- Hi my name is David Ping,
and I am the Chair of
the Eastern States Region
Board of the American Heart Association.
And I've just finished attending
my very first sessions,
and in a word amazing.
The research that was
going on with some of the
stories that got told from
survivors were incredible
and inspiring, and makes me
proud that I'm a volunteer
for the American Heart Association,
and makes me want to come to
every session from now on.
The other thing that I
thought was really interesting
was all of the work that
was going on, on the floor,
where they were talking
about the different ways
that AHA research is working
with private companies
to create new models of care
to improve the quality of care,
and to have work with
hospitals and physician groups
to better the lives of their patients.
And then lastly, the
last thing I talk about
would be that in some sessions that were
just for our group of
Eastern States we had
great sessions on vaping and e-cigarettes,
and learning about the quitlying.org tag
for fighting vaping, and
we also had a great session
on social equity, social
determinants of health.
And we'll say that also,
as somebody that is
a heart attack survivor, I have a stent
that is part of AHA research,
it was great to listen in and
see all of the researchers
receive awards at sessions yesterday
where they talked about the basic science
that's going on, and the
scientists behind that,
and the translational research.
And it was just so
wonderful to see all that,
and to know that the next
generation of leadership,
and next generation of scientists,
because there was a big focus
on first time recipients
of AHA grants for their
research was going on.
So that was fabulous, and I look forward
to coming to sessions again next year.
(bright tinkling music)
