HeartWise Webinars

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Upcoming Webinars for Patients

Friday, January 17, 2025

1:00 pm - 2:00 (EDT)

Turning Experience into Action: Improving Care at the Heart Institute as a Patient Partner

Join us for an engaging webinar to discover how your experience as a heart patient, caregiver, or family member can help shape the University of Ottawa Heart Institute's clinical care, programs, and research.

Learn why patient involvement is vital, the various ways you can contribute, and the benefits and challenges of participating. Hear from Heart Institute staff, a heart patient, and a caregiver as they share their stories and insights.

The session will conclude with an interactive Q&A period, offering you the opportunity to ask questions and explore how you can get involved.

Presenters:

Samantha Soubliere, Quality Improvement Specialist / Patient Engagement Lead, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Heather Lannon, Patient Engagement and Research Quality Improvement Officer
Kelly Cobey, Scientist, Meta-Research and Open Science Program; Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
Emilie Serano, RN, MN, CTE, Advanced Practice Nurse, Smoking Cessation
Gloria Higdon, Patient Partner (Caregiver)
Dan Pak, Patient Partner

Past Webinars

FOR PATIENTS

Heart Wise Exercise

Introducing the HeartWise Exercise App - Watch Now >>
Stay Physically Active in September: Take the Jump In Challenge! - Watch Now >>
Heart and Soul Yoga - Watch Now >>
Cardio-Dance - Watch Now >>
Strength and Mobility Class - Watch Now >> | Exercise Video Only
Gentle Chair Yoga for Strength and Balance (with standing options) - Watch Now >>
Cardio-Dance II - Watch Now >>
Gentle Hatha Chair/Mat Combination Class - Watch Now >>
Barre Fitness with a chair - Watch Now >>
Zumba Gold® - Watch Now >>
Everything Goes! - Watch Now >>
Fit and Flexibility Exercise Class - Watch Now >>
Moderate Intensity Cardio - Watch Now >> | Exercise Video Only
Virtual Post Stroke Exercise Classes - Watch Now >>
Introduction to barre and light resistance training - Watch Exercise Video only
Heart Wise Exercise: High/Low Intensity Aerobics and Strength Workout - Watch Now >> | Exercise Video only
Heart Wise Exercise: Strength and Mobility 2.0 - Watch Now >>
JUMP IN^TM to a fitness challenge! Watch Now >> | Exercise Video Only (coming soon)
Heart Wise Exercise: Chair Exercise with Anne - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Gentle Chair Yoga for Strength and Balance - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Cardio Dance, Boxing and Balance - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Boxing 4 Health (a fun mix of boxing and functional exercises) - Watch Now >>
Gentle Chair Yoga: Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Post-Stroke Exercise Class - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Flexibility and Mobility with Free Form Fitness - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: JUMP IN™ to a fitness challenge! - Watch Now >>

Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Top 10 Tips for Staying Healthy - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Helping Patients Quit Smoking - Watch Now >>
Top 10 Tips for Eating Healthy during the COVID-19 Pandemic - Watch Now >>
Managing Our Emotions - Watch Now >>
Women@Heart: How peer support can help women with coronary artery disease - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
An Exploration of Financial Resources Available to Canadians - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Top 10 Tips to Staying Physically Active - Watch Now >>
Parenting in the Time of COVID-19 - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Eating Under Stress - Watch Now >>
Are you ready for winter? - Watch Now >>
Healthy Eating During the Holidays - Watch Now >>
Living Well as a Caregiver during Covid-19 and Beyond - Watch Now >>
Why it’s not about weight: Understanding Obesity - Watch Now >>

Understanding Heart Disease

Building our understanding of Women’s Coronary Artery Disease - Watch Now >>
Know Your Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Women@Heart: Peer support program led by women with heart disease, for women with heart disease - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD): The role of rehabilitation in helping patients walk longer, get healthier and improve quality of life - Watch Now >>
Stress and the Heart - Watch Now >>
Nutrition 101 - Watch Now >>
Wear Red Canada, February 13, 2022: To take care of others, you need to first take care of yourself. Watch Now >>
#HerHeartMatters: The importance of heart and vascular disease prevention and recovery (Wear Red Canada)
#HerHeartMatters: Let’s Start the Conversation about Women’s Heart Health
Wear Red Canada: Ask the Experts! Together, Overcoming Barriers in Women’s Heart Health - Watch Now >>
JUMP IN: How to get 'Unstuck' - Watch Now >>
Perimenopause, Menopause and Women’s Heart Health - Watch Now >>

Living with a Heart Condition

Coronary Artery Disease and Recovery After Heart Attack: Life-Long Management - Watch Now >>
Living with Heart Failure During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Watch Now >>
Things to Consider While Awaiting Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery & What to Expect After Your Surgery - Watch Now >>
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) and the COVID-19 pandemic - Watch Now >>
What’s New in the Care and Management of Atrial Fibrillation - Watch Now >>
Not Too Young to be a Heart Patient - Watch Now >>
What’s New in the Care and Management of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs) - Watch Now >>
Living with the impact of mid-life heart event - Watch Now >> | Presentation (pdf)
What’s New in the Care and Management of Heart Failure - Watch Now >>
The Heart-Brain Connection: What have we learned? Watch Now >> | Presentation (pdf)
When your Heart is Off Beat - Watch Now >> | Presentation (pdf)
Living with Atrial Fibrillation: The Impact of Lifestyle - Watch Now >> | Presentation Dr. Reed (pdf)
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD): What are we learning? - Watch Now >>
What’s New in the Care and Management of Pacemakers - Watch Now >> | Presentation (pdf)
Living with Aortic Disease - Watch Now >>
Communicating with your health care team: How good communication can lead to positive health care experiences and outcomes - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Living with Valvular Heart Disease - Watch Now >>
Managing Atrial Fibrillation with Medications - Watch Now >>
Caregivers: Taking Care of Yourself While You Care for Others - Watch Now >>
A Flexible and Positive Outlook: Your Heart's Greatest Ally - Watch Now >>
Weight Bias in Healthcare - Watch Now >>

FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Patient Care

Navigating Patient Care During Uncertainty - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Best Practices on How to Provide Virtual Cardiac Rehabilitation to Your Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Women@Heart: How peer support can help women with coronary artery disease during COVID-19 - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Rehab and Community Services in the Champlain Region during COVID-19 - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
"Bridging the Gap" Virtual Exercise Classes for your Stroke Patients - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
CWHHA ATLAS Chapter 3: Patient Perspectives – Women with Lived Experience - Watch Now >>
CWHHA ATLAS Chapter 5: Sex- and Gender-Unique Manifestations of Cardiovascular Disease - Watch Now >>
CWHHA ATLAS Chapter 6: Sex- And Gender-Specific Diagnosis and Treatment - Watch Now >>
CWHHA ATLAS Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and the Social Determinants of Health - Watch Now >>

Heart Wise Exercise

Heart Wise Exercise Renewal: Learn all about Heart Wise Exercise and review the principles of exercising with a cardiac participant - Watch Now >> [Password: Heartwise1] | Presentation (1) (2)
Heart Wise Exercise: Training 2021 - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Training 2022 - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Training 2023 - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Training June 2023 - Watch Now >>
Heart Wise Exercise: Training January 2024 - Watch Now >>

Smoking Cessation

The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation- Adopting Smoking Cessation into your clinical practices - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Virtual Care: How to deliver remote smoking and vaping cessation treatment - Watch Now >>

Heart Disease

COVID-19 and the Cardiovascular System - Watch Now >> | Acute MI & COVID-19 | STEMI Care during COVID-19 | Antiplatelet Therapy & COVID-19
CardioPrevent: A Virtual Approach to Primary Prevention - Watch Now >> | Presentation (PDF)
Valvular Heart Disease - Watch Now >>
An Update on Heart Failure Guidelines and More - Watch Now >>