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Introducing a new electronic medical records system for improved patient care On June 1, the Ottawa Heart Institute will make the necessary switch to Epic Systems, a fully-integrated, patient-centered, electronic medical records (EMR) management tool which will help us provide smarter, more

Scientist and Director of the Cardiometabolic microRNA Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Katey Rayner, PhD, has been awarded the 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award in Atherosclerosis/Lipoproteins. Continue reading »

Congratulations Katey Rayner, PhD Scientist and Director of the Cardiometabolic microRNA Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Katey Rayner, PhD, has been awarded the 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award in Atherosclerosis/Lipoproteins from the American Heart

Canadians are living amid an explosion of information and innovation thanks to significant advances in data science and technology. Capable of seeing patterns in big data that would otherwise remain undetectable by humans, finding the proverbial needle in the haystack is now not only possible but

Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, and Director of the Bio-Nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Dr. Emilio Alarcon has been named a recipient of nearly $200,000 in research funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2018

Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Surgery, and Director of the Bio-Nanomaterials Chemistry and Engineering Laboratory at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Dr. Emilio Alarcon has been named a recipient of nearly $200,000 in research funding from the New Frontiers in Research Fund’s 2018

Dr. Ngu had a tremendous year in 2018-19. Her research success this past year was exemplified by several papers published in high impact, peer reviewed specialty journals. Of note was a first-authored paper in the European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery describing short and long term outcomes of

Breast cancer awareness campaigns have dominated the media over the last twenty years in an effort to educate women about the risks of breast cancer and raise awareness for the disease. The implication of this pink takeover suggests women are aware of the risks of breast cancer, but are they

Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute researchers Dr. Ruth McPherson and Dr. George Wells have made Clarivate Analytics 2018 list of most cited researchers in the world. The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence

Two University of Ottawa Heart Institute researchers Dr. Ruth McPherson and Dr. George Wells have made Clarivate Analytics 2018 list of most cited researchers in the world. The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies scientists and social scientists who have demonstrated significant influence