cardiologist, Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Director—Carle Health Greater Peoria
Clinical Assistant Professor University of
Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, IL
Interventional Cardiologist, HeartCare
Midwest, Ltd.
Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship,
University of Illinois College of
Medicine (UOICOM), Peoria
Professor of Clinical Medicine, UOICOM,
Peoria, IL
Cardiology APRN / Cardiac Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CCNS) at Carle Health Greater Peoria - Peoria, IL
Cheryl Herrmann, RN, MS, APRN, CCRN, CCNS-CSC/CMC, has 31 years of nursing experience—15 years as a bedside nurse in SICU, Neuro ICU, and CVICU, and 16 years as a cardiac clinical nurse specialist. As a cardiac CNS, she cares for patients in cardiac prep and recovery, cardiac catheterization, surgery, ICU, telemetry/progressive units, and at discharge. In addition, Ms. Herrmann is a Prehospital RN for the local ambulance service. In 2005, Ms. Herrmann was honored with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Circle of Excellence—Excellent Clinical Nurse Specialist Award and the Twenty-Five Women in Leadership Award in central Illinois. She is the recipient of the 2009 University of Illinois Alumni Award. Member of the ISAPN Board of Directors. AACN Past President & Member of Heart of Illlinois-AACN Board of Directors
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Carle Heart &
Vascular Institute - Normal, IL
Exhibit
The exhibitor fee includes a display table and lunch for one representative. You can start setting up as early as 6:30am. You can check with the hotel to see if you can set up earlier. It is up to them because they know what security arrangements are made to protect your merchandise overnight. If you need a plug-in for any electricity, please let me know. Thank you. Gayle 309-256-8498
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Fo those nursing personnel or PAs that do not belong to National AACN Organization.
This ticket is for the AACN members including RNs & APNS. National AACN number needed for this ticket.
This ticket is for the RN student in their initial RN program. School/College of Nursing is needed to be in application to get this ticket.