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21/06/16 - Understanding Children’s Heart Surgery Outcomes
The power of one – multiplied! CHF parents’ views have been at the heart of developments that today launch a parent-led tool opening up NHS children’s heart surgery data to families. ‘Understanding Children’s Heart Surgery Outcomes’ is a website that will help people make sense of published survival data about children’s heart surgery in the […]
20/06/16 - 3D printing & biofabrication summer school
A summer school course on medical 3D printing will take place on 11 – 15 July 2016 at Utrecht University, Faculty of Medicine. The course will provide: the basics of 3D printing a hands-on Ultimaker workshop and an introduction to 3D design software. The 3D printing and biofabrication summer school course will also address state-of-the-art examples […]
20/06/16 - CHD and Mathematics
Researchers are using mathematical modelling as a ‘decision support system in complex congenital heart defects.’ Further information: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/cardiovascular/research/structural-heart-disease/mathematical-modelling-congenital-heart-disease
15/06/16 - Father’s Day!
CHF wish all our amazing heart dad’s a great day on Sunday! Are you a heart dad? Would you like to share your CHD Story with CHF? We’d love to hear from you! Please email: info@chfed.org.uk Heart dads may already know of CHF’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/chfed And a resource called ‘Heart Dad’s Support‘ which is […]
13/06/16 - World Blood Donor Day
World Blood Donor Day 2016! This year World Blood Donor day is highlighted on 14 June 2016. One of the key messages is the need for regular blood donation! And this year’s core awareness theme is: Blood connects us all! As with organ donation, blood donation involves a profoundly precious gift. […]
06/06/16 - World Heart Rhythm Week 2016
World Heart Rhythm Week takes place 6-12 June 2016! Would you like to resolve to make time this year to get a pulse check? Further information: http://www.aaaw.org.uk/apps And if you are aged 14-35 years, please check CHF member group Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY)’s screening calendar for forthcoming cardiac screenings. Further information: http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/cardiac-screening/
31/05/16 - CHD awareness travelling to new communities
CHF’s congenital heart disease (CHD) message is travelling far and wide this summer as it takes part in the Gypsy Traveller Summer Fair at Mile End Park in London on: Sunday 26 June 2016! This promises to be a perfect summer’s day filled with: live music a children’s funfair stalls pony rides a small market […]
23/05/16 - Raising funds for young peoples’ heart screening
CHF member group Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) has a momentous day on 30 May 2016! Prof Sanjay Sharma, CRY’s consultant cardiologist for nearly 20 years and Medical Director of the Virgin London Marathon will be running the Vitality 10K Run on 30 May 2016 and raising funds for CRY’s inspiring work. The 10K […]
13/05/16 - CHD nurses and family support representatives conference
The Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association (CCNA) is holding a conference on 6th July 2016 and is raising the profile of family support services so representatives from charities are very welcome to attend this conference too! The event will take place at the Charles Hastings Building, University of Worcester! Please find out more by requesting a […]
10/05/16 - NHS Blood & Transplant Strategic Plan 2016 – 2021
‘NHS Blood and Transplant is keeping the price of blood at a ten year low of £120 per unit. This saving will release funds for hospitals to invest in front line patient care.’ As they look beyond 2020 NHS Blood and Transplant’s focus continues to be on the safe and sustainable supply of blood and […]
