Anne Stolarik is the Advanced Practice Nurse for Cardiac Surgery at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute where she participates in patient education, care and research.
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Strategic Plan 2015-2019 Our strategic plan is a blueprint for the future of the Institute and a promise of continued excellence to our patients, supporters, volunteers and our entire community. Stronger Together: Ottawa Heart Strategic Plan 2015-2019 (pdf) Our strategic plan for research builds on...
A technologist or sonographer will explain the test to you, take a brief medical history, and answer any questions you may have. Your blood pressure, heart rate, and electrocardiogram (ECG) will be monitored before, during, and after the test. You will be asked to remove all upper body clothing, put...
Session 1: Overview Session 2: Defining Stress Session 3: Signs and Sources of Stress Session 4: Personal Values, Priorities, Time Management Session 5: Social Support and Assertive Communication Session 6: Coping Styles and Wrap-Up Session 1: Overview Session 1 presentation (PDF) Breathing links...
A nuclear technologist will explain the test to you and answer any questions you may have. You will receive an injection in the vein of one arm. The injection contains a small amount of radioactive material that will travel to your heart muscle. Approximately 45 minutes later, you will be brought...
So far in 2016, Heart Institute researchers have won more than $7 million in research funding, including major awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Canada Foundation for Innovation and the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. Perhaps most remarkable is the Institute’s...
A Five-Year Reflection of our 2015-2019 Strategic Plan Watch a short video flashback of milestones reached and achievements made under our 2015-2019 strategic plan, Stronger Together. For more details, visit our 2018-19 Annual Report.
Education and training are a part of everything we do at the Ottawa Heart Institute. We are training the next generation of medical and research professionals, many of whom will go on to become leaders in their fields in Canada and internationally.
For decades, patients taking the anti-clotting drug warfarin who required the implantation of a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter defibrillator have posed a dilemma. If they are at moderate to high risk of stroke caused by a blood clot, how are doctors to balance the risk of surgical bleeding...
The Heart Institute provides a rich, vibrant environment for advancing one’s skills and knowledge in the cardiovascular realm. It is a relatively unique setting in that physicians, nurses and researchers can engage in a wide range of education interests and mandatory training programs all within the...
Many training opportunities in laboratory research are handled directly by the lab managers. Learn more about specific research groups in Research Teams. See Students & Trainees for additional information. Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Fellowship
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Christopher Sun, PhD, BASc, is a scientist at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute and an assistant professor at the University of Ottawa Telfer School of Management. His research program aims to improve system efficiency and reduce inequity and mistrust by overcoming the barriers to developing...
In April of this year, the University of Ottawa Heart Institute expanded its ranks with a new surgeon who brings broad interests in new concepts and technologies that have the potential to improve patient outcomes. Crossing the Atlantic from the Clinique Saint-Luc Bouge in Namur, Belgium, David...
You will have several tests done in the hospital before the procedure. These include: blood tests, an electrocardiogram, an angiogram, an echocardiogram, and in some cases a CT scan. A nurse or doctor will ask you to provide informed consent. A consent form must be signed before the procedure...
Researchers want to understand your experiences in this challenging time Researchers at the Heart Institute and partnering hospitals want to examine the psychological, social, and financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and determine what helps people cope. If you wish to, please fill out the...
[Editor’s note: This article is an update of previously published story.] Nearly one in every 100 babies is born with some form of congenital heart disease (CHD). In the 1950s, only about 15% of these children with severe heart defects reached their 18th birthday. Today, with advances in treatment...
Erik Suuronen, PhD, is a Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Director of its BEaTs Research Program at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He is also Full Professor in the Department of Surgery, with a Cross-Appointment in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, at the...