Healthcare Professionals

News and updates tailored for clinicians, nurses and healthcare professionals working with aortic dissection. Covering clinical guidelines, risk factors, diagnostic strategies like THINK AORTA®, specialist nurse developments and membership opportunities, this section helps professionals stay informed, improve patient care, and connect with peers.

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Bob Bonser Aortic Surgery Prize for Researcher

Posted on 19th July 2025 by Gareth Owens

Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland congratulates our friend & colleague Dr. Riccardo Abbasciano on being awarded the Bob Bonser Aortic...

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2026 - Save the Date!

Posted on 1st July 2025 by Rob Sneyd

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2026 will be on Friday 18th September 2026. Save the date.

Patients & charities an integral part of the 1st Edinburgh Aortic Summit

Posted on 30th June 2025 by Gareth Owens

Aortic patients and their patient charities were an integral part of the inaugural Edinburgh Aortic Summit, held at the Royal College of Surgeons of...

Charity launches new Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm patient leaflet

Posted on 28th June 2025 by Gareth Owens

Helping patients and families understand a life-altering diagnosis, in partnership with expert cardiologists. Aortic Dissection Awareness UK &...

Booking now open for Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK 2025

Posted on 2nd April 2025 by Rob Sneyd

We are delighted to announce that booking is now open for the annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day, to be held in Leicester on Thursday 18th...

New guide to Bereavement due to Aortic Dissection for families launched

Posted on 24th November 2024 by Gareth Owens

As National Grief Awareness Week (December 2–8) shines a spotlight on the challenges of navigating loss, national patient charity Aortic Dissection...

King sends greetings to national patient charity on Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

Posted on 22nd September 2024 by Gareth Owens

His Majesty the King sent his best wishes to patients, relatives and clinicians from national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK &...

Aortic Dissection Awareness Day Ireland 2024

Posted on 14th August 2024 by Gareth Owens

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! We are delighted to announce the programme for the national patient charity's 3rd annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day...

Award-winning patient charity launches new Aortic Dissection website

Posted on 27th November 2023 by Gareth Owens

Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland, the UK's Best Specialist Patient Support Charity 2023, has launched a brand new website designed by a...

Mr Geoff Tsang joins national patient charity as Medical Advisor

Posted on 29th March 2023 by Gareth Owens

Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Mr. Geoff Tsang, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Southampton...

First-ever patient-led abstract presented at SCTS

Posted on 10th May 2021 by Gareth Owens

Today, national patient charity Aortic Dissection Awareness UK & Ireland is proud to publish the first-ever patient-led abstract accepted as a...