Governance

The CWHHA consists of nearly 200 members from across Canada consisting of clinicians, scientists, allied health professionals, program administrators, and patient partners. The CWHHA is powered by the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute with funding support from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.

The CWHHA comprises an Executive Steering Committee, Secretariat, and four Themes.

Alliance governance structure

Executive Steering Committee

The Executive Steering Committee provides guidance for committees and thme initiatives to ensure that all activities are aligned with the common mission and vision of the Alliance.

Kerri-Anne Mullen, Ph.D., MSc
Executive Steering Committee Interim-Chair
Director, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre and Prevention and Wellness Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON | @mullenkerri
Judy Luu
Judy Luu, M.D./Ph.D., FRCPC
Healthcare Professional Co-Chair, Advocacy 
Women’s Heart Health Cardiologist
Assistant Professor, McGill University 
Director of Research, Courtois CMR Program
Montreal, QC | @JudyMLuu
Helen Robert, B.Comm, CCP
Patient Advocate Co-Chair, Advocacy 
Ottawa, Ontario | 
@HelenLRobert
Dr. Jodi Edwards
 
Jodi Edwards, PhD
Healthcare Professional Co-Chair, Health Systems and Policy 
Scientist and Director
Brain and Heart Nexus Research Program
Co-Director, UOHI Population Outcomes Research Unit
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Adjunct Scientist, ICES
Assistant Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON | @brainheartnexus
Christine Pacheco, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Healthcare Professional Co-Chair, Knowledge Translation and Mobilization 
Cardiologist, Pierre-Boucher Hospital, and University of Montréal Hospital Centre (CHUM)
Faculty Member, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal
Clinical Investigator-Researcher, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de Université de Montréal (CRCHUM)
Montréal, Québec | @cpachecoMD
Carolyn Baer
Carolyn Baer, MD, FRCPC
Healthcare Professional Co-Chair, Training and Education 
General Internist
Assistant Professor, Dalhousie University
Moncton, New Brunswick | @drcbaer
Jennifer Monaghan, LLB, BA
Patient Advocate Co-Chair, Training and Education 
Kelowna, British Columbia 
Najah Adreak, MD 
Trainee Representative
Research Assistant, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery
University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus
Vancouver, British Columbia | @NajahAdreak

Secretariat

The purpose of the Secretariat is to facilitate the growth and development of the CWHHA and to support promotion and collaboration, and dissemination and implementation of best practices regarding women’s heart health across Canada. 

The Secretariat is a convening body that provides operational, communications, and project management support, and facilitates knowledge brokering membership engagement, and stakeholder coordination. The Secretariat is housed at the Canada Women’s Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.

Members

Lisa Comber, KTPC, BA
Knowledge Translation Lead, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON | @comberlisa
Melissa Core-Gunn, BSc, DIPM
Program Coordinator, Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre, and Prevention and Wellness Centre
Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
Ottawa, ON | @melissacoregunn
   

Funding

The CWHHA is powered by the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre (CWHHC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) with funding support from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation.


The University of Ottawa Heart Institute is the convening body of the Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance, which is a network of experts and advocates from across Canada aiming to improve women's cardiovascular health across the lifespan.

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