Cardiac Center Resources
We know that caring for a child with a heart condition can be stressful. To help you find answers to your questions -- either before or after visiting the Cardiac Center -- we've created this list of educational health resources.
14 Heart Facts For You
Read our "14 Heart Health Facts For You" to learn more about congenital heart disease and heart health awareness.
Child Life Services at the Cardiac Center
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.
Medical Play
Learn about medical play and its therapeutic benefits for hospitalized children. Find links to age-specific information.
Play and Recreation During Hospitalization
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.
Preparing for Hospitalization and Medical Procedures
Find information on how to prepare your child for hospitalization and how the child life staff at CHOP can help.
Stay Connected with the Cardiac Center
Be among the first to know about our latest breakthroughs. Subscribe to Cardiac Connection, a special e-newsletter for families that includes: updates on our research and treatment advances, patient stories, profiles of our clinicians, and much more!
Support Siblings of Hospitalized Child
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.
Educational Materials for Practitioners
The "D" in Dyslipidemia: How to Identify and Manage Childhood Dyslipidemia
View this web presentation by Julie Brothers, MD, to learn how to diagnose dyslipidemia using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) screening guidelines, and to understand appropriate diet, lifestyle and drug treatment options.
For Parents and Caregivers
The ABCs of the Hospital School Program
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.
Websites
American Heart Association
https://www.heart.org/en/
AHA is the nation’s oldest, largest voluntary organization devoted to fighting cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
American Organ Transplant Association (AOTA)
http://www.aotaonline.org
The American Organ Transplant Association helps to make organ transplant surgery, travel and aftercare available to patients and their families.
American Society of Transplantation (AST)
https://www.myast.org
AST is an organization of transplant professionals dedicated to research, education, advocacy and patient care in transplantation science and medicine.
United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
http://www.unos.org/
UNOS is a private, nonprofit organization managing the nation's organ transplant system under contract with the federal government.