May is #AmericanStrokeMonth ! ACTION continues to launch projects to help reduce bleeding and stroke events in pediatric VAD patients. ACTION is working to identify key drivers of stroke events & developing thoughtful interventions to improve care for all #VAD patients.

Join us tomorrow w/ our distinguished co-chairs hailing from Cincinnati Children's, UBuffalo, and Columbia Medicine for the 6th International Conference on Pediatric Cardiomyopathy. Register today: pcmconf.org #cardiotwitter

We hope all the nurses are feeling SO loved this #NursesWeek ! Thank you for all the work you do to improve the lives and outcomes of children with heart failure! We appreciate YOU!

Have you seen our newest educational handout: An Introduction to Myocarditis? Included is information about:

• What is Myocarditis?
• How is it diagnosed?
• Causes and the symptoms
• Treatment options & much more!

Download here: bit.ly/44tA0Tw! #PedsHF #Myocarditis

6/3 @ 12pm ET | Register today for our next #LearninginACTION session: bit.ly/44vaNIn! Hear about the global pediatric VAD experience from guest speakers Prof. Dr. Michael Hübler, Prof. Dr. Umit Kervan & Prof. Dr. Daniel Zimpfer! #ACTIONGlobal #PedsVAD #PedsHF

It's Pediatric Transplant Week! Sometimes, families and patients have to wait years for a heart transplant. Explore the resources we've curated to help patients and families know what to expect during the waiting period - bit.ly/49X6zKx! #KidsTransplantWeek #PedsHF

Join Transplant Families for their free, virtual Pediatric Transplant Conference on 4/26! This year's conference promises to answer even more caregiver questions & delve into the latest developments, insights & what's next for peds transplant. Register here: bit.ly/TFPTC2024!

Congratulations to the April Member of the Month, Aamir Jeewa, Section Head of the Cardiomyopathy & Heart Function Program at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)! Learn more about Aamir, including which ACTION initiative he is most excited about and who inspires him most: bit.ly/4431WO2!

Dr. O’Connor presenting ACTION data highlighting positive outcomes of those undergoing explant of durable VADs. Nevertheless, it remains a rare occurrence. We must work together and collaborate to achieve better outcomes and shift this paradigm. Stavros George Drakos #ISHLT2024