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Dr. Peter Liu Received the Heart Institute’s 2020 Global Achievement Award

Peter Liu, MD, was selected to receive the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI)’s 2020 Global Achievement Award. This prestigious award recognizes UOHI investigators who have made a global impact in their sphere of work. Dr. Liu is the Chief Scientific Officer/VP Research and Director

Wear Red for Women's Heart Health: National Day of Awareness February 13

OTTAWA, February 9, 2021 — On Saturday, February 13, Canadians are invited to wear red in recognition of the third annual Wear Red Canada campaign, an important date for raising awareness about women’s heart health. Cities across the country are recognizing the date with official proclamations and

First-of-its-kind summit will connect the overlooked realities of women’s heart health in Canada

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit (CWHHS) is set to begin virtually next week, attracting experts, health professionals, and women living with heart disease, to share and discuss the latest evidence and emerging trends in women’s heart, brain and vascular health. More information »

UOHI scientist awarded international grant for important heart and brain research

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (ICRH) has announced support for Katey Rayner, PhD, of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) in partnership with co-principal investigators in France and Spain as part of the European Research

February is Heart Month in Ottawa

February 1, 2021, OTTAWA - Today, Mayor Jim Watson proclaimed February Heart Month in Ottawa and urged residents to be proactive about their heart health and help raise important funds and awareness to support the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and UOHI Foundation. Here’s how residents

All in for Heart Month

February is the shortest and coldest month of the year, but also the most important one for our heart health. That’s because February is Heart Month, a time to reflect on the importance of our cardiovascular health and to learn about how we can manage our risk factors for heart disease. The

New email platform at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Scheduled email service downtime The University of Ottawa Heart Institute will be migrating to a new email platform. As a result, you will not be able to reach us via email from Friday, January 29 at 9 p.m. to Monday, February 1 at 6 a.m. In case of an emergency, please contact the UOHI

Ottawa’s medical Chiefs of Staff: Stay home. Stay safe. Save lives.

This is a joint message from Ottawa’s medical Chiefs of Staff OTTAWA – January 22, 2021 – As medical Chiefs of Staff for Ottawa’s hospitals, we are asking everyone to adhere to provincial public health restrictions and stay home, except for essential reasons — reasons that include seeking medical

Canada’s premier smoking cessation event to conclude National Non-Smoking Week

January 20, 2021, OTTAWA – National and international smoking cessation authorities will assemble online this week to participate in the 13 th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation, Canada’s premier event promoting the latest ideas and evidence in

Repetitive brain stimulation in clinical trials may boost stroke recovery

Ottawa’s Dr. Jodi Edwards and a team of Canadian experts have produced the first set of recommendations on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as an adjunct treatment to standard rehabilitation in clinical trials to help restore hand and arm use after stroke. The recommendations are