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Upcoming Learning Session
January 5, 2012
The next NPC-QIC Learning Session will be held on June 1st and 2nd in Cincinnati, OH. Please contact jcchdqi@cchmc.org for additional information.
June Action Period Calls
February 15, 2011
We hope you can join us for the June Action Period Calls. The calls will be on June 25th at 3:00 pm Eastern and June 28th at 2:00 pm Eastern. For more information, please visit the team page HERE or email us at jcchdqi@cchmc.org.
American College of Cardiology Recognition
April 14, 2011
2011 U.S. News & World Report Survey Recognizes Pediatric and Congenital Cardiology QI Initiatives ACC March Newsletter      Three of the ACC’s quality improvement initiatives have been included in the 2011 U.S. News and World Report’s pediatric hospital ranking survey.
Manuscripts in the Congenital Heart Disease Journal
April 7, 2011
Please view the 3 manuscripts for the Congenital Heart Disease Journal Brown - Variation in Preoperative and Intraoperative Care for First-stage Palliation of Single-ventricle Heart Disease: A Report from the Joint Council on Congenital Heart Disease National Quality Improvement Collaborative
NPR Stories on HLHS
January 4, 2011
The links below are to two stories from NPR on hypoplastic left heart syndrome. We thought they were worth sharing with everyone.     As Newborn Heart Surgery Improves, Survivors Thrive    Stitch In Time: Fixing a Heart Defect Before Birth
US News and World Report Designation
November 22, 2010
We are pleased to report that on November 11th we received word that participation in NPC-QIC will be recognized by the US News and World Reports rankings. Participation in NPC-QIC has been added to an item dealing with participation in national database and research collaborative in pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery. We will keep you updated as we learn more about site requirements for this designation.  
AHA Abstracts
December 5, 2010
Two abstracts from the NPC-QIC project were presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions in Chicago, IL. Please continue reading to learn more and to read the abstracts.
Congenital Cardiology Today Newsletter- Article on NPC-QIC
December 3, 2010
An article about the  National Pediatric Cardiology Quality Improvement Collaborative was featured in the January 2010 issue of the Congenital Cardiology Today Newsletter. The article describes the collaborative and focuses on the first Learning Session that took place on September 11th and 12th in Cincinnati OH.