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Dr. Jodi Edwards, a scientist and director of the Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), and an affiliate investigator at Bruyère Research Institute, is the principal author of five innovative recommendations and a checklist to improve preclinical

Dr. Katey Rayner of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute will receive a joint award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research’s Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health (CIHR-ICRH) and the Canadian Society of Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. The Mid-Career

OTTAWA, September 18, 2023 — The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is proud to announce that Dr. Pierre Voisine will be its next division head of cardiac surgery. Dr. Voisine succeeds Dr. Marc Ruel as of September 15, 2023. “Dr. Voisine will lead our Division of Cardiac Surgery with great

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is updating masking requirements for patients and visitors effective September 11, 2023. Masks are required in all units (including patient rooms), clinics and waiting rooms. Wearing a mask remains optional in public spaces such as hallways, cafeterias, and

Pan-Canadian network of cardiovascular health experts and advocates among ten virtual hubs receiving significant investment from Government of Canada The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA), which is powered by the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa

Vincent Lamontagne is rejoining the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, this time as vice president of public affairs and chief communications officer. Vincent Lamontagne led corporate communications initiatives for the institute from 2012 to 2019. Mr. Lamontagne spent the last four years as the

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) has announced the winning recipients of its Project Grant program for Spring 2023 and three University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) researchers have been awarded $1.96 million in project funding. The winning researchers from the UOHI for Spring

The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine is recognizing University of Ottawa Heart Institute cardiologist and scientist Rob Beanlands, MD, with a national award for outstanding career achievement in the field of cardiovascular health. Dr. Rob Beanlands is deputy director general at the

Special air quality statements and smog warnings have been issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada for many regions in Ontario and Québec, among other provinces and territories. People with lung disease (such as asthma) or heart disease, older adults, children, pregnant people, and people

The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada (Heart & Stroke) named four researchers from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute recipients of project funding through its Grant-in-Aid Program. The Grant-in-Aid Program provides operating funds to support important, pertinent, novel research in the areas