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Women’s heart health in national spotlight for Wear Red Canada Day: The initiatives driving awareness and action

Events held in communities throughout Canada will drive awareness and action this February

February is Heart Month 2025

Events throughout the month raise awareness, and fundraising initiatives support the life-saving work of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Experts convene in Ottawa to showcase breakthrough strategies and research in smoking cessation

The 17th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation runs from January 24-25, closing out National Non-Smoking Week in Canada

Meetings in Ottawa promote latest in brain-heart science and cardiovascular rehabilitation

Medical practitioners and researchers from across Canada will gather in Ottawa next week to discuss the latest in brain-heart science, cardiovascular medicine, data science, and patient-centred cardiac rehabilitation.

Heart Institute to welcome next president and CEO

Media and members of the community are invited to join Dalton McGuinty, University of Ottawa Heart Institute chairman of the board, on March 28 for a ceremony to usher in Dr. Rob Beanlands as the Heart Institute’s next president and CEO and to recognize the legacy of Dr. Thierry Mesana.

University of Ottawa Heart Institute to launch state-of-the-art Data Science Centre

On Wednesday, March 20, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) will host the grand opening of the Data Science Centre, a state-of-the-art digital innovation hub at the UOHI that will leverage cardiovascular data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to advance cardiovascular research and improve patient care.

Ottawa scientist to lead AI and data analytics research with transformative potential for health systems

Dr. Christopher Sun, an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) Telfer School of Management and a scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), is the recipient of a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Data Analytics for Health Systems Transformation. The Canada

National livestream presentation on Wear Red Canada Day, February 13

OTTAWA, February 6, 2024 — Media and the public are invited to learn about the current state of women's cardiovascular health in Canada and the actions that need to be taken to achieve equitable care in 2024. The Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa Heart

Canadians “JUMP IN” for women’s heart health this September

OTTAWA , August 16 , 2021 — This September, for the first time, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation, in partnership with the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI), and with support from the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC), invites all Canadians to JUMP IN ™ for

Milestones, memories, and mementos: Heart Institute marks 45th anniversary this May

OTTAWA, May 11, 2021 — It was 45 years ago, on May 11, 1976, that the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) opened its doors. Founded by visionary cardiac surgeon and researcher Dr. Wilbert J. Keon, what began as a department in The Ottawa Hospital has since flourished into Canada's largest