Local Food Coming to Tickers Café at the Heart Institute
Spring is upon us which means the return of local farmers’ markets in Eastern Ontario offering locally grown food products. Chef Thomas Ryder with the purchasing leader of Marek Hospitality, the Tickers Café managing company, recently took a two day tour of the surrounding area to visit some of the best local producers in search of bringing local tomatoes, beef, cheese, coffee and eggs… |
| Posted on July 18, 2017 |
Living with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Patient Alumni held its second Meet the Expert conference at the Heart and Crown Pub on Preston Street in Ottawa on May 23rd at 5:30PM. Over 70 guests were present to hear and share their experience with our distinguished speakers from the Heart Institute (HI): Dr. David Birnie, Director of the Arrhythmia Service, Ms. Bonnie Quinlan, Advanced Practice… |
| Posted on June 13, 2017 |
Living with Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)
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The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Patient Alumni held its second Meet the Expert conference at the Heart and Crown Pub on Preston Street in Ottawa on May 23rd at 5:30PM. Over 70 guests were present to hear and share their experience with our distinguished speakers from the Heart Institute (HI): Dr. David Birnie, Director of the Arrhythmia Service, Ms. Bonnie Quinlan, Advanced Practice… |
| Posted on June 13, 2017 |
Patient Engagement: Enhancing Care and the Patient Experience
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For more than 30 years, the Ottawa Heart Institute Patient Alumni has provided a way for patients to say informed about heart disease, treatment and prevention, and to stay involved with and support the work of the Heart Institute. For Jean Bilodeau, President of the Patient Alumni and co-chair of the Institute’s Patient Engagement Committee, “The ultimate thing is to make sure patients are… |
| Posted on May 11, 2017 |
Shelley Posen
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s FAB REHAB Rehab today! Welcome back To treadmill, rowing, bike, and track Time to exercise a while— Weigh yourself and grab your file Check your pulse and your blood pressure Exercises made-to-measure. Join the circle, take a seat Warm up to the music’s beat Raise your hands, press up high Roll your shoulders, grab the sky Push a… |
| Posted on April 20, 2017 |
$3.5 Million to Make Smoking Cessation More Affordable for Ontarians
OTTAWA, March 14, 2017 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute, in collaboration with Lakehead University’s Moving on to Being Free program, has been awarded $3.5 million to implement a new and innovative program that seeks to deliver payment cards (“Quit Cards”) to over 7,500 smokers throughout Ontario and increase capacity to enhance smoking cessation program delivery to priority patient populations. The program, powered… |
| Posted on March 15, 2017 |
Join The Board of Directors
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute Patient Alumni is seeking new members to join its Board of Directors. The Patient Alumni is a diverse community of University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) patients, relatives, friends and caregivers who gratefully support the Institute by: Advocating on behalf of the patient Informing patients of advancements within the Institute in the treatment of heart disease. Endorsing selected… |
| Posted on March 14, 2017 |
Optimizing Care for Patients Waiting for Cardiac Surgery
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OTTAWA, February 28, 2017 – The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has launched a new program for all patients waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery or heart valve replacement or repair. The program, called Cardiac PreHab, will help those patients to improve their health before a procedure. Cardiac rehabilitation, a comprehensive program to get patients healthy again after a heart attack, cardiac surgery or… |
| Posted on March 9, 2017 |
Humans of Ottawa
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The Humans of New York (HONY) photo project began in 2010 and soon morphed in to photo essays shared on social media. The project’s creator sought to capture 10,000 photos of people going about their daily lives in New York City. The project has gained a massive following over the last six years and the creator has published two books of his photo essays…. |
| Posted on February 22, 2017 |
Lise Grant
I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to write this. Life sometimes gets ahead of us and buries emails. Unfortunately, my husband had a heart attack just before Easter 2016. Luckily it was mild and they were able to put in 2 stents to open up one of the arteries that was 100% blocked. Now his eating habits have… |
| Posted on February 15, 2017 |
They Made It To The Top!
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A picture that is worth a thousand words! They made it to the top! Congratulations Dr. Mesana and Laura! We are all so very proud of you! To learn more about Dr. Mesana’s challenge, watch this video and visit ottawaheart.ca/kilimanjaro. |
| Posted on February 7, 2017 |
Heart Institute President to Climb Africa’s Highest Mountain in Support of Heart Month
OTTAWA, January 23, 2017 – February is Heart Month, and Dr. Thierry Mesana, President and CEO of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, will be climbing Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania in support of Heart Month, and as an opportunity to raise awareness on heart health. As Heart Month’s Ambassador, Dr. Mesana and his daughter Laura chose to challenge themselves physically and… |
| Posted on January 25, 2017 |
