Alison Dahlmann
Latest contributions
Career and recognition for nurses and allied professionals in the cathlab: where are we?
21 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Explore the career landscape and recognition pathways for nurses and allied professionals in the cathlab. This session highlights workforce development, extraordinary career opportunities, and inspirational interviews to guide professional growth and empowerment.
Nurses and allied professionals clinical cases session
20 May 2025 – From EuroPCR 2025
Highlighting the critical role of nurses and allied professionals, this session presents clinical case discussions on managing brachial dissection, rare ACS diagnosis, coronary perforation, and rotablator complications. Emphasis is placed on teamwork and training illustrated by a case of acute transcatheter aortic valve migration to optimize...
Training and well-being: how to make the cathlab an attractive place to work
19 Dec 2024 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2024
Discover strategies to transform the cath lab into an attractive and rewarding work environment. This session delves into the crucial aspects of training new colleagues and cultivating a positive well-being culture. Learn effective techniques to onboard and develop your team, ensuring they not only excel in...
IVUS and OCT from the NAPs' perspectives
18 Dec 2024 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2024
This session offers a comprehensive exploration of the roles and perspectives of Non-Invasive Physiological Assessment (NAPA) specialists in the use of Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) during interventional cardiology procedures. Gain insights into the key indications for IVUS and OCT, learn how to...
The landscape of structural heart interventions
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the management of structural heart disease, focusing on the differences in procedural approaches for aortic and mitral interventions. Attendees will learn effective strategies to manage procedural complications, as well as how to adapt patient pathways for various structural heart...
The taboo of mental health in the cathlab
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session aims to address the impact of the stressful cathlab environment on the mental health of healthcare professionals. It explores the unique challenges faced in the cathlab, the role of communication in affecting staff mental health, and strategies to build a more resilient workforce. The...
The challenges of femoral access
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Clinical cases from the Call for submissions - Nurses and Allied Professionals
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Understanding how to use evidence in clinical practice
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session focuses on understanding how to apply the latest evidence and clinical guidelines in daily practice for Non-Interventional Cardiologists (NAPs). It covers the influence of patient-reported outcomes on cardiovascular clinical practices, the translation of the 2023 ACS clinical guidelines into NAP's practice, the impact of...
Mental health in the cathlab: is everything really ok?
14 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Watch Alison Dahlmann and Kristin Rykkje-Johannessen discuss the impact of working in a cathlab on mental health. Despite limited clinical evidence, a two-month online survey revealed that 93% of cathlab workers, across all healthcare professional categories, find the environment stressful, with over 92% experiencing stress and...
Nightmare in the cathlab
06 Dec 2023 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2023
These presentations focus on complications that may occur during PCI in the cathlab. Through the lens of these cases, be prepared about what type of complications one might face during PCI, and get updates on the latest guidelines and tools developed for emergencies.
Don't forget the nurses and allied professionals when introducing new technology!
19 Nov 2023 – From PCR London Valves 2023
Learn all you need to know about adopting new technology, bearing in mind that both trainer and trainee share learning responsibilities and that focus should be on collaboration with industry and variety of teaching methods.
TAVI troubles - The role of Nurses and Allied Professionals
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In these slides, gain insights into potential TAVI issues, learn to anticipate and manage complications, and explore the pivotal role of NAP\'s.
Meet with Davide Capodanno on how to make an excellent abstract and prepare a clinical case
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
In this case interview and presentation with David Capodanno, discover the art of transforming a subpar abstract into an excellent one. Explore expert tips on resource discovery and how to create impactful abstract presentations.
How to optimise TAVI pathway
17 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Consult this series of slides to enhance understanding on the TAVI pathway, get a defined idea of the role of a TAVI coordinator in patient journeys, and explore organisational dynamics in diverse TAVI centres.
The why and how of performing plaque modification in calcified lesions
15 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
Consult this session to learn more about the different kinds of lesions we face during coronary angiography and the different tools and techniques available to treat calcified lesions, as well as to discover how to prepare for each procedure to treat calcified lesion and how to manage complications.
The why and how of performing a successful TAVI case
14 Dec 2022 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2022
In this GulfPCR-GIM 2022 session, observe a 72-year-old male patient with NYHA class II exertional dyspnoea, CAD status after revascularisation, type II DM, CKD IIIB, recently admitted for decompensated HF and type II NSTEMI, who was referred to the clinic for aortic valve replacement.
Abstract session for nurses and allied professionals
20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Among the abstracts presented in this session, discover the impact of sheath size on time to hemostasis after radial interventions, find out more about telephone follow-up after discharge following TAVI, or view the answer to the question: can we avoid routine midazolam to enhance patients' cognition and knowledge?
Up to date with technology: how to
20 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
How to use coronary artery diagnostic technology? What are the advances in Xray imaging and radiation safety? Angiogram, FFR, QFR, OCT, IVUS... When and what technology should I use? These are the questions this EuroPCR 2022 session seeks to answer.
How to implement advanced practice for NAPs in your country
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
What is advanced practice? What about pre-procedural, procedural, and post-procedural advanced practice? How is advanced practice understood in Europe? Find some answers in this session of EuroPCR 2022.
Best practice in care of access sites
19 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
Timeout and pre-procedural checklists, care of femoral access site, care of radial access site, patient discharge, tradition- versus evidence-based guidelines: these are the subjects covered by this EuroPCR 2022 session, which concludes with the award ceremony for NAP clinical cases 2022.
Acute coronary syndrome: are women really so different?
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 222
This session delivers key messages to nurses and allied professionals: listen to your female patients, help them describe their symptoms, ask the right questions to determine their history, and know which Troponin levels reflect a positive ACS.
What's new in 2022
18 May 2022 – From EuroPCR 2022
This session emphasizes the fact that guidelines, although still too rarely, can be written BY and FOR NAPs, and are the most important tool to be used for decision making, and that COVID has changed the way we work, while maintaining a high level of protection...
