Clinical Nurse Specialist, Heart Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital
Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing,
University of British Columbia
www.vcha.ca
Annemarie Kaan holds a Master of Clinical Nursing (Cardiothoracic) from the Australian Catholic University, a Cardiothoracic Nursing Certificate from St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia, and a Registered Nursing Certificate from St. Joseph’s Hospital in Sydney, Australia. She is also a Certified Cardiovascular Nurse in Canada, and a Certified Clinical Transplant Nurse in the USA.
With over 23 years experience in cardiothoracic nursing, Annemarie is the Clinical Nurse Specialist for Heart Failure and Transplantation. Her roles include: case manager for complicated heart failure patients, in patient heart transplant patients and Ventricular Assist Device patients. Annemarie is an Adjunct Professor with the School of Nursing at UBC and is actively involved in the Masters and BSN program providing education in her areas of expertise including heart failure, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.
Annemarie is a member of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, Heart Failure Society of America, Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses and is on Editorial Review Boards of Progress in Transplantation and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation.
