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Launch of Aortic Dissection: The Patient Guide
NEW BOOK LAUNCH - AORTIC DISSECTION: THE PATIENT GUIDE Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has launched, at the SCTS 2022 annual meeting in Belfast, a major new resource for patients, ‘Aortic Dissection: The Patient Guide’. Since our inception in 2016, we have campaigned to raise...
Association Becomes the National Patient Charity for Aortic Dissection
On 13th April 2022, the UK Charity Commissioners granted Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland registered charity status, making us the national patient charity for Aortic Dissection. Our Chair, Gareth Owens, announced this important milestone in the growth of our patient-led organisation...
Patient Leaders Welcome Publication of Life-Saving National Guidance after 5-Year ‘THINK AORTA’ Campaign
Two survivors of a life-threatening cardiac condition have welcomed the publication of new national guidance to improve the diagnosis of Aortic Dissection, after a 5-year campaign which attracted the support of the Secretary of State for Health and the Presidents of two of the medical profession’s...
National patient association partners in TRAVERSING study of Aortic emergencies pathway
TRAVERSING: TRansfer of thoracic Aortic Vascular Emergencies to Regional Specialist INstitutes Group Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland and the THINK AORTA campaign are partnered with experts in the TRAVERSING research group to undertake a national study of the acute aortic syndrome...
THINK AORTA US featured on top US Chat Show
The latest person to champion our global THINK AORTA campaign is none other than US TV chat show host Donna Drake, who invited Carin Andersen and Ben Youdelman from THINK AORTA US into her studio for a live interview all about the Aorta. You can watch Donna's interview with Ben & Carin here....
Aortic dissection survivor appointed as Head of Research by national patient association
National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is delighted to announce that we recently appointed Dr. Gordon McManus as Head of Research. Gordon is a patient who survived a Type A Aortic Dissection and emergency surgery at the Royal Brompton Hospital in 2017. He has a...
Bristol NHS Trust host national aortic dissection conference
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) and North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) had the honour today, Thursday 16th September, of jointly hosting the 6th annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, to be held at the M-Shed in Bristol . Aortic dissection is a life-threatening...
#SCTS2021 – The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery Annual Meeting
#SCTS2021 Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is pleased to promote the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery's Annual event, which for 2021 is on-line. Happening from Sunday the 9th of May to Tuesday 11th, the event is always well-attended by the UK's leading Cardiac and Cardiothoracic...
Global THINK AORTA Meetup
The first-ever Global THINK AORTA Meetup on Sun 18th April saw THINK AORTA practitioners from around the world come together to share their work and ideas, in order to inspire others and drive the growth of our global campaign to save lives in acute Aortic Dissection. The panel included speakers...
Bristol to host Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2021
National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland today announced that the honour of hosting Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2021 has been awarded to The Bristol Aortic Service. The Association’s flagship annual event will take place on Thursday 16th September at the...
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