Professor Tone Merete Norekval

Tone M Norekvål is a professor at the University of Bergen, and Haukeland University Hospital. Through founding and chairing the Patient-Reported Outcomes in Cardiology (PROCARD) research group, clinically relevant research projects has allowed for fostering the next generation of researchers in cardiovascular nursing. Her research concerns patient-reported and clinical outcomes in patients with arrhythmias, coronary artery disease and aortic stenosis. She is the founder and former director of the Centre on Patient-reported Outcomes in Norway leading initiatives in the national medical quality registries. Dr. Norekvål also initiated the national specialization education in cardiovascular nursing, and developed this into a national Masters programme. She was the first Chair of CCNAP in the ESC, and an ESC signatory of the Heart Health Charter in the European Parliament. Dr. Norekvål has also served on the ESC Education Committee and is currently a member of the ESC Ethics Committee.