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 webinar schedule through May 2013 (subject to change).

Social Security Disability and the Compassionate Allowance Program in the Adult Congenital Heart Community

When: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 12-1 p.m. EDT

About: Are you an adult congenital heart patient who has applied or has considered applying for social security disability? Do you have questions about the difference in Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Social Security Insurance (SSI)? Have you been denied SSDI and wondered why? Are you one of the seven CHD diagnoses added to the Compassionate Allowance Initiative (CAL) initiative in July 2011? Do you wonder if your CHD is on the CAL list and what that means? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you won’t want to miss this webinar.

If you have general questions you would like answered by the speaker during the webinar, please submit them to h2h@achaheart.org. The speaker will not be able to answer questions related to your specific situation. However, someone at ACHA will be happy to get back to you after the webinar in regards to those questions.

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Watch Past Webinars:

2012:

Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Health in the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patient, presented by Jorge Alegria, MD

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