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The Pulse....Let the Beat Go On!

 
July 2012

In This Issue
PHW Named Beneficiary of 2012 National Sports Radio Awards
SCA Legislation Heats Up
Billboard Campaign Launches in Pennsylvania
PHW Attends NHLBI Meeting
Member News

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Dates
to Remember
   

August 8-11

National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit 

Chicago, IL

 

September 11-15 

Emergency Cardiovascular Care Update 

Orlando, FL

 

November 3-7  

American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 

Los Angeles, CA  

 

January 17-20, 2013

PHW Annual National Conference and Continuing Medical Education 

Seattle, WA

 

Registration Now Open for
PHW 2013 National Conference and CME
in Seattle, Washington
The 8th Annual National Conference and Continuing Medical Education (CME) is being held January 17-20, 2013 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle, Washington. 
 
The CME - "Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young" - is January 17-18; and the PHW Conference - SCA in Youth:  Collaborating for New Standards of Excellence in Awareness and Prevention - is January 18-20. 
 
There will also be an opportunity on Wednesday, January 16 to attend a community based youth heart screening, hosted by the Nick of Time Foundation at a Seattle area high school. 
 
Join the country's most knowledgeable minds as they share new research, explore ideas and present best practices.  Sibling sessions will be available as well.

PHW Named Beneficiary of
2012 National Sports Radio Awards

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of the Sports Radio format (1987-2012) and it is being celebrated in grand fashion with a star-studded event on Saturday evening, October 6 at the historic Chicago Theatre. 

 

Multi-media sports personalities Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon are serving as honorary chairs for the event; Chicago's CBS sports station WSCR 670 The Score will serve as the local host station for the awards show and the event's Red Carpet and VIP reception; and the show's featured entertainer will be actor and 30 year comic Bobby Collins. 

 

Net proceeds from the event benefit PHW.  Sponsorships and VIP boxes available.  Individual tickets prices range from $45 - $250 and are available at Ticketmaster.com.  

SCA Legislation Heating Up
Across the Country

After years of perseverance and commitment, Senate Bill 157, Janet's Law, has finally passed the New Jersey Senate and awaiting Governor Christie's signature.  It will become 

Janet's Law Passes

the 23rd state with an AED Law for schools, and one of the few mandating an AED in both public and private K-12 schools in the state.  Congratulations to PHW members Karen and Jim Zilinski who demonstrated the dedication and perseverance necessary to make this law a reality.

 

In addition to New Jersey, it has been a busy few months for other PHW Members and SCA advocates across the country.  Bills are moving along, or have been passed in several states recently.  Special congratulations to PHW members Darren and Phyllis Sudman for the passage of the Pennsylvania House Bill 1610, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, which was signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett and goes into effect on July 30. 

 

Other state legislative highlights include:

 

Massachusetts: Senate Bill 2132, Michael's Law, relating to medical emergency response plan for schools was signed by the Governor on April 18, 2012.

 

Illinois:  On June 28th Governor Pat Quinn signed a law that makes it permissible for 6-8th graders across the state to watch a free short training video on Hands Only CPR and how to use an AED. 

 

Louisiana - House Bill 362 which allows high schools that participate in interscholastic athletics to have an AED at the athletic director's option was signed by the Governor on June 11, 2012.

 

PHW is the national source for legislative activity on SCA in youth.  For more information visit our website. 

PHW Billboard Campaign Begins in Pennsylvania 

A national billboard campaign raising awareness of the importance of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) has launched in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  The campaign features photos of Pennsylvania children who were victims of SCA and stresses the importance of immediate intervention with an AED.  PHW Board Member Rhonda Foster secured the locations with her local billboard company.  Special thanks to Lamar Advertising for their generosity and support.
 
The children's faces have made quite an impression in Pennsylvania.   Read one mother's account of how her son's billboard "stopped traffic".
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Hosts Meeting in Washington, D.C.
PHW Executive Director, Michele Snyder, attended the 13th Annual Public Interest Organization Meeting at the NHLBI on June 11-12.  PHW was one of 50 organizations from across the nation that attended the meeting.  NHLBI is a member institute of the National Institutes of Health, the largest source of funding for medical research in the world. 

Member News  

Congratulations!  

 

Brian and Paula Brunson hosted the 2012 Crawmageddon on May 19, their annual crawfish boil and celebration to support PHW...

 

Christy and Steve Silva hosted the 2nd Annual 5K for 

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 Aidan J. on Saturday, June 9th in Downingtown, PA.  Proceeds benefit PHW...

 

Luann and John Ellsessar hosted the 2nd Annual Michael Ellsessar Sutton Family Run on May 20th...

 

 

PHW Board Vice-Chair Stew Krug donated an AED to Bus Zebley Little League in memory of his son Matt...

 

Corinne Ruiz participated in Countywide CPR Day on Thursday, June 7th in collaboration with the AHA and Kern County, CA EMS...

 

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