Shortly, our former Vice-Chair, Catherine Fowler and our former Medical Advisor, Mr. Graham Cooper will launch The Aortic Dissection Charitable Trust. To avoid any potential confusion, we would like to make clear for our members and supporters that this new venture is completely separate from the...

On 11th December 2020, Aortic Dissection Awareness UK&I were delighted to attend and present at a national Aortic Dissection Research Priorities workshop, commissioned by Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, after our meeting with him to highlight the issue of AD. The workshop was...

Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland, the national patient association for people affected by Aortic Dissection, today published its Annual Report & Accounts for the year ending 5th April 2020. The Association, which now numbers over 500 members, reports strong membership growth and...

National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced that Hollywood actress Amy Yasbeck, widow of John Ritter, will visit the UK to speak at the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, on 19th September, at the University of Leicester. Amy will address an audience…

National patient association Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced that the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, on 19th September 2019, will be hosted by the British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at the University of Leicester. This full-day...

Statistics show that a diagnosis of Aortic Dissection is considered in only half of the patients who present with this fatal condition. One-third of patients with an Aortic Dissection are actively treated in Emergency Medicine for an incorrect diagnosis such as a heart attack or gastritis. Aortic...

Aortic Dissection Awareness UKI is delighted to have been accepted as a “Stakeholder” within the NICE review process, on 23 April 2019. NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, is the body which produces Clinical Guidelines and Advice for use in the UK NHS. Clinical Guidelines...

The website Irish Health has recently published an article titled "Emergency doctors urged to 'Think Aorta' - Campaign to highlight aortic dissection". We are delighted that mainstream media is covering this subject which is dear to our hearts. The article begins:   "Emergency doctors are being...

Today the first patient led learning collaboration is launched within RCEM. The ‘Think Aorta’ Campaign has the key objective to improve patient outcomes and ultimately save lives by increasing identification and early diagnosis for Aortic Dissection within the setting of Emergency Medicine. Read...

The Irish Times today reports on Catherine Fowler's plea, in advance of the Pathways to Progress conference on medical negligence in Sligo, for positive changes to be made in the way investigations are handled when medical errors are made.  Read the full article at ...