Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:30 a.m. breakfast 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. program National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC Plan to join WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease for a special presentation about the Million Hearts campaign. Million Hearts – a joint initiative of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
Will You Make a Difference in Our Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)?
While the Atrial Fibrillation Resolution will make a difference in our knowledge and understanding of afib, there is so much more that we can do. My dream is that, by aggregating lots of data (not individually identifiable) from those with afib across the world, we can identify clusters of things that individual doctors may not [...]
New report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis in Latin America?, Is Aimed at Avoiding Atrial Fibrillation Strokes
StopAfib.org is among a group of experts calling today for urgent action to prevent an atrial fibrillation stroke crisis in Latin America. Action for Stroke Prevention, a group of health experts from across the globe, is launching a new report, How Can We Avoid a Stroke Crisis in Latin America?, at the International Society for [...]
New Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Care (AFIP) Tool Useful for Afib Patients
A brand new tool, Atrial Fibrillation in Primary Care (AFIP), was just released at the European Society of Cardiology meeting in Paris. This tool may be useful for afib patients and their caregivers, especially those who are newly-diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, in working with doctors. Two members of the StopAfib.org Global Medical Advisory Board are [...]
Join Team AFib for the “AFib CARE: Creating A Role for Effective Teams” webinar hosted by StopAfib.org
In honor of Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) Awareness Month, Team AFib would like to invite you to our second webinar, “AFib CARE: Creating A Role for Effective Teams”, taking place at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 14 and hosted by StopAfib.org. To learn more, see: Join Team AFib’s Atrial Fibrillation Webinar, “AFib CARE: Creating A [...]
StopAfib.org Applauds US Senate Passage of the Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Resolution (S. Res. 243)
StopAfib.org would like to applaud and thank Sen. Michael Crapo [R-ID], Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA], Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI], Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI], Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL], and Sen. Patrick Toomey [R-PA] for introducing and passing the Atrial Fibrillation Resolution (S. Res. 243), which promotes increased awareness, diagnosis, and treatment of atrial fibrillation. To learn [...]
