Webinars

ACHA is proud to present its Webinar series. We will be conducting monthly webinars dealing with various, interesting, and timely topics.

Registration information will be sent out prior to each webinar. Be on the lookout for other upcoming webinars.

Would you like to see a certain topic covered in a future webinar? Let ACHA know by emailing pmiller@achaheart.org.

Upcoming Webinars:

Click here for our full 2013 webinar schedule (subject to change).

Pulmonary Hypertension in the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease

Monday, June 24, 2013, 8-9 pm EDT

Register for the webinar here.

Are you an adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) patient who has been told you have pulmonary hypertension (PH) or high blood pressure in your lungs? Would you like to learn more about what that means? If so, attend this webinar and hear national PH expert Dr. Jamil Aboulhosn talk about lung issues in ACHD, available treatments and what you can do to improve your quality of your life and live your life to the fullest.

Presenter:
Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Are you a medical professional? For a flyer to display and distribute in your hospital or clinic, click here!

Watch Past Webinars:

2013:

ASD and VSD in the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease (archive link coming soon!), presented by Naser Ammash, MD

Taking Charge of Your Medical Records: What Every Adult CHD Patient Should Know, presented by Paula Miller, ACHA Member Services Manager

Thriving with Congenital Heart Disease: 10 Things Every Patient Should Know, presented by Amy Verstappen, ACHA President/CEO

ACHA Advocacy Update 2013, presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Public Policy Manager

Guidelines for the Management of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease, presented by Ruth Phillippi, ACHA Education and Outreach Manager

Life with Single Ventricle: ACHD Patients Living with a Fontan, presented by Stephen R. Crumb, DNP, AACC

2012:

Traveling with CHD: What the ACHD Patient Needs To Know, presented by Arwa Saidi, MD

It's All in the Pump: Managing and Treating Heart Failure in the ACHD Patient, presented by Karen Stout, MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Dental Issues: What’s up with Preventive Antibiotics?, presented by Disty Pearson, PA-C

Aging with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, presented by Carole Warnes, MD

Post Arterial Switch and Rastelli in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Joseph D. Kay, MD

What Every CHD Patient Needs to Know About Finding ACHD Care, presented by ACHA Member Services Manager Paula Miller and ACHA Research Manager Ann Gianola

Advocating in August by Visiting your Legislators in Their Home Offices, presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Advocacy Coordinator

Social Security Disability and the Compassionate Allowance Program in the Adult Congenital Heart Community, presented by Jamillah Jackson

Living with Truncus Arteriosus, presented by Michael A. McConnell, MD

Coping with Anxiety and Depression for ACHD Patients, presented by Adrienne Kovacs, PhD

Imaging Techniques in ACHD Care, presented by Craig Broberg, MD

Celebrate and Motivate – Lobby Day 2012, presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Advocacy Coordinator

Valve Replacement in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Yuli Kim, MD, Matt Gillespie, MD, and Stephanie Fuller, MD

Eisenmenger Syndrome in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Curt J. Daniels, MD, FACC (This webinar was made possible in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Actelion.)

Post Mustard and Senning in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Gary D. Webb, MD

2011:

The Adult Congenital Heart Patient Living with Bicuspid Aortic Valve, presented by Jorge Alegria, MD

Managing Holiday Stress, presented by Jamie Jackson, PhD

Patient-Centered Care and Outcomes, presented by Ann Gianola, MA, ACHA Research Manager

Aging with Tetralogy of Fallot, presented by Naser Ammash, MD

Parlez-Vous Medicinese? Talking with Your Doctor When You’re Speaking Different Languages, presented by Ruth Phillippi, MS

Advocating in August: Visiting Your Legislators in Their Home Office, presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Advocacy Coordinator

Women with Congenital Heart Disease: Understanding the Challenges of Pregnancy, presented by Dr. Candice Silversides

Keep the Beat: Identifying and Managing Rhythm Problems, presented by Dr. James Perry  

ACHD, Mental Health, and Quality of Life: What Does the Data Say?, presented by Dr. Philip Moons

A Walk Through Our Website, presented by Terri Schaefer, ACHA Communications Manager  

ACHA Advocacy Update, presented by Amy Basken and Brian Altman

Research 101: Why Should We Care?, presented by Ann Gianola, MA, ACHA Research Manager

Pulmonary Hypertension in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Michael Landzberg, MD, FACC, and Disty Pearson, PA-C

2010:

Surviving and Thriving During the Holidays, presented by Paula Goldberg, PA-C  

ACHA 101, presented by Paula Miller and Amy Verstappen

Webinar on IMproving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatment (IMPACT), a new, national data registry developed by the American College of Cardiology, presented by Gerard R. Martin, MD, FAAP, FACC

Exercise and the ACHD Patient, presented by Michael McBride, PhD

Summer Lobbying for CHD Advocates, presented by Amy Basken

Pregnancy & Congenital Heart Disease, presented by Carole A. Warnes, MD, FRCP

The Adult Fontan Patient, presented by Michael E. McConnell, MD

The Healthcare Reform Act and the Congenital Heart Community, presented by Brian Altman and Disty Pearson

Adoption and the ACHD Patient, presented by Amanda Bone

How to Have Fun Saturday Night without Waking Up in the ER Sunday Morning, presented by Karen Stout, MD

Contraception and the ACHD Survivor, presented by Disty Pearson, PA-C

H1N1 and the ACHD Patient, presented by Dr. Minisha Patel and Dr. Tom Shimabukuro

The Top Ten Things Every ACHD Patient Should Know, presented by Amy Verstappen 

Effective Summer Lobbying Webinar, presented by Brian Altman