Programme préliminaire

En anglais seulement. 


Définitions : le sexe et le genre
Définitions : « les femmes »


Friday, April 28, 2023

  • THEME 1 | Opportunities to Act: Practicing Cultural Humility and Embedding Cultural Safety into Practice​
  • THEME 2 | New Evidence / Emerging Risk Factors and Opportunities to Act
  • THEME 3 | Opportunities to Act: Screening and Diagnosis
  • THEME 4 | Opportunities to Act: Acute Care
  • THEME 5 | Opportunities to Act: Health Systems
  • THEME 6 | Opportunities to Act: Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment

Saturday, April 29, 2023

  • THEME 7 | Opportunities to Act: Review of Menopause and Pregnancy Guidelines
  • THEME 8 | Opportunities to Act: Rehabilitation, Recovery and Support

Friday, April 28, 2023

7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 - 8:30 am
Welcome Remarks

Elder Syex̱wáliya Ann Whonnock Elder Syex̱wáliya Ann Whonnock
Knowledge Carrier & Elder
Squamish Nation

Tara Sedlak

Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital and British Columbia Women’s Hospital
Medical Director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic 
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Allen and Karen Wong

Allen and Karen Wong
Honorary Co-Chairs, Heart & Stroke
Vancouver, BC

Thierry Mesana, MD
President and CEO
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON

Doug Roth 
CEO
Heart & Stroke
Toronto, ON

Thais de A. Coutinho, MD
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Chair, Executive Steering Committee
Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

8:30 - 9:30 am
Theme 1: Opportunities to Act: Practicing Cultural Humility and Embedding Cultural Safety into Practice

Changing Our Practice to be Inclusive & Doing the Work of Reconciliation

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the structures, processes, relationships, roles & responsibilities of providing culturally safe health care.

Dr. Evan Adams

Evan Adams, MD, MPH
Tla’amin First Nation
Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Indigenous Services Canada
Ottawa, ON

Black Women and Heart Disease: Time to Start Seeing Colour

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify how to close research and clinical gaps cardiovascular risk and disease management for Black women.

Dr. Alexandra Bastiany

Alexandra Bastiany, MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC
Interventional Cardiologist 
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Faculty member and Clinical lecturer
Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) 
JSCAI Editorial Board Member
Thunder Bay, ON

Gestational Diabetes in South Asian Women: The Start of a Vicious Cycle

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify how to close research and clinical gaps in cardiovascular risk and disease management for South Asian women.

Sonia Anand

Sonia Anand, MD, PhD, FRCPc
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Director of the Chanchlani Research Centre
Director of the Vascular Medicine Fellowship Program 
Senior Scientist Population Health Research Institute 
Canada Research Chair in Ethnic Diversity and Cardiovascular Disease
Heart and Stroke Chair in Population Health
Associate Chair of Equity and Diversity, Department of Medicine
Hamilton, ON

Risk of Stroke in Immigrant Women: The Role of Intersecting Identities

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the gap in brain and/or vascular risk and disease management for immigrant women and how to close this gap.

Dr. Manav Vyas

Manav Vyas, MBBS, MSc, PhD, FRCPC, CSCN (EEG)
Clinician-Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
St. Michael's Hospital-Unity Health Toronto
Assistant Professor (Neurology), Temerty Faculty of Medicine
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON


9:30 - 9:50 am
Morning Break 


9:50 - 10:30 am
Keynote Address: The Lancet Women and Cardiovascular Disease Commission: Reducing the Global Burden by 2030 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe action-oriented initiatives to reduce cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality rates for women in Canada. 

Roxana Mehran, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP, FESC, FAHA, MSCAI
Mount Sinai Endowed Professor in Cardiovascular Clinical Research and Outcomes
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), and Population Health Science and Policy
Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York USA

10:30 - 11:30 am
Theme 2: New Evidence / Emerging Risk Factors and Opportunities to Act

My Story of Familial Hypercholesterolemia 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe a woman with lived experience’s heart journey through diagnosis, surgery and pregnancy. 

Kelly Brady Kelly Brady
Woman with Lived Experience
Squamish, BC 

Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

By the end of the session, participants will have knowledge of sex differences in the risk, diagnosis, management and outcomes of atrial fibrillation and stroke.

Jodi Edwards

Jodi Edwards, PhD
Scientist And Director, Brain And Heart Nexus Research Program
Director, UOHI Population Outcomes Research Unit
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Adjunct Scientist, ICES
Associate Professor, School Of Epidemiology And Public Health, University Of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON 

Sex Differences in Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify sex differences in familial hypercholesterolemia and cardiovascular disease.

Liam Brunham

Liam Brunham, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FACP, FNLA
Canada Research Chair, Associate Professor
Medical Lead, Health Heart Program Prevention Clinic, St. Paul’s hospital
UBC Centre for Heart Lung Innovation
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Optimizing Cardiac Outcomes in Breast Cancer Patients

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify emerging evidence around cardiovascular disease and breast cancer therapies.

Dr. Margot Davis

Margot Davis, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor, UBC Cardiology
Director, UBC Cardiology-Oncology Program
Vancouver, BC

11:40 - 12:15 pm
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

1. Special Considerations of Congenital Heart Disease in Pregnancy

By the end of the session, participants will be able to have a general approach to common congenital heart lesions in pregnancy.

Jasmine Grewal, MD
Clinical Associate Professor and Cardiologist
University of British Columbia
Director, Cardiac Obstetrics Clinic and
Associate Director Echocardiography Lab
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC

2. Advances in Genetic Testing:

Insights into the Pathophysiology and Management of Cardiomyopathies in Women 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify and explain cardiomyopathies in women and the impact of sex.

Gavin Y Oudit

Gavin Y. Oudit, MD, PhD, FRCPC 
Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta
Clinician-Scientist, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute
Director, Heart Function Clinic, Human Explanted Heart Program (HELP)
Canada Research Chair in Heart Failure
Edmonton, AB

Genetic Testing in a Polygenic World: What is the Fuss About Polygenic Scores

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe core principles of polygenic scores and their applications.

Guillaume Paré MD, MSc, FRCP(c)
University Scholar and Professor of Medicine
Senior Scientist, Population Health Research Institute
Deputy Director, Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute
Director, Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Laboratory
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

3. Underdiagnosis and Misdiagnosis of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Women: How Can We Do Better?

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) with respect to epidemiology, diagnosis and therapy and ways to avoid underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis of CMD.

Denise Johnson

Denise L. Johnson
Education Consultant
Retired Director of Instruction for the Vancouver School Board
Woman with Lived Experience
Woman@Heart Peer Support Group Leader/ Facilitator
Vancouver, BC

Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital and British Columbia Women’s Hospital
Medical Director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic 
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

4. Younger Women: Stroke and Heart Disease Focus

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify the incidence/prevalence of heart and stroke diagnoses among younger women and discuss recommendations for future research and practice.

Dr. Aleksandra Pikula

Aleksandra Pikula, BSc. (Hon), MD, Dipl. ABPN (USA), Dipl. ABLM (USA), FAHA
Associate Prof. of Medicine (Neurology/Stroke), University of Toronto
Director, Stroke in Young Adults (SiYA) Program, TWH/MSH
Director, Stroke Research Program, KBI/UHN
Clinician-Investigator, Krembil Brain Institute
Co-Director, Women's Neurology Fellowship, University of Toronto 
Toronto, ON | 
@WomensBrain_MD

Dr. Louise Pilote

Louise Pilote MD, MPH, PhD, FRCPC
Deputy Director
Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) 
Professor of Medicine, James McGill Chair
Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Montreal, QC


12:15 - 1:15 pm
Oceanview Suites: Lunch

12:30 - 1:10 pm
Live Streamed Lunch & Learn: Meaningful Engagement in Research

Having a Voice – How WWLE Can Partner with the Healthcare Community on Conferences, Research, Advocacy, Health Education, Policy Work and Quality Improvement

By the end of the session, participants will be able to list tips on how patient advocates can navigate for meaningful engagement and avoid tokenism.

Jennifer Monaghan

Jennifer Monaghan, BA, LLB
Woman with Lived Experience
Kelowna, BC

Meaningful Patient Engagement in Research

Discuss the challenges and potential solutions for researchers to incorporate meaningful patient engagement strategies.

Dr. Jillianne Code

Jillianne Code, PhD
HeartLife Foundation
Vancouver, BC

Better Medicine Together: a New Platform for Medical Research Collaboration and Funding

By the end of the session, participants will be able to discuss ways in which patient advocates, researchers, and funders can work together for a more inclusive, democratized approach to medical research.

Dr. Rose McDonough

Rosalie (Rose) McDonough, MD 
Executive Advisor and Co-founder of Collavidence Inc.
Stroke Research Fellow
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB

12:25 - 1:10 pm

Pacific Room 1: Trainee Career Mentoring Session 

Karin Humphries

Karin H. Humphries, MBA, DSc, FAHA
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Associate Professor Emeritus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital and British Columbia Women’s Hospital
Medical Director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic 
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC


1:15 - 2:00 pm
THEME 3: Opportunities to Act: Screening and Diagnosis

Not Taking No for an Answer

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe Michelle’s journey through the healthcare system from symptom recognition to disease diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

Michelle Logeot

Michelle Logeot
Woman with Lived Experience
Thompson, MB

Approach to the Diagnostics and Management of Ischemia with No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe a diagnostic pathway and therapeutic approach to the management of patients presenting with signs and/or symptoms of suspected ischemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease.

Dr. Judy Luu

Judy Luu, MD/PhD, FRCPC
Women’s Heart Health Cardiologist
Assistant Professor, McGill University
Director of Research, Courtois CMR Program
Montreal, QC | 
@JudyMLuu

MINOCA: Contemporary Diagnosis and Management

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify diagnostic modalities and describe appropriate management of patients presenting with myocardial infarction with no obstructive coronary artery disease (MINOCA).

Dr. Christine Pacheco

Christine Pacheco, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Cardiologist, Women's Heart Health Specialist
Hôpital Pierre-Boucher
Associate Member, CHUM
Montreal, QC

2:00 - 2:45 pm
THEME 4: Opportunities to Act: Acute Care

From Flu to Heart Transplant - Naomi's Story

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe a woman’s journey through the healthcare system from symptom recognition to disease diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

Naomi Lee

Naomi Lee
Woman with Lived Experience
Vancouver, BC

The Impact of Sex and Gender on Acute Stroke Diagnosis and Care

By the end of the session, participants will be able to recognize the differences (and similarities!) of stroke symptoms in men and women.

Dr. Amy Yu

Amy Yu, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Stroke Neurologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Toronto, ON

A Novel Chest Pain Algorithm for Earlier Recognition of Cardiac Ischemia in Women

By the end of this session, you will be equipped with a new algorithm on the timely recognition and differentiation of ischemic and non-ischemic chest pain presentations in women.

Dr. Anita Pozgay

Anita Pozgay, MD, FRCPC, Dip Sport Med
Emergency Physician, The Ottawa Hospital
Assistant Professor,  Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Ottawa
Sport & Exercise Medicine Physician, Human 2.0 Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Meagan Nobel

Meagan Noble, BA(Kin), BScN, MN-CSRS, NP-Adult
Nurse Practitioner, Pikangikum, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Indigenous Services Canada
Adjunct Lecturer, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON


2:45 - 3:05 pm
Afternoon Break


3:05 - 3:50 pm
THEME 5: Opportunities to Act: Health Systems

The Other Face of Heart Disease 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe Barb’s journey through the healthcare system from symptom recognition to disease diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

Barb Hess

Barb Hess 
Woman with Lived Experience
Swift Current, SK

From Planning to Delivery – A Case Study in the Implementation of a Regional Women’s Cardiovascular Health Initiative

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe key considerations related to implementing women-focused cardiovascular health programs. 

Dr. Kerri-Anne Mullen

Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD
Director, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre and Prevention and Wellness Centre
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON

Examining the Intersection Between Sex- and Gender-Based Considerations and Telerehabilitation in Individuals with Stroke

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify how sex and gender considerations can be incorporated in healthcare for individuals with stroke.

Elise Wiley

Elise Wiley, MSc
PhD Candidate 
School of Rehabilitation Science
McMaster University
Hamilton, ON

3:50 - 4:50 pm
Theme 6: Opportunities to Act: Mental Health and Cognitive Impairment

If You’re Going to Have a Stroke, Don’t be a Woman.

By the end of the session, participants will learn about a type of medical unthinking and unseeing through Rebecca’s reflections on the female care experience, the female body, and invisible disabilities in an intensive stroke rehabilitation unit.

Rebecca Henderson

Rebecca Henderson, MSc
Hemorrhagic stroke survivor, 2020
Founder, Comfort Headbands
London, ON

Cognitive Health Begins with the Aorta – Understanding the Role of Aortic Function on Cognition

By the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the pressure-buffering function of the aorta as a key function to protect the brain and cognition.

Dr. Thais Coutinho

Thais de A. Coutinho, MD
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Chair, Executive Steering Committee
Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Cognitive Rehabilitation – Implications and Strategies for Women After Stroke

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify some strategies on how to manage post stroke cognitive changes, and how these changes impact women with lived experience of stroke.

Dr. Jennifer Yao

Jennifer K. Yao, MD, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor
Head, UBC Div. of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
G. F. Strong Rehab Centre
Medical Manager, Acquired Brain Injury Program
Vancouver, BC

Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Women

By the end of the session, participants will learn how social isolation and loneliness are connected to cardiovascular disease and how social connectedness can bolster cardiovascular health among women. 

Dr. Karen Bouchard

Karen Bouchard, PhD
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON

4:50 - 5:00 pm
Day 1 Closing Remarks

Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital and British Columbia Women’s Hospital
Medical Director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic 
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

5:00 - 6:00 pm
Wine and Cheese Poster Session

6:30 - 10:00 pm
Networking Dinner

 

Saturday, April 29, 2023

7:00 - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast and Registration

8:00 - 8:45 am

Patient-Centered Care: Engaging Care Providers to be More Inclusive of Patient Perspectives and Circumstances When Developing a Treatment Plan

Kelly's Story

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe Kelly’s journey through the healthcare system from symptom recognition to disease diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

Kelly Saylor

Kelly Saylor 
Woman with lived Experience 
Niagara Falls, ON

Why Your Patient is Not Following Your Advice

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe a number of previously hidden obstacles to heart patient adherence to treatment goals.

Carolyn Thomas

Carolyn Thomas
Heart Sisters
Victoria, BC

Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Improved Outcomes: Implementation of Shared Decision-Making

By the end of the session, participants will be able to discuss the value of shared decision-making in cardiac care, explore the opportunities and challenges of implementation and consider strategies to empower patients to achieve a good treatment decision.

Dr. Sandra Lauck

Sandra Lauck PhD, RN FCAN FESC
St. Paul's Hospital Professorship in Cardiovascular Nursing at UBC
Clinician Scientist, St. Paul's Hospital
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

8:45 - 9:30 am
Pregnancy: The Impact on Heart, Brain and Vascular Health

Unlocking Lifetime Cardiovascular Risk with Placenta Pathology

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe how clinical and automated placenta pathology can identify women at highest risk for poor cardiovascular health in the future.

Dr. Shannon Bainbridge

Shannon Bainbridge, PhD
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

Cardiovascular Disease in Pregnancy: Impact on Future Risk of CVD

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify pregnant women at risk of cardiovascular risk factors and disease in the future.

Jasmine Grewal, MD
Clinical Associate Professor and Cardiologist
University of British Columbia
Director, Cardiac Obstetrics Clinic and
Associate Director Echocardiography Lab
St. Paul's Hospital
Vancouver, BC

Pregnancy and Stroke

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify the impact of pregnancy on the risk of future stroke.

Dr. Noor Ladhani

Noor Niyar N. Ladhani, MD, MPH, FRCSC
Assistant Professor
Maternal Fetal Medicine
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON

9:30 - 10:30 am
THEME 7: Opportunities to Act: Review of Menopause and Pregnancy Guidelines

From Avoidance to Empowerment and Some Tools to Get There!

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe a woman’s journey through the healthcare system from symptom recognition to disease diagnosis, treatment and outcomes.

Risa Mallory

Risa Mallory, MEd
Retired Psychotherapist
Woman with Lived Experience
Member, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Women’s Heart Health Community Advocate and Patient Advisor
Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre
Ottawa, ON

Guideline No. 422e: Menopause and Cardiovascular Disease

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the cardiovascular safety of menopausal hormone therapy and discuss the differences of cardiovascular safety profile among hormone therapy options and women at risk.

Dr. Beth Abramson

Beth Abramson, MD, MSC, FRCPC, FACC
Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Paul Albrechtsen Professor in Cardiac Prevention and Women’s Health and
Director of Cardiac Prevention & Women’s Cardiovascular Health
St. Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, ON

Presentation Title - Coming Soon!

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the current pregnancy and stroke guidelines.

Dr. Rick Swartz

Rick Swartz, MD, PhD
Scientist and Associate Professor
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON

Presentation Title - Coming Soon!

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe the current Canadian screening and treatment guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention after preeclampsia.

Dr. kara Nerenberg

Kara Nerenberg, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, University of Calgary
Departments of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Community Health Sciences
General Internal Medicine, Obstetric Internal Medicine
Calgary, AB


10:30 - 10:50 am
Morning Break


10:50 - 11:35 am
Concurrent Breakout Sessions

1. Pharmaceuticals 101:

Does an Aspirin a Day Keep the Doctor Away? 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify commonly recommended medications for coronary artery disease and heart failure and describe how they improve outcomes as well as relevant sex-specific considerations.

Dr. Habibat Garuba

Habibat A. Garuba, MD, FRCPC, BScPhm (Hons)
​Lead Cardiologist, Cardio-Obstetrics Clinic, The Ottawa Hospital
Consultant Cardiologist, Women's Heart Health Clinic, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON

The ABC’s of Pharmacy Post Stroke

By the end of the session, participants will be able to describe anticoagulation, blood pressure and cholesterol management post stroke as well as relevant sex-specific considerations.

Harjinder Parwana

Harjinder Parwana, BSc(Pharm.), ACPR, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutic Specialist: General Neurology/Stroke
Jim Pattison Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre
Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of British Columbia 
Vancouver, BC

Dr. Thalia Field

Thalia Field, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Neurologist, Vancouver Stroke Program
Sauder Family and Heart and Stroke Foundation Professorship of Stroke Research
Vancouver, BC

2. Focus on Education: The Need for Women’s Heart Health Content in Medical and Nursing Curricula and Sex and Gender-based Analysis Training for Research Trainees

By the end of this session, participants will be to identify gaps in women’s heart health content in current medical and nursing curricula and describe a possible strategy for incorporating a sex and gender based lens.

Dr. Najah Adreak

Najah Adreak, MD, MSc
Trainee Representative, Executive Steering Committee
Member, Training and Education Working Group
Clinical researcher, Study coordinator, BC Children Hospital
University of British Columbia – Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, BC

Dr. Cindy Kalenga

Cindy Kalenga, PhD
MD/PhD Student, University of Calgary
Lead, CIHR Sex and Gender Based Analysis in Health Research Trainee Network
Western Regional Director, Canadian Federation of Medical Students
Calgary, AB

3. Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance: Making Change Happen

By the end of the session, participants will understand how the CWHHA is collaboratively driving healthcare equity in Canada and improving women's cardiovascular health across their life span.

Helen Robert

Helen Robert
Co-Chair Advocacy Working Group, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Woman with Lived Experience
Ottawa, ON

Lisa Comber

Lisa Comber, KTPC, BA
Manager, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Knowledge Translation Manager, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON

4. Relationship of Long-COVID and CVD

By the end of the session, participants will be able to explain  the impact of long-COVID, and identify the relationship between long-COVID and cardiovascular disease, and the different presentations of Long-COVID based on sex.

Paula Henderson

Paula Henderson
Woman with Lived Experience
London, Ontario

Dr. Satish Raj

Satish R Raj, MD, MSCI, FRCPC
Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, Department of Cardiac Sciences
Chief, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service
Medical Director, Calgary Autonomic Investigation and Management Clinic
Director of Education, Libin Cardiovascular Institute
Calgary, AB

11:45 - 12:15 pm

Heart Failure and Diabetes: The Impact of Diastolic Dysfunction in Women

Dr. Kim Connelly

Kim Connelly MBBS PhD FSCMR FCCS  
Director: Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science , Unity Health
Keenan Chair in Research Leadership
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Toronto
St Michael’s Hospital
Toronto, ON


12:15 - 1:15 pm
Oceanview Suites: Lunch


1:15 - 2:15 pm
THEME 8: Opportunities to Act: Rehabilitation, Recovery and Support

Building Confidence after a Heart Health Shock

By the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the impact of rehabilitation and support in a woman’s confidence that translates to the success of her recovery after receiving a heart disease or heart failure diagnosis.

Jackie Ratz

Jackie Ratz, BA Hons
Woman with Lived Experience
Winnipeg, MB

Cardiac Rehab: Evidence-Based Approaches to Tailor Programs to Best Meet Women’s Needs and Improve Outcomes

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify implementable strategies to optimize cardiac rehabilitation delivery for women.

Dr. Sherry Grace

Sherry Grace, PhD, CRFC
Professor, York University
Sr. Scientist, KITE Research Institute & Director Cardiac Rehabilitation Research, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network, University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

2:15 - 3:00 pm
Rapid Fire Oral Presentations

By the end of the session, participants will be able to interpret new experiences, insights, and latest research results in the field of women’s heart, brain and vascular health.

1. Influence of Neighbourhood-Level Proportion of Visible Minorities in Prevalence of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy

A Johnston, W Petrcich, DB Fell, P Tanuseputro, GN Smith, T Coutinho, JD Edwards

Abstract Summary: From 2002-2020, Ontario neighborhoods with the highest proportion of visible minorities had the lowest proportion of residents with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), suggesting neighborhood characteristics may play a role in HDP risk. Future work should examine whether other factors account for this association.

Amy Johnston

Amy Johnston, MSc, MBT, CPH
PhD Candidate 
University of Ottawa 
University of Ottawa Heart Institute

Ottawa, ON | @amydjohn

2. Resiliency-Focused Approaches to Understanding & Mending ‘Broken’ Hearts: Reporting on Three Community-Based Storytelling Events with First Nations Community Partners

B Downey, A Lepine, H Healey

Abstract Summary: In line with the goals of the Mending Broken Hearts (MBH) community-based participatory research project; summary of preliminary findings from two community-based storytelling events facilitated with two First Nations are presented.

Dr. Bernice Downey

Bernice Downey, PhD, RN, BScN
Assistant Professor, Associate Dean, Heart & Stroke/ CIHR, Chair, Indigenous Women’s Heart & Brain Health 
McMaster University - School of Nursing
Hamilton, ON

Alexandra Lepine

Alexandra Lepine
Research Assistant
PhD Candidate
McMaster University - School of Nursing
Hamilton, ON

Hannah Healey

Hannah Healey
Research Coordinator
McMaster University - School of Nursing
Hamilton, ON 

 

3. Testosterone Treatment Impairs Cardiac Function and Fatty Acid Metabolism in a Rodent Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

M Horkey, X Wu, R Watts, R Lehner, M Ghosh, P Raggi, H Becher, S Proctor, D Vine

Abstract Summary: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is associated with excess androgen levels and increased cardiovascular disease risk, however the mechanisms of androgen regulation of cardiac function and cardiometabolic risk factors remain unclear. In a PCOS-prone rodent model we demonstrate that androgens modulate cardiac structure and function, and this is associated with altered fatty acid metabolism. These effects may help to explain premature cardiovascular disease risk in the hyperandrogenemic conditions of PCOS.

Dr. Donna Vine

Donna Vine, PhD
Professor Human Nutrition 
PCOS Together, Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease Laboratory
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB

4. Understanding the Intersectionality of Risk Factors of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in Women of African and Caribbean Descent in High Income Countries – A Scoping Review

D Baiden, M Parry, K Nerenberg, E M Hillan, M J Dogba, S Adombire

Abstract Summary: Using the concept of intersectionality, this scoping review reveals the multidimensional nature of risk factors of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in women of African and Caribbean descent in high income countries.

Deborah Baiden

Deborah Baiden, RN, MScN
Member, Advocacy Working Group, CWHHA
PhD Candidate, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON

Exploring Abnormalities in Pulsatile Arterial Load as Distinct Features of the HFpEF Syndrome in Women   

R Crosier, L Mielniczuk, P Liu, R Beanlands, T Coutinho

Abstract Summary: Women with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction display abnormal arterial hemodynamics. Targeting pulsatile arterial load may be a tool to detect and treat heart failure in women.

Dr. Rebecca Crosier

Rebecca Crosier, MD
Member, Knowledge Translation and Mobilization Working Group, CWHHA
Cardiology Resident
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON | @beccacrosier


3:00 - 3:20 pm
Afternoon Break


3:20 - 3:50 pm

Presentations Attitutes and Beliefs: Recognition and Remediation of Unconscious Sex and Gender Bias by HealthCare Professional Regarding Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to identify strategies to overcome unconscious sex and gender bias in the healthcare setting.

Christina and Sven Stuwe

Christina and Sven Stuwe
Lived Experience
Calgary, AB

Dr. Varinder Randhawa

Varinder Randhawa, MD, PhD
Clinical & Research Fellow, Critical Care & Heart Failure Transplant Cardiology
University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, ON

3:50 - 4:30 pm

Closing Keynote Address: Reimagining Healthcare in Canada: Artificial Intelligence and Sex/Gender to Drive Change 

By the end of the session, participants will be able to discuss issues involving sex/gender differences in access and delivery of cardiovascular care at a population level; international differences in cardiovascular practice patterns and outcomes; and health economics.

Dr. Padma Kaul

Padma Kaul, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Public Health
University of Alberta
Calgary, AB

4:30 - 5:00 pm
Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks

Karin Humphries

Karin H. Humphries, MBA, DSc, FAHA
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Associate Professor Emeritus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Tara Sedlak, MD, FRCPC, MBA
Cardiologist, Vancouver General Hospital and British Columbia Women’s Hospital
Medical Director, Leslie Diamond Women's Heart Health Clinic 
Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC

Allen and Karen Wong

Allen and Karen Wong
Honorary Co-Chairs, Heart & Stroke
Vancouver, BC

 

Dr. Thais Coutinho

Thais de A. Coutinho, MD
Co-Chair, Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit
Chair, Executive Steering Committee
Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance
Chair, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine,
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON


Quelle est la différence entre le sexe et le genre?

Les mots « sexe » et « genre » sont souvent utilisés de façon interchangeable même si chacun a une définition claire et distincte. 

L’équipe du Sommet fera de son mieux pour respecter ces définitions dans ses documents et communications. Il est toutefois possible que ces termes soient parfois utilisés de manière incorrecte ou interchangeable dans le contenu présenté. 

  • Le sexe renvoie à des attributs biologiques principalement liés à des caractéristiques physiques et physiologiques (hormones, gènes, anatomie, physiologie, etc.), et est généralement associé aux catégories « hommes » et « femmes ». 
  • Le genre renvoie à des rôles, comportements, expressions et identités socialement construits et, par comparaison, est généralement associé aux catégories « femmes/filles » et « hommes/garçons ».

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