About Us
Founded in 2021, the Global Coalition for Fitness and CHD is a group of healthcare providers from across the globe dedicated to impacting overall fitness of body and mind for patients living with congenital heart disease (CHD). Pediatric cardiac rehabilitation is an emerging field with great promise. It is time to collaborate, research, share experiences, and learn together in an effort to optimize exercise intervention programs that help patients with congenital heart disease reach their full potential. Together we can achieve this and make a positive impact in this field!
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Our Mission
To unite as a global coalition of healthcare providers dedicated to evaluating and optimizing overall fitness of hearts and minds of patients living with congenital and pediatric acquired heart conditions
Our Vision
to further the field of exercise assessments and interventions in congenital and pediatric acquired cardiology through collaboration, research initiatives, raising awareness, and developing best practices for patient fitness assessments and outcomes
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Assessments and Interventions: Grow exercise assessment expertise and the delivery of fitness intervention programs across the globe
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Collaboration: Exchange best practices and evidence-based approaches in the discipline of exercise physiology, diagnostics, and program development
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Research: Foster research and spark innovation to expand and shape the field
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Awareness: Spread knowledge regarding the field of exercise testing and interventions and drive inspiration by illuminating the possibilities when patients achieve fitness in body and mind
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Outcomes: Rigorously define fitness metrics for the congenital cardiology community and set standards for meaningful assessments that measure progress toward full potential
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Technology: Identify the role and use of technology for physical activity promotion, assessment and intervention
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Patient/Communities: Empower patients and families through engagement and education in fitness therapeutic programs
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