The Parenting Your Heart Child Conference is an educational opportunity for parents, caregivers and healthcare providers who care for children or teenagers with heart defects. Held each spring, this annual conference is designed to support you in caring for, managing and coping with raising a child with congenital heart disease.
The 13th Annual Parenting Your Heart Child Conference was held on May 5, 2012. Resources from the conference are posted below.
- CHD Update: Glen Iannucci, M.D.; Sibley Heart Center Cardiology
- “Taking Charge of your Heart” – our new training tool for teens: Kathy Murphy, M.S.N., R.N., C.S., Clinical Nurse Specialist, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
- Legal Issues That May Affect Your Child's Health, Well-Being and Development: Payal K. Kapoor, Esq., Staff Attorney, Health Law Partnership
- Nutrition and CHD: Jessica Hendricks, M.S., R.D., Clinical Nutritionist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Dental Health and CHD: Amanda Elzey, R.D.H., B.S., Pediatric Dental Hygienist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
The 14th annual Parenting Your Heart Child Conference will be held on April 27, 2013. Contact Alison Mueller at alison.mueller@choa.org or 404.785.6109 with questions.
Highlights from the 12th annual conference
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New Advances/Research in Congenital Heart Disease
Matthew Oster, M.D.
Sibley Heart Center Cardiology
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Financial Aspects and Resources for Your Child
Benna Gilkey
Financial Counseling
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Disability Awareness 101 - Services and Community Resources for Caregivers of Children with Special Healthcare Needs
Joe Sarra, MSW
Childkind Inc.
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Filling Empty Emotional Tanks
Lynda T. Young, Author
Hope for Families of Children with Congenital Heart Defects (in the You Are Not Alone book series)
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Adults Living With CHD
A Panel Discussion |
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The Power of Advocacy: Changing the Face of Healthcare
Amanda Ptashkin, J.D., Georgians for a Healthy Future
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Email Alison.mueller@choa.org or call 404-785-6109 if you have ideas for next year’s conference.