Established in 2009, the conference has become a leading accredited forum for healthcare professionals to enhance their expertise in clinical smoking cessation. With over 5,000 participants since its inception, the event continues to play a pivotal role in advancing clinical practice.
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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.
The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit (CWHHS) is a national event dedicated exclusively to advancing women’s cardiovascular health.
2027 Conference program
The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation team facilitates practice change by offering the following products and services to our partnered sites.
19th Ottawa Conference for Smoking Cessation call for abstracts.
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.
Contact information
Needing further information, please contact the Conference Coordinator at @email.
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
Information and resources for OMSC hospital partners.
The Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation (OMSC) was created to address the need to change healthcare practices so that smoking cessation treatment is provided as part of routine care to all patients who are tobacco users.
Partners
Peer leaders are women who have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and have a strong passion for supporting and helping other women in their recovery. Leaders must have come to terms with own cardiovascular diagnosis and be physically, emotionally and psychologically ready to help other women.
Pregnancy is often described as a “stress test” that helps identify women who are at risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. To address this important clinical problem, we adapted our CardioPrevent® program to support high-risk women postpartum.
Summary
Heart health begins at home and in the everyday care of the family doctor. Our care activities are designed to empower women to manage their own health with confidence, while also supporting their primary care providers with information and training. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre is working to improve care both locally and nationally by developing personalized, one-on-one programs as well as digital educational tools.
Registration options for the 2027 Ottawa Conference.
Heart disease is the leading cause of premature death for women in Canada. When it comes to heart disease, women are under-studied, under-diagnosed, under-treated, under-supported and under-aware. Women themselves tend to under-estimate the risk of dying or becoming seriously unwell due to heart disease.