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An Epic Change for Smarter, More Efficient Health Care

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

Heart Institute Scientist Honoured with 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award

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 »

Heart Institute Scientist Honoured with 2019 Daniel Steinberg Early Career Investigator Award

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

Big data: An algorithm for profound change in heart health

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

New Funding Announced For Ottawa Doctor to Explore On-the-Spot Heart Repairs Using Futuristic Hand-Held Technology

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

New Funding Announced For Ottawa Doctor to Explore On-the-Spot Heart Repairs Using Futuristic Hand-Held Technology

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

2019 Ottawa Region's Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year

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 and cardiovascular disease: More similar than you think

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

Heart Institute Researchers Among World's Most Cited, Clarivate Analytics

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

Heart Institute Researchers Among World's Most Cited, Clarivate Analytics

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