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The February 2009 Lobby Day advocated for passage of the Congenital Heart Futures Act, which was introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) in 2009 and passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, demonstrating the power of patient-physician partnership. This year’s effort advocated for funding for the Congenital Heart Futures Act — $7.25 million dollars for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support data collection to better understand congenital heart disease (CHD) prevalence and to assess the public health impact of CHD. The $7.25 million would include $3.75 million for a pilot adult surveillance system and $3.5 million to add CHD into the existing birth defects surveillance system. A robust surveillance system would help cardiologists by providing population-based data on the prevalence of CHD, as well as providing a mechanism to assess appropriate care of CHD and patient trends. The ACPC Section believes it is important for all cardiologists and surgeons involved in care of CHD patients to become involved with advocacy efforts to promote lifelong quality care for the nearly 2 million CHD patients living in the United States. The Section thanks everyone involved in the Lobby Day efforts, in particular the ACC Texas, Ohio and California Chapters, which funded activities including a welcome reception, breakfast and refreshments, in addition to providing travel funds. The ACC has partnered with Greenbranch Publishing to offer ACC members discounted rates on Greenbranch’s industry-leading medical practice management books and journals. Greenbranch titles include The Journal of Medical Practice Management and books such as Secrets of the Best-Run Practices by Judy Capko. Visit the new online Practice Management bookstore at www.acc.org/greenbranchbooks. In the March/April issue of Cardiology, we told you about Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., F.A.C.C., who became a fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC) at the 59th Annual Convocation in Atlanta. We incorrectly identified Cooper-DeHoff as the first doctor of pharmacy to become a fellow. Instead, she is the first doctor of pharmacy who advanced from Cardiac Care Associate membership to fellowship. Three other doctors of pharmacy also are FACCs.
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