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• Ana Ljubas — Congress Presidents — ORCID: 0000-0001-5157-6200
• Ivica Benko — Congress Presidents — ORCID: 0000-0002-1878-0880

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## Dear Colleagues, It is a great pleasure and honor to welcome you to the 12th Congress of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses that will be held between November 6th and November 9th, 2025, at the Park Hotel in Makarska, Croatia. The Congress program is intended for medical nurses and related professions and represents an excellent opportunity for networking and sharing knowledge among all healthcare and non-healthcare professionals who are involved in the care for cardiovascular patients. The program will consist of plenary lectures, a conference of the working groups of the Croatian Association of Cardiology Nurses, sponsored conferences, workshops, and poster presentations. Your constructive discussions at these lectures, led by Croatian and international experts, will undoubtably spark the development of many new ideas. The numerous workshops that will be held as part of our Congress will also provide it with a practical educational dimension, helping participants acquire new or develop existing specific skills. Informal friendly discussions will provide participants with the opportunity to discuss any ideas or dilemmas they may have, so that we can all contribute to achieving the goal of our Congress together – fostering professional excellence in our field. We are all aware that advancements in biomedical and technological sciences introduce new challenges into cardiological practice at a rapid pace. We are proud to say that cardiological nursing in Croatia has kept up with the most recent trends and developments in cardiological practice, and the integration of new insights has remained focused on the individual and on preserving the fundamental values of medical care. Therefore, the focus and motto of this congress, just like the previous one, is “Person-centered care: mission, vision, and values”. At all our previous professional conferences, lectures on the everyday clinical practice of our participants were considered to be especially interesting. Our program therefore includes sessions describing interesting cases, brief reports from the everyday clinical practice of our participants, and poster presentations. Our participants will present their achievements, and you are all invited actively participate in the resulting discussions in order to exchange experiences, answer questions, and resolve any potential dilemmas. We would like to thank Prof Mario Ivanuša for his extensive assistance in the preparation and publication of congress abstracts in a supplemental issue of the Cardiologia Croatica journal. We are certain that our professional and friendly meeting in Makarska will remain a lasting and fond memory for all our participants. ## PREDSJEDNICI KONGRESA / CONGRESS PRESIDENTS: Ana Ljubas, mag. med. techn., FESC Ivica Benko, dipl. med. techn., ECDSAP