Cardiac Center Resources

Read our "18 Heart Health Facts For You" to learn more about congenital heart disease and heart health awareness.

http://www.chop.edu/pages/so-what-child-life-anyway

Through the use of education, preparation, and developmentally appropriate activities, child life specialists at CHOP can help cardiac patients minimize stress and learn positive coping skills.

Learn about medical play and its therapeutic benefits for hospitalized children. Find links to age-specific information.

Play and recreation can be therapeutic by giving children the opportunity to explore, express and process their healthcare experiences in a safe, non-threatening environment.

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Learn about the reactions siblings may have when a brother or a sister is in the hospital and what caregivers can do to help the family cope.

The teachers in the Hospital School Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia teach you everything you need to know about the ABCs of Hospital school.

Learning how to drive is an important milestone for many teens and young adults. All new drivers need to know how their health conditions may affect their ability to drive safely. The effects of CHD on your everyday activities may transfer over to your driving abilities. Being aware of this can help increase your safety behind the wheel.

Matthew Elias, MD, attending cardiologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, discusses COVID-19’s impact on the heart and how it affects outpatient care for children who have recovered.

Find information on how to prepare your child for hospitalization and how the child life staff at CHOP can help.

Watch video demonstrations about CPR, AED and First Aid. 

Watch and learn more information about an electrocardiogram (ECG).

https://www.heart.org/en/

AHA is the nation’s oldest, largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

http://www.aotaonline.org

The American Organ Transplant Association helps to make organ transplant surgery, travel and aftercare available to patients and their families.

https://www.myast.org

AST is an organization of transplant professionals dedicated to research, education, advocacy and patient care in transplantation science and medicine.

https://unos.org/

UNOS is a private, nonprofit organization managing the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.