Announcement (February 24, 2021)
The safety of our ACHA event attendees has always been of the utmost importance. With that in mind, and in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are announcing today that we have rescheduled our 9th National Conference, which will remain an in-person event. We hope you will join us June 23-25, 2022! The conference will take place at the same location—the Radisson Blu Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. 
If you already registered for a previous conference date, your registration will transfer to this new event date. All previous hotel block reservations must be cancelled and rebooked. Please email info@achaheart.org with any questions regarding a previous registration.
To still come together this summer as planned, we will host a one-day virtual conference on July 10, 2021. We hope even more of you can join us from the comfort of your own home to experience the community of an ACHA event, as well as the caliber of speakers and presentations that attendees have come to expect at our conferences. More details and registration for this event will be available in March. Please stay tuned!
ACHA offers our unique 9th National Conference, from June 23-25, 2022, with two separate educational tracks that anyone registered can attend. The Patient/Family Conference offers attendees the chance to hear the latest information about managing their disease from top national congenital heart specialists. It is also a great opportunity to meet others with CHD and to give and receive support. The Health Professionals Conference is an opportunity for health professionals with a focus on ACHD to strengthen their skills and learn about new strategies for treating their patients and improving their quality of life. This track also brings together top international congenital heart researchers working to move the CHD field forward by developing new treatments for CHD.
*We offer CMEs and CEUs at the National Conference. Attendees must register as a medical professional member in order to obtain them.  
Who:
There are two different tracks associated with the National Conference: Patient/Family and Health Professionals. ACHA encourages ACHD patients, family members, teens and young adults diagnosed with congenital heart disease to attend the conference. We also invite ACHD doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, social workers, nurses, fellows and residents to attend as well.
What:
The ACHA National Conferences offers attendees an opportunity to meet others who are affected by CHD through educational sessions and networking opportunities. Some previous conference offerings included the latest research and educational topics; opportunities to interact with medical providers; panel discussions from the patient viewpoint; and educational lectures about specific defects, self-advocacy, legislative advocacy, newer medical therapies, complementary therapies, 3D printing options, preparing for surgery, family planning/contraception, the challenges and gifts of having a loved one with CHD, navigating insurance, and more.
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