Survey: Women’s Cardiovascular Health and Cardiac Rehabilitation Priority Setting Partnership
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We want to hear from people with personal or professional experiences regarding women’s cardiovascular health conditions and cardiac rehabilitation. We wish to identify 10 research priorities for cardiac rehabilitation in women’s cardiovascular health. To do this, we are conducting a Priority Setting Partnership, using methods developed by the James Lind Alliance (JLA) – a non-profit initiative based in the United Kingdom. You do not need to… |
| Posted on January 22, 2024 |
JUMP IN™ FOR WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH 2023 Results
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We are so excited to announce that this year we raised an incredible $296,000 for this initiative. Together 1,140 participants completed over 1.02 million minutes of exercise. Thank you to our incredible sponsors, matching donors, participants, and everyone who donated. We continue to shift the landscape around the number one killer of women worldwide. We are changing the narrative that we are under-treated, under-diagnosed,… |
| Posted on November 29, 2023 |
February is Heart Month
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February is Heart Month is a time to come together to raise funds and awareness for the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. This February, you can support one of Canada’s most distinguished heart health centres by making a donation or raising funds on its behalf. Every dollar makes a difference in the fight against heart disease. Here are just a few ways you can… |
| Posted on January 25, 2023 |
Patient Engagement in Action: Informed Consent in Research
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In 2017 I was scheduled to undergo heart surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and was asked to sign a consent form acknowledging that the risks associated with the surgery had been fully explained to me, and that I understood and accepted them. This notion of informed consent is an extremely powerful one in health care – and in research involving… |
| Posted on October 25, 2022 |
The Beat Audio: Drs. Bob Reid and Peter Liu talk COVID-19 vaccines
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Dr. Liu urges Canadians to get vaccinated. Listen to the interview. Heart Institute scientist says “get vaccinated as soon as possible” In April, The Beat interviewed Dr. Peter Liu, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s chief scientific officer, about coronavirus variants and how they are changing the pandemic landscape in Canada. Dr. Liu then appeared on an episode of The Heartwise Podcast (recorded May… |
| Posted on May 20, 2021 |
The Heart Institute turns 45
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Three heart transplants in a single day, a 2,500-year-old mummy, a Royal visit. Safe to say a lot has happened over the last 45 years. The early years: Canadian firsts, big strides in innovation, and a Royal visit Founder Dr. Wilbert J. Keon’s vision is to create an integrated heart centre where cardiology, surgery, anesthesiology, and nursing are integrated for patient… |
| Posted on May 20, 2021 |
The Beat Interviews Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez
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Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez is a cardiac electrophysiologist and clinician-scientist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). He bounced around between Kingston and Ottawa while completing his early medical training, and later studied in Bordeaux, France, before returning to the UOHI. The Beat caught up with Dr. Ramirez to learn more about his journey to becoming a… |
| Posted on April 16, 2021 |
Tamarack Ottawa Race Weekend is going virtual again in 2021!
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The Scotiabank Charity Challenge is back virtually once again for 2021. Help support the groundbreaking research being done at the Heart Institute by participating in Team Heart. Be part of Team Heart and run for research! Raise more than just your heartbeat and contribute to cardiac innovation one step at a time. REGISTER Don’t forget to choose the “University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation… |
| Posted on April 15, 2021 |
“An unprecedented leap forward” in cardiac muscle repair after heart attack
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Scientists at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) have cooked up the first human protein gel material capable of repairing damaged heart tissue after a heart attack. The gel, made from recombinant human collagen in the BioEngineering and Therapeutic Solutions (BEaTS) laboratory of the UOHI, is an “unprecedented leap forward” in addressing repair of cardiac muscle after a heart attack, and has the potential to… |
| Posted on March 16, 2021 |
Health podcast helps listeners be “heart-wise”
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Today, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is releasing the first ten episodes of The Heartwise Podcast, a cardiac prevention and rehabilitation prototype that offers practical and pragmatic advice to the health conscious to help them live healthier and happier lives. Dr. Bob Reid, the deputy head of the UOHI’s Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, and a behavioural scientist with expertise in smoking… |
| Posted on March 9, 2021 |
Cardiac caregivers: The invisible plus ones at the table
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Tending to a sick loved one can be fulfilling, and it can bring deep satisfaction to a caregiver. Paradoxically though, staff at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) believe caregiving—and the psychological, emotional, physical, social and financial stresses that may come with it—also poses health risks for the caregiver. Mounting evidence now suggests caregivers (those who provide informal, unpaid care to a loved one… |
| Posted on February 16, 2021 |
Gender equality and cardiac rehab: Not a one-size-fits-all solution
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March 8th is International Women’s Day, a day where women are globally recognized for their contributions and advancements in society. But could their next battle be against gender biases in the way society cares for them? Due to barriers in sport and physical activity over the last century, many female cardiac patients today may not have grown up with the opportunity to participate in structured… |
| Posted on February 16, 2021 |
