Yearly Archives: 2019

StopAfib.org - For Patients. By Patients - Stop Atrial Fibrillation

It’s the Giving Season. Help us save lives.

At StopAfib.org, it’s our mission to save lives, and you can help us do just that. You can help us provide education and support on our StopAfib.org website (which we’re currently updating — a huge and costly undertaking) and offer our annual Afib Patient Conference, webinars, afib news, and master classes throughout the year. When …

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Would You Like to Be an Atrial Fibrillation Research Advocate?

One of our roles, as a member of the Alliance for Aging Research’s Senior Patient and Family Caregiver Network (SP&FCN) Advisory Council, is to disseminate information about a research-advocacy training program. This program will empower senior patients and their family caregivers to engage in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR). Our CEO, Mellanie True Hills, is involved …

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Please Take This Survey to Help Researchers Study “As Needed” Use of Blood Thinners Using a Smart Watch

Update: This survey is now closed. We would appreciate your help with a survey to help a researcher at Northwestern University. He is working on developing a study into the use of blood thinners on an “as needed” basis compared to continuous use of blood thinners. If funded, the study would use a smart watch …

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Scholarships to Attend the 2019 Get In Rhythm. Stay In Rhythm. Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference

Do you want to attend the Afib Patient Conference, but need some help financially? If you know you can benefit from attending the Get In Rhythm. Stay In Rhythm.® Atrial Fibrillation Patient Conference August 9-11 in Dallas and would like to apply for the Fourth Annual Judy Currier Scholarship—or, you’re already attending but would like …

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Join the I-STOP-AFib Study to Test Your Atrial Fibrillation Triggers

I-STOP-AFib is a study focused on helping afib patients track and potentially test their personal afib triggers through the use of a smartphone app. This study will use online surveys and mobile technology to help you understand how everyday experiences and exposures (such as consuming alcohol, caffeine, going to bed at a different time, or …

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Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Takes Center Stage on National TV on April 10, 2019

On Wednesday, April 10, the Dr. Phil Show, the #1 daytime TV show with millions of viewers, will focus on atrial fibrillation. We couldn’t be more excited for this opportunity to raise awareness about afib, and for Mellanie True Hills, our founder at StopAfib.org, to talk about what it’s like to live with it. It’s …

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