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Monday, May 8, 2023 Live Webinar featuring updates from the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Monday, May 8, 2023 12:00 pm
You are cordially invited to join Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, Director of the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, Streisand Chair in Cardiology for a special webinar featuring updates from the center.
- Meet some of the center’s outstanding clinicians, who will highlight the latest research and innovative treatments for ACHD
- Learn why this program continues to set the gold standard for care
- RSVP to Yvonne Jose at [email protected] or via Zoom
- View Webinar Flyer (PDF)
CHD Conversations: UCLA’s SHIfT to ACHD Transition Group (11/17/22)
Speakers: Nicole Antonville, RN, MSN, Transition Nurse Coordinator, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, and Emily Earhart, Regional Development Manager, ACHA
Are you between 18-30 years old? Join this group of young adults to help you get ready for adult cardiac care. If you are already in adult CHD care, join this group of peers to support you as you navigate the new medical landscape ahead of you. Note: This virtual event is open to young adult CHD patients nationwide. This event is presented in partnership with UCLA’s SHIfT to ACHD program.
CHD Conversations: UCLA’s SHIfT to ACHD Transition Group (12/15/22)
Speakers: Nicole Antonville, RN, MSN, Transition Nurse Coordinator, Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center, and Emily Earhart, Regional Development Manager, ACHA
Are you between 18-30 years old? Join this group of young adults to help you get ready for adult cardiac care. If you are already in adult CHD care, join this group of peers to support you as you navigate the new medical landscape ahead of you. Note: This virtual event is open to young adult CHD patients nationwide.This event is presented in partnership with UCLA’s SHIfT to ACHD program.
Grand Rounds Interview with Jamil Aboulhosn, MD
The Role of Cardiac Catheterization - Jamil Aboulhosn, MD | 2019
September 27, 2020 - ACHD 40th Anniversary Virtual Celebration of the Ahmanson/UCLA Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center
Joseph Perloff - Segment 1
Early Formative Years of ACHD - Segment 2
Surgical Evolution - Segment 3
Nurse's Role/Social Worker - Segment 4
Transition from Adolescent to Adult CHD Care - Segment 5
Interventional Catheterization and Electrophysiology - Segment 6
National ACHD Perspective & the Future of ACHD - Segment 7
Latest Treatments and Advancements for Adult Congenital Heart Disease
(Wednesday, February 25, 2015)
UCLA Cardiologist Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, discussed the prevalence and impact of congenital heart disease (heart disease from birth) and some of the surgical and medical advances that have facilitated improvements in survival and quality of life for this population. Watch video below.
ACHA Webinars 2021

Webinar: COVID-19 Vaccines and the CHD Patient: What You Need to Know
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from, 8-9 pm EST
Presenters: Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, and Aric L. Gregson, MD, FIDSA
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ACHA Webinars 2020
Webinar: ACHD Spouse, Partner, Caregiver Support: Helping the Helpers
Date: 11/18/2020, 7 PM - 8 PM, EST
Presenter: David Highfill, MSW, LCSW
ACHD Imaging: Doc, Do I Really Need All These Tests?
Date and Time: Wednesday, June 3, 2020, from 7-8 pm EDT (5-6 pm PST)
Presenters: Seiji Ito, MD, and Marguerite Wevers, RN
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve Patients: What Are Your Options?
Webinar: Ask an ACHD Specialist: The ABCs of Telemedicine - Part 1
Date and Time: Thursday, May 28, 2020, from 7-8 pm EDT (5-6 pm PST)
Presenters: Arwa Saidi, MB, BCh, MEd, Jonathan Cramer, MD, Marc Cribbs, MD, Camille Richards, MSN, FNP-BC, and Ryan Stephens, DNP(c), FNP-C, MBA
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Webinar: Two Weeks Later: COVID-19 Update for the CHD Patient >
Date: 4/1/2020, recorded video
Presenters: Abigail Khan, MD and Adrienne Kovacs
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the CHD Patient
Date and Time: Monday, March 16, 2020 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm EDT
Presenters: Aric Gregson, MD, FIDSA and Jamil Aboulhosn, MD
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2. Stress Management in ACHD – A Balancing Act
Date and Time: Thursday, March 26, 2020, from 7-8 pm EDT
Presenter: Kristin Fox, PhD
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October and November 2019
- Managing Common Illnesses and Vaccine Update for Patients with Congenital Heart Disease
Date and Time: Tuesday, October 29, 2019, from 7-8 pm EDT
Presenters: Rachel Steury, NP and Nancy Klein, RN
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- Life After the Fontan
Date and Time: Monday, November 11, 2019, from 7-8 pm EST
Presenter: Yuli Kim, MD
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- Empowering Patients to Talk to their Health Care Team
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 20, 2019, from 7-8 pm EST
Presenter: David Highfill, LCSW, MSW
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A schedule of 2019 ACHA webinars can be found on our website as well.
ACHA Webinars 2019
D-TGA Chat, Part 1: Life after an Arterial Switch or Rastelli procedure
Date and Time: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 from 7-8 pm EST
Presenter: Richard Krasuski, MD
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ACHA Webinars 2018
Schedule of 2018 ACHA webinars (https://www.achaheart.org/media/2046/achawebinarflyerfinal4918.pdf)
- Palliative Care on Your Team: Improving the Quality of Life in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 from 7-8 pm EDT
Presenters: Ali Zaidi, MD and Sarah Norris, MD
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- 2018 ACHD Guidelines: What You Need to Know (Part 1)
Monday, September 17, 2018 from 8-9 pm EDT (note different time)
Presenter: Karen Stout, MD
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- Marfan Syndrome: What You Need To Know
Wednesday, September 26 2018 from 7-8 pm EDT (
Presenter: Marlon Rosenbaum, MD
A flyer will be available on the ACHA website soon.
List of 2018 webinars (https://www.achaheart.org/media/1996/achawebinars22018.pdf)
- Care of the Adult with Eisenmenger Syndrome , Presenter: Naser Ammash, MD
Date and Time: Monday, April 9, 2018 from 7-8 pm EDT REGISTER HERE
- Coping with Grief: Loss of a Loved One, Presenter: Tracy Livecchi, LCSW
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 from 7-8 pm EDT REGISTER HERE
ACHA Webinars 2017
- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH): What's New? (Monday, November 8, 2017, 7pm - 8pm, ET)
- Complementary/Alternative Medicine and Implications for ACHD, (Monday, October 23, 2017, 7pm - 8pm, EDT)
- Atrial and Ventricular Septal Defects in the Adult, (Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 7pm - 8pm EDT)
- Psychosocial Considerations in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD), (Monday, August 28, 2017, 7pm - 8pm EDT)
- What's New in Anticoagulation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease? (Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 8 pm - 9 pm EDT)
- ACHA Aging with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 (7 pm - 8 pm EDT)
- ACHA Understanding the Next Phase of Health Care presented by Erika Miller, Johanna Gray and David Eaton of Cavarocchi, Ruscio, Dennis Associates, LLC, Tuesday, June 20, 2017, (7 pm - 8 pm EDT)
- ACHA 8th National Conference June 1-3, 2017 (Medical Professionals Conference Flyer)
- ACHA 8th National Conference Flyer June 1-3, 2017
- ACHA Coping with Adjustments Through the Life Cycle While Living with CHD: From Youth into Adulthood, Wednesday, May 10, 2017, (7 p.m. - 8 p.m. ET)
- Life After the Fontan presented by Dr. Ali Zaidi, Wednesday, March 29, 2017 (7 p.m. - 8 p.m. EST)
ACHA Webinars 2016
- Tetralogy of Fallot in the Aging CHD Patient on November 16 (7 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDT)
- Women's Health Peri- and Post Menopausal CHD Patient on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 (7 p.m. – 8 p.m. EDT)
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Living Well With Eisenmenger Syndrome presented by Dr. Ian Harris on Wednesday, May 4, 2016
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Update on Percutaneous Valve Replacements (Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 7 PM - 8PM, EST)
2015:
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Grassroots Advocacy Update 2015 (Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 7 PM - & PM, EDT)
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Truncus Arteriosus in the Adult with CHD (Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 7 PM - 8 PM, EDT)
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Managing Coronary Artery Risk Factors in Adults with CHD (Wednesday, May 20, 2015, 7 PM - 8 PM, EDT)
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Women's Health in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Monday, May 4, 2015, 7 PM - 8 PM, EDT)
2014:
- Exercise and ACHD: From Testing to Treatment (Monday, December 8, 2014, 7 PM - 8 PM, EST)
- Living with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (Wednesdsay, 11/12/14, 7 PM - 8 PM, EST)
- ACHD and Birth Control (Monday, 10/29/14, from 7 PM - 8 PM, EDT)
- The Adult with Shone's Complex (Monday, 10/20/14, from 7 PM - 8 PM, EDT)
- PAH and Congenital Heart Disease (Monday, 9/29/14, from 7 PM - 8 PM EDT)
- Living Well with Eisenmenger Syndrome (Monday, 8/25/15, from 7 PM - 8 PM EDT)
- Aging Following a Mustard or Senning Repair (Tuesday, May 13, 2014, 7 PM - 8 PM EST)
- ACHA March Webinars
- Valve Replacement Options in Adult Congenital Heart Disease (Wednesday, March 26, 2014, 7 PM - 8 PM EST)
- Living with and Managing Heart Failure in the Adult with CHD (Thursday, January 30, 2014, 7 pm - 8 pm EST)
2013:
- The Beat: Understanding and Managing Rhythm Disturbance in ACHD on (Monday, December 16, 2013)
- Understanding Genetic Testing and Hereditary Risk in CHD (Thursday, December 5, 2013)
- What Adults Living with Ebstein's Anomaly Need to Know (Thursday, October 24, 2013, 7 pm - 8 pm EDT)
- Insurance Update for the ACHD Patient: Looking Ahead to 2014, September 23, 2013
- Pulmonary Hypertension in the Adult with CHD on Monday, 6/24/13 from 8-9 pm EDT (Jamil Aboulhosn, MD, will be presenting)
- Thriving with Congenital Heart Disease (March 28)
- ACHA Advocacy Update (March 5)
- Guidelines for the Management of the Adult with Congenital Heart Disease (Thursday, February 21)
2012:
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease and Dental Issues: What's up with Preventive Antibiotics?"
- Aging with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (CCTGA)
- Greater Los Angeles Congenital Heart Walk
- ACHA 6th National Conference in Los Angeles
- 28th Annual National Marfan Foundation Conference
- Social Security Disability and the Compassionate Allowance Program in the Adult Congenital Heart Community, Jamillah N. Jackson, Deputy Director Social Security Administration
- Living with Truncus Arteriosus, (Video) presented by Michael A. McConnell, MD
- Coping with Anxiety and Depression for ACHD Patients, (Video) presented by Adrienne Kovacs, PhD
- Imaging Techniques in ACHD Care, (Video) presented by Craig Broberg, MD
- Celebrate and Motivate - Lobby Day 2012, (Video) presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Advocacy Coordinator
- Valve Replacement in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, (Video) presented by Yuli Kim, MD, Matt Gillespie, MD, and Stephanie Fuller, MD
- Eisenmenger Syndrome in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, (Video) presented by Curt J. Daniels, MD, FACC (This webinar was made possible in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Actelion.)
- Post Mustard and Senning in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, (Video) presented by Gary D. Webb, MD
2011:
- The Adult Congenital Heart Patient Living with Bicuspid Aortic Valve, presented by Jorge Alegria, MD
- Managing Holiday Stress, presented by Jamie Jackson, PhD
- Patient-Centered Care and Outcomes, presented by Ann Gianola, MA, ACHA Research Manager
- Aging with Tetralogy of Fallot, presented by Naser Ammash, MD
- Parlez-Vous Medicinese? Talking with Your Doctor When You're Speaking Different Languages, presented by Ruth Phillippi, MS
- Advocating in August: Visiting Your Legislators in Their Home Office, presented by Amy Basken, ACHA Advocacy Coordinator
- Women with Congenital Heart Disease: Understanding the Challenges of Pregnancy, presented by Dr. Candice Silversides
- Keep the Beat: Identifying and Managing Rhythm Problems, presented by Dr. James Perry
- ACHD, Mental Health, and Quality of Life: What Does the Data Say?, presented by Dr. Philip Moons
- A Walk Through Our Website, presented by Terri Schaefer, ACHA Communications Manager
- ACHA Advocacy Update, presented by Amy Basken and Brian Altman
- Research 101: Why Should We Care?, presented by Ann Gianola, MA, ACHA Research Manager
- Pulmonary Hypertension in the Adult Congenital Heart Patient, presented by Michael Landzberg, MD, FACC, and Disty Pearson, PA-C
2010:
- Surviving and Thriving During the Holidays, presented by Paula Goldberg, PA-C
- ACHA 101, presented by Paula Miller and Amy Verstappen
- Webinar on Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatment (IMPACT), a new, national data registry developed by the American College of Cardiology, presented by Gerard R. Martin, MD, FAAP, FACC
- Exercise and the ACHD Patient, presented by Michael McBride, PhD
- Summer Lobbying for CHD Advocates, presented by Amy Basken
- The Adult Fontan Patient, presented by Michael E. McConnell, MD
- The Healthcare Reform Act and the Congenital Heart Community, presented by Brian Altman and Disty Pearson
- Adoption and the ACHD Patient, presented by Amanda Bone
- How to Have Fun Saturday Night without Waking Up in the ER Sunday Morning, presented by Karen Stout, MD
- Contraception and the ACHD Survivor, presented by Disty Pearson, PA-C
- H1N1 and the ACHD Patient, presented by Dr. Minisha Patel and Dr. Tom Shimabukuro
- The Top Ten Things Every ACHD Patient Should Know, presented by Amy Verstappen
- Effective Summer Lobbying Webinar, presented by Brian Altman