Recruitment for the UOHI Heart Health Registry
The Burden of Caregiving, by Anne Stolarik
Caregiver burden is a term used to describe the impact on those who care for and support a person’s recovery from a health challenge. At the Heart Institute, we looked at this concept and tried to identify the components of caregiver burden in a cardiac surgery population and what we could do to try to reduce this. Our findings surprised us at that time. It… |
Posted on May 24, 2023 |
A message from The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre National Alliance
Patient Stories: Kevin Ryan, Pakenham, Ontario
February is Heart Month
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Steve Sharp’s Halloween
Patient Engagement in Action: Informed Consent in Research
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 |
UOHI Cardiovascular Rehabilitation During The COVID-19 Pandemic: Using Virtual Models to Provide Best Practice Care
Bonnie Quinlan, Director, Prevention & Rehabilitation Dr. Thais Coutinho, Cardiologist, Chief, Cardiac Prevention & Rehabilitation, Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre Jennifer Harris, Manager, Out-Patient Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Regional Outreach Programs Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the physical, mental and emotional health of all UOHI patients, families and staff. Despite this impact, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in Canada and… |
Posted on July 25, 2022 |