Strengthening Coordination Across the Lifespan for People with Congenital Heart Defects

Camilla Giallourakis, DNP, APRN-PC/AC is a dual-certified pediatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience in pediatric intensive care. Her work spans both bedside nursing and advanced practice, with a recent focus in cardiology and the pediatric cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) at the Cleveland Clinic. Her work extends beyond the bedside, with an emphasis on quality improvement, care standardization, and addressing social determinants of health. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives aimed at improving patient outcomes, including discharge process redesign, reduction of unnecessary laboratory testing, and cardiology safety efforts.

Lexi Gill, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC is a Clinical Program Manager and Associate Director of Patient Family Experience within pediatric cardiology at Cleveland Clinic Children's. She advances multidisciplinary care for patients with complex CHD, fostering collaboration across teams to ensure seamless, family-centered experience. She also leads initiatives both within her organization and the community to raise awareness and expand support for patients and families. 

Asha Purohit, LISW-CP, MSW, MPH is a clinical social worker based out of South Carolina. Her experience and expertise in CHD stems from disability advocacy, medical case management, individual therapeutic work around chronic illness and disability, and serving on advisory councils in related fields. Additionally, she leverages her lived experience as a patient with congenital defects, including CHD, which have required extensive and ongoing care.