EuroHeartCare 2020, the annual scientific congress of the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions (ACNAP), has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) announced the news in a statement.
The event was scheduled to occur June 4-6 in Seville, Spain. It has been rescheduled for June 17-19, 2021, at the same location.
“The ESC and ACNAP leaderships have been closely following the rapid spread of COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare professionals, particularly, nurses and allied professionals who are on the front lines,” according to the statement. “With severe measures being taken by hospitals to deal with the epidemic, a growing number of delegates have informed us that they are unable to travel. In addition, Spanish authorities have declared a lockdown to stop the spread of the infection.”
The news comes just days after the ESC announced the cancellation of Frontiers in CardioVascular Biomedicine 2020 in Budapest, Hungary. The event was originally scheduled for April 23-26.
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