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CRY Family Medical Conference

2012 TBC

The annual CRY Family Medical Conference is for families (and friends) bereaved due to young sudden cardiac death. The day runs from 9am to 2.30pm.

The day will particularly interest those who would like to:

Better understand the structure of the heart, the relevance of the CRY cardiac screening programme, the importance of the CRY Centre for Cardiac Pathology and the importance of research
Learn more about heart conditions that can kill apparently fit and healthy young people, and question experts about these conditions
Better understand the roles of the coroner and pathologist in dealing with these deaths
Meet others who have suffered a similar loss to themselves, with plenty of time to talk during the tea / coffee breaks and lunchtime

The annual CRY Family Medical Conference features expert cardiologists speaking and explaining the life-threatening cardiac conditions that can affect young people. Other expert speakers, such as pathologists and coroners, also explain their roles in the event of a young sudden cardiac death. After each speaker, families have the opportunity to put their questions to these experts.

Details of the usual speakers at this event can be found here

It is unfortunately not possible for children under the age of 12 to attend this event

For 4 years, CRY ran an annual Bereavement Support Day in London that incorporated both expert medical information and workshops for those bereaved by a young sudden cardiac death.

The evaluation forms we received suggested that those who found the expert medical information helpful would have liked more time spent on these talks (particularly requesting the opportunity to ask questions), and those who had benefited from the bereavement workshops said they would have liked more time for bereavement support.

Consequently, the CRY Bereavement Support Day has now been split into 2 separate initiatives - an annual CRY Family Medical Conference; and several annual Regional Bereavement Support Days which are held in different parts of the country throughout the year.

A report on the 2008 CRY Family Medical Conference can be found here

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