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Awards

This page summarizes the awards for the 2025 Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit that are available for application and past winners.

Call for abstracts

The 2025 Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit is seeking abstracts for poster and rapid-fire oral presentations.

Canadian Women's Heart Health Centre

The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute is working to change the women’s heart health landscape in Canada.

Childminding service

Attendees of the 5th Canadian Women's Heart Health Summit can access professional childcare services on April 25-26, 2025, at the Rogers Centre in Ottawa.

In-patient volunteer

The Women@Heart In-patient Support Program is a peer-to-peer support opportunity in the hospital for women recently diagnosed with heart disease. After being diagnosed with heart disease, many women experience feelings of isolation and depression.

Locations

Heart Wise Exercise started in Ottawa and is a program of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. The model has been adapted by several partners who have developed HWE networks in their regions.

Ontario

The University of Ottawa Heart Institute provides cardiac services for the Champlain Region and is the Regional Coordinating Centre for the Heart Wise Exercise networks in our region, serving Renfrew County, Eastern Counties of Ontario, Leeds, Lanark, Grenville, Toronto, GTA, and the Ottawa area.

Peer leader

Peer leaders are women who have been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease and have a strong passion for supporting and helping other women in their recovery. Leaders must have come to terms with own cardiovascular diagnosis and be physically, emotionally and psychologically ready to help other women.

Postpartum program

Pregnancy is often described as a “stress test” that helps identify women who are at risk of developing chronic diseases later in life. To address this important clinical problem, we adapted our CardioPrevent® program to support high-risk women postpartum.

Programs

Heart health begins at home and in the everyday care of the family doctor. Our care activities are designed to empower women to manage their own health with confidence, while also supporting their primary care providers with information and training. The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Centre is working to improve care both locally and nationally by developing personalized, one-on-one programs as well as digital educational tools.