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December 21, 2017
The Global Achievement Awards recognize UOHI researchers who have made a global impact in their field of work in the past year.
This year, the Selection Committee received several high-calibre nominations. The winners were selected based on the specific accomplishments in the past year that further...
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December 13, 2017
Jodi Edwards, PhD
Director, Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
OTTAWA, December 14, 2017 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome Jodi Edwards, PhD, as scientist and...
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November 16, 2017
OTTAWA – Five Ottawa hospitals are being recognized by Trillium Gift of Life Network for their life-saving organ donation work — the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), Hôpital Montfort, Queensway Carleton Hospital, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Each...
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November 14, 2017
Congratulations to Dr. David Birnie and his team on the Late Breaking Presentation on the BRUISE CONTROL 2 trial!
Dr. Birnie presented the trial data at the American Heart Association Scientific Meeting on November...
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October 31, 2017
Ottawa, October 31 – According to new indicators and a report released today by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), in collaboration with the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS), the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) has among the lowest mortality rates related to...
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October 19, 2017
Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows benefits after only six weeks. This is according to a study by Kyoung-Han Kim and Yun Hye Kim in the journal Cell Research which is...
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October 18, 2017
Heidelberg | New York, 17 October 2017
Up to sixteen weeks of intermittent fasting without otherwise having to count calories helps fight obesity and other metabolic disorders. Such fasting already shows benefits after only six weeks. This is according to a study by Kyoung-Han Kim and Yun Hye Kim...
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October 2, 2017
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Minister of Health, today announced a $5.8 million investment that will support a new model of training for health services researchers. The funding will support 46 PhD graduates who will receive the first awards funded through a new program developed by the...
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September 29, 2017
CHICAGO, September 28, 2017 - Women with heart disease typically receive less complete surgical revascularization with arterial grafts than men do, but not because of gender bias. Instead, factors such as delayed diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) in women may contribute to the differences...
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September 1, 2017
OTTAWA, September 1, 2017 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome Dr. Mehrdad Golian as the newest member of its Division of Cardiology. Dr. Golian will act as a...
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August 21, 2017
OTTAWA - Heart damage (cardiotoxicity) is a known risk for women treated with chemotherapy for early stage breast cancer. As breast cancer treatment has become more successful, more women are surviving a breast cancer diagnosis. However, there can be short- and long-term toxicities (side effects)...
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August 8, 2017
Researchers have discovered that a protein called cardiotrophin 1 (CT1) can trick the heart into growing in a healthy way and pumping more blood, just as it does in response to exercise and pregnancy. They show that this good kind of heart growth is very different from the harmful enlargement of...
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August 8, 2017
OTTAWA, ON - Researchers have discovered that a protein called cardiotrophin 1 (CT1) can trick the heart into growing in a healthy way and pumping more blood, just as it does in response to exercise and pregnancy. They show that this good kind of heart growth is very different from the harmful...
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August 4, 2017
Dr. Ruth McPherson, MD, PhD
The results of the 2016-2017 CIHR Foundation Grant competition have been released and grants were awarded to 76 individual Program Leaders across Canada, for a total investment of almost $200M.
We are extremely proud to report that...
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July 28, 2017
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is proud to welcome two new researchers and three new physicians.
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July 26, 2017
OTTAWA, July 27, 2017 - The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome two new researchers: Dr. Han Kim and Dr. Erin Mulvihill, and three new physicians: Dr. Talal Al-Atassi (Cardiac Surgery), and Drs. Adam Dryden and Brock Wilson (Anesthesiology). In addition, the Heart...
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July 21, 2017
Ottawa, July 21, 2017 — When it comes to giving with heart, nobody does it better than Dan Shipman and his gang! For the past seven years, the heart-transplant recipient has been fundraising for the Ottawa Heart Institute. Every year, he hosts his popular fundraiser, Grandpa’s Ride. The ride is...
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July 12, 2017
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), in partnership with the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine, is proud to announce that Dr. Mireille Ouimet (PhD), Scientist at UOHI, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University...
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June 30, 2017
Canada Day long weekend is here, and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute wishes everyone an amazing holiday! We want to share a few tips to ensure your celebrations are safe, happy… and healthy. Environmental factors such as bright sunlight, high humidity and lack of wind can challenge...
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June 22, 2017
Dr. Wenbin Liang. Recipient of the Early Researcher Award, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation
Congratulations to Dr. Wenbin Liang, Scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)...
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May 19, 2017
Dr. Michel Le May (left) received the Robert Roberts Award at Research Day from Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer, UOHI
We are very pleased to announce that...
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May 18, 2017
Congratulations to Heart Institute researchers on another successful round of securing Heart & Stroke Foundation and CIHR Project grant funding! Our investigators were recently awarded peer reviewed funding to further their cutting-edge research into heart disease and enhance care for our...
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May 5, 2017
Ontario will invest an additional $7.9 million in the University of Ottawa Heart Institute that would provide faster access to health care, expand crucial services and procedures, and improve the experience of patients.
This investment in Ottawa is part of a 3.1 per cent average increase in...
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May 1, 2017
Dr. Katey Rayner (left) received the Investigator of the Year Award at Research Day from Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer, UOHIWe are pleased to announce that...
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May 1, 2017
Dr. F. Daniel Ramirez received the Trainee of the Year Award at Research Day from Dr. Peter Liu, Chief Scientific Officer, UOHIWe are pleased to announce that F. Daniel Ramirez, MD, Cardiology Resident and MSc Candidate, has been awarded the 2017 Trainee of the Year. Dr. Ramirez will be receiving...
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May 1, 2017
Riina Kandolin, MD, PhD, has been awarded the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Working under the supervision of...
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May 1, 2017
OTTAWA, May 1, 2017 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Thais Coutinho as the new Chief of its Division of...
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March 29, 2017
OTTAWA, March 29, 2017 - Did you know that chronic inflammation is a major cause of heart disease? How does inflammation drive cardiovascular and metabolic disease and how does it impact treatment options? This will be the main focus of the 5th International Ottawa Heart Conference.
Experts from...
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March 24, 2017
OTTAWA, March 24, 2017 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine are proud to welcome Mireille Ouimet, PhD, as the director of the...
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March 22, 2017
OTTAWA, March 22, 2017 – Between March 26 and April 5, 2017, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will be implementing a new telephone system to enhance accessibility to its services, and to provide teams and staff with a modern communication system. Changes are part of the Heart Institute’s...
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March 14, 2017
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 ...
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February 27, 2017
OTTAWA, February 27, 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 ...
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February 10, 2017
OTTAWA, February 10, 2017 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome back Dr. Gary Small as the newest member of its Division of Cardiology. Dr. Small joins the Heart Institute from the Northern Ontario School of...
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February 2, 2017
February 2, 2017 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Heart disease is the second-leading cause of death in Canada, and research in this area is an important tool in improving the lives of Canadians affected by this disease. Today, the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of...
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January 23, 2017
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. ...
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January 20, 2017
OTTAWA, January 21, 2017 – For the ninth year, the Ottawa Heart Institute is hosting the Annual Conference on Smoking Cessation, bringing together national and international experts.
WHAT: 9th Annual Ottawa Conference on Smoking Cessation
WHEN: Today
WHERE: The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive,...
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January 20, 2017
OTTAWA, January 20, 2017 – For the ninth year, the Ottawa Heart Institute is hosting the Annual Conference on Smoking Cessation, bringing together national and international experts.
WHAT: 9th Annual Ottawa Conference on Smoking Cessation
WHEN: Today
WHERE: The Westin Ottawa, 11 Colonel By Drive...
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January 18, 2017
OTTAWA, January 18, 2017 —Tobacco is Canada’s leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death. National and international authorities will be gathering in Ottawa during the 9th Annual Ottawa Conference on Smoking...
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January 13, 2017
OTTAWA, January 13, 2016 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) is proud to welcome Dr. Ryan Mahaffey as the newest member of its Division of Cardiac Anesthesiology. Dr. Mahaffey joins the Institute from Queen’s University in Kingston.
Dr. Ryan Mahaffey
Dr. Ryan Mahaffey obtained his...
