Past events 

 

Webinars

• Pediatric Team, November 23, 2022: Dr. Seema Mital and Dr. Aaamir Jeewa gave a high-level overview of the projects and progress of the team. Click here to watch the webinar.

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• Indigenous Team, January 25, 2023: The Team gave an overview of their work to date, the development of IPERC-HF, and their vision for the future. Click here to watch the webinar. 

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• Access Team, March 31, 2023: Team members gave a high-level overview of the different ongoing and in development projects, and accomplishments so far. Click here to watch the webinar. 

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• CANTRAIN training platform, June 16, 2023: Dr. Bruno Battistini, CANTRAIN National Executive Director and COO, presents the recently CIHR funded CANTRAIN training platform and opportunities offered to the research community. Click here to watch the webinar and here to visit CANTRAIN's website. 

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• Heart and Stroker Resources, September 14, 2023: Dr. Patrice Lindsay, Lead for the PWLE Engagement and Stroker Strategies at the Heart and Stroke Foundation, provides an overview of the resources and data available at the Foundation. Click here to watch the webinar.

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• How to Engage Patient Partners in Research, December 11, 2023: Marc Bains, CHF Alliance Co-Scientific Director and Dr. Davina Banner-Lukaris, Co-Leader of the CHF Alliance Patient Engagement and Empowerment team gave an overview of how to meaningfully engage patient partners in research. Click here to watch the webinar. 

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• Sustainable Research Infrastructure, April 30, 2024: This webinar aimed to present the following infrastructure and how to use them: Mitewekan, Patient Partners Platform, Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds, and Training Platform. Click here to watch the webinar.

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• Data Management and Sharing: Navigating New Mandates with ARCHIMEDES, February 25, 2025: This webinar intended to introduce researchers to ARCHIMEDES, a new health platform being developed. This webinar was a joint event with the Brain Heart Interconnectome. Presenters were Dr. Kelly Cobey, Dr. Jodi Edwards, and Dr. Peter Liu, all from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. Click here to watch the webinar.

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In-Person Meetings and Presentations

• CCC 2022: The CHF Alliance held a one hour session at CCC in Ottawa on October 28, 2022. 

Session title: Introduction to the new Canadian Heart Function Alliance Network.

Click here to watch the presentation (This recording is available for distribution through in-kind support for the CHF Alliance from the Canadian Cardiovascular Society).

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• First face-to-face annual meeting: The CHF Alliance members had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time at our annual in-person meeting, which was held at the Westin in Ottawa, on October 28, 2022. This was an informal social event where members had the opportunity to meet and share good ideas about heart failure. 

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• Mitewekan - CHF Alliance Ceremonial Launch: On May 22, 2024 we attended the Mitewekan - CHF Alliance Ceremonial Launch in Kanawake, QC. The central team was welcomed by 2 Indigenous Knowledge Holders and their family to kick off our partnership. The event was a success and an opportunity to share stories, culture and to learn more about each other. 

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• CHF Alliance Toronto in-person meeting May 11, 2023: The CHF Alliance held an in-person meeting in Toronto on May 11, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The meeting was a way to group members and move forward with some of the CHF Alliance projects. 

Access the presentations and the photo gallery of the meeeting.

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• CHF Alliance Montreal in-person meeting May 23, 2024: The CHF Alliance held an in-person meeting in Montreal at the Marriott Château Champlain Hotel on May 23, 2024. Awardees of the 2023 Trainee Awards and Early Career Investigator Grants competitions presented their work and the CHF Alliance teams gave an update on where they are at with their projects and initiative. We also held our first workshop on women's health and sex and gender in HF chaired by Dr. Shelley Zieroth. 

Photo gallery of the event.

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• Mitewekan 1st Gathering: On June 11 and 12, 2024, the Mitewekan team held their first gathering event in Ottawa. This event was an opportunity to group people and share ideas and experiences.