July-August 2020 eNews

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WomenHeart Hosts Virtual National Hospital Alliance Conference
On July 28-29, 2020, WomenHeart hosted the annual National Hospital
Alliance (NHA) Conference. Focused on "Quality Care and Support
for Women Heart Patients," the conference was a success,
featuring 17 speakers and presentations on policy, patient support and
the latest in cardiac care. The virtual format not only allowed us to
reach an expanded audience beyond NHA members, to include WomenHeart
Champions, partner organizations and other providers, but it was
recorded and is available online with timestamps indicating specific
presentations. Click here to see Day One (July 28) and Day Two (July
29).
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2020 Wenger (no woman)
Save the Date: October 22nd for the Wenger Awards
WomenHeart will be hosting the annual Wenger Awards virtually on the
evening on Thursday, October 22nd. Attendees will join a festive
program featuring all the award winners, CEO Celina Gorre and others
to celebrate the work done to advance women's heart health. Stay
tuned for more information and how to purchase tickets.

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Take Action: Stop Surprise Bills
Tell Congress to act now to pass legislation that would protect
patients from surprise medical bills. No one should receive a
financially devastating medical bill because they called 911 when they
were having a heart attack or received the medical care they needed
from a provider they didn't know was out-of-network. Ask
Congress to pass a fix that holds patients harmless.
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Capital Building
WomenHeart Urges Congress to Act for Women with Heart Disease
The latest WomenHeart Advocacy in Action blog describes our policy
priorities for the next COVID relief package, including expanded
access to cardiac rehab, vaccines, paid leave and more. It provides
opportunities to take action and tell Congress how to support women
living with and at risk of heart disease during this pandemic.

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How We Fight Facebook Live September 22nd
While the first year of the How We Fight campaign is wrapped up, the
heart failure campaign continues with a Facebook Live event featuring
Dr. Alanna Morris and two
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WomenHeart Champions. You'll hear personal stories of what it's
like living with heart failure and what you can do to help yourself or
others with the condition feel empowered. Save the date for September
22nd at 2pm ET for How We Fight: Living an Empowered Life with Heart
Failure, nationally sponsored and supported by Novartis.

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Heart Valve Disease Survey for Patients and Clinicians
WomenHeart is supporting research on why women, and especially women
of color, are often under-diagnosed and under-treated for heart valve
disease. Dr. Rachel Bond and her team at Dignity Health, an NHA member
in Arizona, are conducting the research. Women living with heart valve
disease are strongly encouraged to take this survey, which asks
questions about your experience with diagnosis and treatment.
Clinicians who treat patients with heart valve disease are strongly
encouraged to take this clinician survey. The deadline to complete the
surveys is September 30.
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Live Webinar
2020 Science & Leadership Symposium Goes Virtual
WomenHeart is set to kick off our annual Science & Leadership
Symposium to train new WomenHeart Champions how to be Support Network
Leaders and Community Educators on September 21. While the online
format will be new and will take place over the course of a month, it
will still feature experts from the Mayo Clinic, inspiring sessions on
how to tell your heart story and opportunities for the new Champions
to meet and learn from one another.

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Cardiac Yoga Classes Promote Health and Meditation
WomenHeart is hosting weekly cardiac yoga classes that promote
healthy hearts and teach practical ways to reduce stress. Developed
with cardiologists from the Northwell Health Network in New York City,
the classes take place over Zoom every Wednesday evening at 5:00 PM
EST-5:45 PM EST. The last class will be September 16th. Click here to
register or to watch previous classes. These classes, along with the
rest of our virtual programming of support and education, are
supported by Merck, BMS/Pfizer, Novartis, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bayer
and AstraZeneca.
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