Join us for our annual Virtual Heart camp on November 23, 2024 organized by the Virtual Heart Connection and CCHA.

Previously for Fontan kids, this year it is open to all kids 7-16 years with any type of congenital heart disease so they can connect with others like them.

For more info and to register, click here: https://forms.gle/tvLcXKCH7fQGNHAM8
 

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Joignez-vous à The Virtual Heart Connection et l'ACCC pour notre Camp Virtuel Coeur Congénital le 23 novembre 2024.

Auparavant ce camp visait les enfants qui avaient des Fontans mais cette année il est ouvert à tous les enfants atteints de n...

CCHA is excited to announce our newest project -  CHD Unpacked: A podcast about living with Congenital Heart Disease.

This podcast is a safe space to discuss the well-being, lifestyle, psychosocial impacts and unique medical challenges faced by those living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). Our episodes will feature physicians, researchers and allied healthcare workers and experts in the field of CHD, as well as those with lived experience.

Virtual Congenital Heart Choir

Are you a child living with congenital heart disease in Canada? Do you like to sing? Are you looking for something fun to do inside over the long Canadian Winter?

Why not join our CHD children's choir! Brought to you by musicians from the Virtual Heart Connection (VHC) in association with the Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA), you will learn a medley of songs and sing together with other CHD kids.

Sessions will start with vocal warm-up exercises followed by learning the song. Participants will have an optional chat time with each other at the end...

Registration is now open is cancelled for 2023!

Unfortunatey the 2023 Beat Retreat camp has been cancelled due to low applications. However, we will be holding camp in 2024 so keep watch for more details this fall. 

Don't miss out on the opportunity to see old friends and make new ones!

The Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA) along with the Beat Retreat is happy to present the 14th annual Beat Retreat camp September 7-10, 2023. 

What is the Beat Retreat?

The Beat Retreat is a fun-filled, four-day annual retreat for adults (18+) living with congenital heart disease (CHD). You’ll have an...

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FONTAN EDUCATION DAY 2023

The 2nd annual Fontan Education Day is coming in April.

Connect peer-to-peer with others who have undergone a Fontan surgery and their family members, ask questions, and learn!

To register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fontan-education-day-2023-tickets-494433894087

Event Date: Sunday April 16, 2023
Event Time: 9am – 12pm (Pacific Time)
Event Location: Online via Zoom
Eligibility: All ages with Fontan surgery

Not able to attend on the day? Register thru Eventbrite link and select “Zoom...

As we get ready for CHD Awareness Week on February 7 we invite you share our campaign across Canada, sharing personal stories, CHD research, projects and more. We are thrilled for the return of our 5th annual #CanadaLitRed4CHD campaign showcasing monuments across Canada lit red for CHD Awareness as well as our #CHDproclamation from cities coast to coast. Be sure to use our #CCHAweraiseourhandforCHD hashtag to show your CHD support.

To show your support this CHD Awareness Week, download our Facebook and Twitter covers in English and French.

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February is Heart Month! CCHA is so excited to bring you a month full of events, announcements, and most importantly awareness. Raise your hand if you will join us in raising CHD Awareness in support of over 250,000 Canadians living with Congenital Heart Disease.

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Février est le mois du cœur ! Le CCHA est ravi de vous offrir un mois rempli d'événements, d'annonces et, surtout, de sensibilisation. Levez la main si vous vous joignez à nous pour sensibiliser la population aux cardiopathies congénitales afin de soutenir plus de 250,000 Canadiens vivant avec une cardiopathie...

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This survey is now closed.

Thank you for participating in this important survey on access to congenital heart disease care in Canada

https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/QYQXGC3

A CHD national advisory committee (CHD-NAC) has been convened to collaboratively lead the development of a Canadian CHD strategy and implementation of a CHD action plan. Lead by Heart & Stroke, the CHD-NAC consists of a core group of strategic leaders representing, The Canadian Pediatric Cardiology Association, Canadian Adult Congenital Heart Network, Canadian Cardiovascular Society, Canadian Congenital Heart...

The Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA) is looking for its next generation of leaders to fill critical volunteer positions on our national Board of Directors. This elected group supports the work of CCHA and provides mission-based leadership and strategic governance.  We believe that a highly effective Board includes members from across Canada from many walks of life and that this diversity helps to best guide the overall strategic management and stewardship of the Foundation.  The CCHA’s Nominating Committee needs your help to identify Board candidates. We are looking for committed people...

Happy Heart Month 2022 from the Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA)!

This year our Heart Month campaign focuses on the number four - 4 chambers in the heart; 4 weeks in February; 4 values in our mission. We advocate for and enrich the lives of people with congenital heart disease (CHD) through awareness, education, research and support. And this month, we've got a line-up of engaging events and campaigns 4 you!

This month we will make announcements, introduce #hastag challenges, launch new resources, and host family activities and more. Stay tuned to see how we have #CanadaLitRed4CHD to...

CCHA is pleased to partner with Virtual Heart Connection for their 2nd annual Virtual Fontan Heart Camp. 

To register https://forms.gle/W8rgkjNAzpAX5wVW6

Event Date: Saturday, February 26, 2022
Event Time: 9am – 3pm (Mountain Time)
Event Agenda: View Agenda Here
Event Location: Online
Eligibility: Children between the ages of 8-15 who had Fontan surgery and are followed by a cardiologist anywhere in Canada!
RSVP EXTENDED! Register by January 22, 2022 – Space is Limited!

Event Description

Join us on Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 9am – 3pm (Mountain Time)
for the second Western Canadian...

Welcome to the 2021 virtual Holiay Market in support of CCHA acheiving our mission to advocate for and enrich the lives of people living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) through awareness, education, research and support.

This year we have 7 vendors participating, be sure to check often for deals and special offers!

Join the FB market https://www.facebook.com/groups/415193386162756 or use the links below to shop.

Thank you for your support of small business and CCHA.

  Pampered Chef - Robbyn McLellan - bit.ly/PamperedChefCCHA

  Scentsy - Tamara Sasseville - bit.ly/ScentsyPartyCCHA

  Thirty-one...

Excited to see Alberta is leading the charge this year, proclaiming CHD Awareness Week in Edmonton, Calgary and Chestermere.

Thanks to our board member Jennifer M for submitting the requests. If you want to help us have even more cities across Canada proclaim CHD Awareness Week 2022, email us at [email protected] to get involved!

Les villes canadiennes proclament la Semaine de sensibilisation aux cardiopathies congénitales

Je suis ravi de voir que l'Alberta mène la charge cette année, proclamant...

CCHA is thrilled to announce three exciting virtual events to raise CHD Awareness during Heart Month.

Congenital heart defects affect 1 in 100 births and is the most common birth defect. Congenital Heart Disease is a lifelong illness requiring specialized cardiac care.

VIRTUAL CONCERT

When:     Sunday February 28 at 7:00 - 8:30pm EST

Where:    Online event

Who:       4 talented musicians including Jake Ohanian, Russ Matthews, Tyler Mullendore

What:     Virtual Live concert. (to see our first concert visit https://www.cchaforlife.org/news/music-hearts-1-100-journey-virtual-concert)

Why:      To promote Congenital...

See why our Board Members support CCHA and its mission.

Christelle Roy-Couillard

I was born with a congenital heart defect called ALCAPA. Although I’ve lived with this my whole life, it was only discovered when I was 26 years old. The fact that I lived well into adulthood without a serious outcome was surprising and I feel blessed to have made it through. Since my diagnosis, I’ve been seeing the team at the Toronto General Hospital Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. I had open heart surgery to repair my anomalous coronary artery on November 24, 2014 and due to complications, required a second surgery...

CCHA was LIVE with a virtual concert to raise CHD AWARENESS

One of CCHA's goals as an organization is RAISE AWARENESS of CHD! As a way to achieve our goal, on November 22nd at 5:30pm EST/6:30pm AST, we teamed up with a group of students from Saint Francis Xavier University to host a FACEBOOK LIVE Concert – Music With Hearts; 1 in 100 Journey!!

This event featured some great East Coast talent such as Russ Matthews, Tyler Mullendore, Todd Googoo, and many more! We also have some wonderful talent from individuals who live with CHD such as Shannon Durnan and Joe Bladek!! Also Kyle Tayes and...

Exciting announcement from CCHA and Beat Retreat

The Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA) and The Beat Retreat Congenital Heart Camp are proud to announce that they have once again joined forces to support and deliver “The Beat Retreat” camp.

This fun-filled four day event for adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) will return as a program under the Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance known as the “The Beat Retreat”.

With the Beat Retreat returning as a program of CCHA, it will ensure continued financial support for the camp, allowing for stable and long term growth.  “We are...

The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 with Canada and provinces putting lockdowns in place shortly thereafter. There has been a lot of chaos, confusion and misinformation over the 9+ weeks.

As provinces begin to ease restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important to be aware that children and adults living with congenital heart disease (CHD) may be at higher risk for more severe symptoms and
complications.

Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance has created a COVID-19 and CHD tips page.  For important informations, Q&A, resources...

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM DR.DOUG MOODIE (EDITOR-IN-CHIEF) ABOUT THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE JOURNAL “CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE”

Send your feedback and let Wiley Blackwell publications know that this Journal is vital to the CHD professional community. 

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Help CCHA deliver hope this season

The Canadian Congenital Heart Alliance (CCHA) is the only national organization that supports and advocates for the over 257,000 children and adults in Canadian living with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD).

CHD is  the most common birth defect, affecting 1 in 100 babies born worldwide.  CHD is a general term for a range of birth defects that affect the normal way the heart works, and are present at birth. It requires lifelong, specialized care including many auxiliary needs and challenges such as; insurance, mental health, disability, financial planning...