Arrhythmia Alliance and touchCARDIO – Thoughts on the New Partnership

We spoke to Professor Hugh Calkins, Dr Sabine Ernst, Dr Ben Freedman, Professor Robert Sheldon, Dr Nick Linker and Professor John Morgan about the Arrhythmia Alliance (A-A), Atrial Fibrillation Association (AF Assoc) and Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS), and their new partnership with touchCARDIO.

Filmed at Heart Rhythm 2019, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Speaker’s Disclosures: Hugh Calkins is a board member for the A-A. Sabine Ernst is a member of the A-A Executive Committee, and also a member of both the Advisory Board and the Steering Committee. Ben Freedman is president of STARS Canada and is a member of the STARS Medical Advisory Committee. Robert Sheldon established STARS Canada and is on the Medical Advisory Committee for STARS. Nick Linker is a member of the A-A Executive Committee and also a member of the STARS Medical Advisory Committee. John Morgan is a member of the A-A Executive Committee.

Questions:
1. Could you tell us about Arrhythmia Alliance and its aims? (0:09)
2. What recent campaigns has the Arrhythmia Alliance been involved in? (0:49)
3. What are the benefits of the Arrhythmia Alliance and its partner charities? (1:53)
4. Please share your thoughts on the work of the Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Association (3:22)
5. Please share your thoughts on the work of Arrhythmia Alliance (4:20)
6. What has been your experience with the Syncope Trust And Reflex anoxic Seizures (STARS)? (4:51)
7. What are your thoughts on the new partnership between Arrhythmia Alliance and touchCARDIO? (5:49)
8. What do you think will be the benefits of this new partnership for arrhythmia and electrophysiology experts? (6:44)

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Filmed in partnership with Arrhythmia Alliance.