Membership

HeartKids membership is open to:

• Families with a child who has a congenital heart defect or acquired childhood heart disease. This includes parents, siblings, grandparents etc.
• Teenagers and Adults with CHD who would like to join a forum for discussion.
• To any individual or group concerned with the issues of congenital heart defects who have a specific interest in helping raising awareness and funding.

• To any individual involved in the issues of congenital heart defects and acquired childhood heart disease, be they from a medical background or the political arena.

Membership Costs

Membership is free to join. A subscription fee of $25 p.a is payable to recieve our quarterly Heart to Heart newsletter.
Committee Meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 6.00 pm in the 8th Floor Board Room of the PMH Administration Building

Members are welcome to submit items for discussion or attend these meetings as observers. Please advise the State Manager of you intention to attend.

Membership offers you:

• Family Support Coordinators – present in hospital to offer you support at critical times, and by phone and email as required;
• Regular coffee mornings so that you can meet and share experiences with other families, these can be held either in hospital or in your local area, encouraging a local network of support for you and your family;
• Opportunities for your heart child to attend events with other heart children;

• Opportunities to attend special afternoon or evening information events by invited medical practitioners and other professionals as they arise.