This page provides a link to the E-Learning Resource for Health Care Professionals wishing to learn about the Congenital Heart Assessment Tool and how to implement it in their practice area. If you have any questions about the tool please contact Dr Kerry Gaskin at kerry.gaskin2@bcu.ac.uk

Click on this link to access the CHAT e-learning course

New publications:

Gaskin K, Seale A, Menzies J. (2024) Evaluation of healthcare professionals’ experiences of taking telephone calls from parents of children with congenital heart disease. A risky business. Journal of Child Health Care. 0(0). doi:10.1177/13674935231222943

Kerry L. Gaskin , David Barron & Jo Wray (2023) Parents’ Journeys of Mastery and Knowledge Construction After Their Infant’s First Stage of Surgery for Complex Congenital Heart Disease, Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, DOI: 10.1080/24694193.2023.2293993

Gaskin, K., Smith, L., & Wray, J. (2022). An improved congenital heart assessment tool: A quality improvement outcome. Cardiology in the Young, 1-6. doi:10.1017/S1047951122001275, available Open Access https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122001275

Smith, L., Wray, J., & Gaskin, K. (2022). Evaluating the congenital heart assessment tool: A quality improvement project. Cardiology in the Young, 1-8. doi:10.1017/S1047951122001792 available Open Access https://doi.org/10.1017/S1047951122001792

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