Programme préliminaire

En anglais seulement. 

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

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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

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Friday, April 28, 2023

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

8:00 - 8:30 am
Welcome Remarks

	Elder Syex̱wáliya Ann Whonnock Knowledge Carrier & Elder Squamish Nation
	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 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.

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.

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, 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.

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

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9:30 - 9:50 am
Morning Break 

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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 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, 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, 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.

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, 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 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.

	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
	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

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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, 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.

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.

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 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

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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 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.

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).

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 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.

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.

	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 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

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2:45 - 3:05 pm
Afternoon Break

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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  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. 

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, 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, 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.

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.

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. 

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  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 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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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

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10:30 - 10:50 am
Morning Break

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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.

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, 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
	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.

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

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

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

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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, 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.

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, 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.

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

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, 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.

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

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3:00 - 3:20 pm
Afternoon Break

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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 Lived Experience Calgary, AB
	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.

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 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 Honorary Co-Chairs, Heart & Stroke Vancouver, BC
	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

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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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Pour obtenir des renseignements sur les sommets précédents :

• Sommet canadien sur la santé cardiaque des femmes de 2018 (en anglais seulement)
• Journal canadien de cardiologie, Juin 2017- Cap sur la santé cardiaque des femmes au Canada : recommandations du premier Sommet canadien sur la santé cardiaque des femmes (en anglais seulement)
• The Beat, Juin 2017 - Tracer la voie pour la santé cardiaque des femmes au Canada
• Sommet canadien sur la santé cardiaque des femmes de 2016 (en anglais seulement)