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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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 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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 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. |
 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. |
 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. |
 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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