Today’s research is tomorrow’s treatment! This is particularly true here at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, where research spans from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside and back. At any given time, the Heart Institute may have up to 200 active clinical trials, in various stages of the...
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Today’s research is tomorrow’s treatment! This is particularly true here at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, where research spans from the laboratory to the patient’s bedside and back. At any given time, the Heart Institute may have up to 200 active clinical trials, in various stages of the...
In preparation for your upcoming visit, please take the time to read the Facts and Questions (pdf) sheet. You will be asked at registration for your permission to be contacted for research purposes.
Cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention (CRSP) programs are recommended for patients with cardiovascular disease, however participation in these programs is believed to be alarmingly low. At the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, where hundreds of cardiovascular specialists and allied...
The Heart Institute offers a variety of training opportunities for health care professionals, both online and in class settings.
We are excited to announce that our Co-Chairs for the conference will be Dr. Peter Liu and Dr. Duncan Stewart. The conference Chairs are both translational scientists with pre-clinical laboratory research programs, as well as are practising cardiologists leading clinical trials, as well as engaged...
Dr. Kelly Cobey is a scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute where she leads the Metaresearch and Open Science Program. She is also an associate professor in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at the University of Ottawa.
If you are coming to the Heart Institute for a cardiac imaging test, the following information will help your visit go smoothly. Getting to Your Appointment Allow time before your appointment to get from your car or transit to the imaging department. See location, parking and transit information for...
If you are coming to the Heart Institute for an appointment in one of our clinics, the following information will help your visit go smoothly.
If you are coming to the Heart Institute for a procedure just for the day, you are considered a day patient or outpatient. As a short-stay patient, your procedure will be handled through the Day Unit. The following information will help your visit go smoothly. Getting to the Day Unit Allow time...
Please note the following before coming to the Heart Institute for an appointment: Heart Institute postponing non-urgent appointments, procedures, and surgeries Clinical appointments and scheduled programming If you are coming to be admitted to the Heart Institute, the following information will...
We provide service in both official languages and are committed to providing people with disabilities the same opportunity as other patients to access our services. The Heart Institute is a smoke-free environment.
In addition to the cardiovascular rehabilitation programs offered at University of Ottawa Heart Institute, there are many community programs and services available to people in the Ottawa-Carleton area and its surrounding regions. Learn what programs and services are available near you.
In October, a crane carefully lowered the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s first dedicated magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner into a narrow access way so that it could be rolled through the exterior wall of the building and into position. By early December, the new MRI facility was fully...
The purpose of this guide is to help you and your family prepare for a complex ablation procedure and for your recovery at home.
Also see Professional Development for continuing medical education and clinical professional development opportunities and Presentations & Invited Speakers for our weekly expert talks on clinical and research topics.
Named uOttawa Faculty of Medicine’s Clinical Researcher of the Year The University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Division Head of Cardiac Surgery has been awarded top honours from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Marc Ruel will receive the 2019 Clinical "Researcher of the Year" Award...
Dr. Marc Ruel, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute’s Division Head of Cardiac Surgery, has been bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of India. Dr. Ruel received this award in recognition of his “seminal advances in...
General Clinical Knowledge presentations and quizzes
The ConnectingOntario ClinicalViewer is a secure, provincial electronic health record (EHR) system that allows Ontario clinicians, and authorized members of their health care teams, to access their patients’ personal health information (e.g. lab results, diagnostic imaging reports, discharge...