On September 16, 2009, the AF StatTM coalition launched two major reports, the AF Stat Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation and the Avalere Health report Medicare and Atrial Fibrillation: Consequences in Costs and Care. The videos from that webcast are now available for viewing online. Learn more about AF Stat and access the webcast: …
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Houston-area residents are invited to attend a free Afib education event on December 10, 2009 at the Kingwood Medical Center. For more event details, see Houston Atrial Fibrillation Education Event — 12/10/2009
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StopAfib.org salutes our friends at the Arrhythmia Alliance and the Atrial Fibrillation Association, including Founder Trudie Lobban and Executive Committee President Professor John Camm, for their Know Your Pulse campaign to raise awareness of atrial fibrillation in order to encourage diagnosis and treatment of it. The Know Your Pulse campaign encourages easy and inexpensive pulse …
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The Clear Lake Medical Center would like to invite the public to a free Afib education dinner in the Houston, TX area on November 12, 2009. Click here for more details.
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Learn more about World Stroke Day and what atrial fibrillation patients need to know about their stroke risk.
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Are you in the Indianapolis area? Then come join Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, and St. Francis physicians Dr. Marc Gerdisch and Dr. John "Trey" Moore III for an atrial fibrillation patient event on November 7. Learn about the symptoms, approach to diagnosis and new innovative treatment options for atrial fibrillation. Learn more at: …
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Are you in the Allentown, PA area? Then come join Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, and heart rhythm specialists for an atrial fibrillation patient event on October 21 presented by the Lehigh Valley Health Network. The event will be presented live at the Cedar Crest hospital, and will be simulcast at the Muhlenberg hospital. …
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When we at StopAfib.org prepare for afib patient events, we try to share what we have learned from patients attending previous events to make each event go as smoothly as possible. We've summarized what we have heard and would like your input. Please check out our list of things for hospital marketing folks and doctors …
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If you're in the Detroit or Lansing, MI areas, please come join us for complimentary afib patient education forums this week. To learn more about each event, see the links below: Detroit Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Education Events - 9/23/2009 & 9/24/2009 Lansing, Michigan Atrial Fibrillation Patient Education Forum - 9/25/2009
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Healthcare leaders working to improve the health and well-being of people affected by atrial fibrillation, called AF StatTM: A Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation, have just rolled out two reports, the AF Stat Call to Action for Atrial Fibrillation and Medicare and Atrial Fibrillation: Consequences in Cost and Care. You'll find the AF Stat …
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