Sheena Vernon
Sheena Vernon, Clinical ACHD Nurse Specialist
Sheena has been working as a clinical nurse specialist in ACHD
for 10 years and set up the three nurse specialist posts in
Bristol. Prior to this she was a CICU sister. She is a member of
the Department of Health Advisory Group for Adult Congenital Heart
Disease is current President of the British Adult Congenital
Cardiac Nurses Association. She was elected to the British
Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care Council in 2009 and
was involved in developing the 2006 Commissioning Guide for
Services for Young People and Grown-ups with Congenital Heart
Disease. She has an MSc in Advanced Nursing Practice, presents
regularly at meetings, and has published in The Journal of Cardiac
Nursing. She runs ACHD nursing training in Bristol, including an
annual ACHD training day for nurses and allied health
professionals.