Below are the recorded presentations from the 2025 Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit. Please note that presentation slides are not available for all sessions.
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The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit (CWHHS) is a national event dedicated exclusively to advancing women’s cardiovascular health.
The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is working to change the women’s heart health landscape in Canada.
CardioPrevent® is a heart health program that helps people with risk factors lower their chances of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). The program accepts individuals who are at moderate to high risk for CVD. Participation requires a referral by a physician or nurse practitioner, and results are shared with the referring physician to support the coordination of care.
This risk assessment tool will ask you questions ranging from your family history to your own personal health.
The Heart Wise Exercise network connects clients, exercise professionals and healthcare professionals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Heart Wise Exercise Frequently Asked Questions
Check out some important topics on heart health, brought to you by our University of Ottawa Heart Institute professionals.
Heart Wise Exercise works with fitness providers in your community to develop and identify programs and classes that are appropriate for people who want to stay healthy, continue with exercise after cardiovascular rehabilitation, or who may be living with a chronic health condition.
Frequently asked questions about Heart Wise Exercise.
HeartWise Education
Users can follow a personalized exercise program, receive coaching tips, keep track of their progress, and access dozens of heart-healthy resources.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute's Prevention, Rehabilitation and Wellness team is hard at work developing and testing future programs to help people learn about their heart and vascular health and enable them to initiate and/or maintain heart-healthy behaviours to improve their overall quality of life.
View past webinars for patients and healthcare professionals.
The Women@Heart In-patient Support Program is a peer-to-peer support opportunity in the hospital for women recently diagnosed with heart disease. After being diagnosed with heart disease, many women experience feelings of isolation and depression.
Risks and symptoms of heart disease in women
Heart Wise Exercise started in Ottawa and is a program of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The model has been adapted by several partners who have developed HWE networks in their regions.
The University of Ottawa Heart Institute provides cardiac services for the Champlain Region and is the Regional Coordinating Centre for the Heart Wise Exercise networks in our region, serving Renfrew County, Eastern Counties of Ontario, Leeds, Lanark, Grenville, Toronto, GTA, and the Ottawa area.
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