Sokolski Mateusz, Bobbio Emanuele, Esteban-Fernandez Alberto, Liori Sotiria, Margineaunu Cornelia, Musella Francesca, Kapelios Chris J, Arfsten Henrike, Sze Shirley, Tomasoni Daniela, Tun Han Naung, Wallner Markus, Moura Brenda, Jankowska Ewa A, Mebazaa Alexandre, Metra Marco, Mullens Wilfried, Ter Maaten Jozine M, Cannata Antonio
Institute of Heart Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
Institute of Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
ESC Heart Fail. 2025 Aug;12(4):2702-2710. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.15323. Epub 2025 May 30.
The Heart Failure Association (HFA) Young initiative, established in 2014, welcomes all HFA members under 40 years of age, including physicians, scientists, nurses and allied health professionals. Its primary aim is to foster the growth of the next generation of heart failure (HF) specialists through a variety of educational and career-building programmes such as the monthly HFA Cardiotalk Podcast, the quarterly HFA Journal Club and the Career Café. The members also have the possibility to participate in the construction of the annual HFA congress programme and benefit from travel grants for the HFA Congress, and networking events at scientific meetings. In 2022-2023, the HFA Young conducted a survey that garnered 305 members, giving an important snapshot of their needs, expectations and aspirations, which served as a roadmap for the priorities of the group. Finally, in order to build and maintain networks of young professionals at the national level, the HFA Young Ambassadors initiative was established, connecting the HFA Young Committee with young HF professionals in their respective countries. This initiative has proven to be crucial for building a global community of emerging HF specialists and enhancing the awareness of the HFA's activities. The article presents the evolution of HFA Young over the past 10 years, summarizes key activities and survey results and seeks to outline future development directions.
心力衰竭协会（HFA）青年倡议于2014年成立，欢迎所有40岁以下的HFA成员，包括医生、科学家、护士和专职医疗专业人员。其主要目标是通过各种教育和职业发展计划，如每月的HFA心脏谈话播客、每季度的HFA期刊俱乐部和职业咖啡馆，培养下一代心力衰竭（HF）专家。成员们还有机会参与年度HFA大会计划的建设，并受益于HFA大会的旅行资助以及科学会议上的社交活动。在2022 - 2023年期间，HFA青年进行了一项调查，获得了305名成员的反馈，这为了解他们的需求、期望和抱负提供了重要的概况，也为该团体的优先事项提供了路线图。最后，为了在国家层面建立和维护青年专业人员网络，HFA青年大使倡议得以成立，将HFA青年委员会与各自国家的年轻HF专业人员联系起来。这一倡议已被证明对于建立一个新兴HF专家的全球社区以及提高对HFA活动的认识至关重要。本文介绍了HFA青年在过去10年的发展历程，总结了关键活动和调查结果，并试图概述未来的发展方向。
