Heart Valve Disease Learning Series Episode 1 - HVD: Improving Recognition and Timely Diagnosis
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Heart Failure Care in Canada: Perspectives on Challenges and Solutions
In this podcast episode, Dr. Sean Virani (cardiologist) and Ms. Jackie Ratz (person with lived experience) share their perspectives on what the heart failure care journey looks like in Canada. You’ll learn about the challenges to ensure optimal and consistent care quality and potential solutions to facilitate improvements. It is hosted by Dr. Stephanie Poon.
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society received an unrestricted grant from Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) to develop this podcast episode. IMC had no influence on the design or creation of this content and the views expressed are those of the contributors alone.
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Facilitating System-Level Change in Heart Failure Care
The focus of this podcast episode is on facilitating system-level change in heart failure care from the perspective of a cardiologist (Dr. Stephanie Poon), nurse practitioner specializing in heart failure management (Mr. Rodolfo Pike), and a heart failure patient (Mr. Marc Bains). The episode includes the essential components for successful advocacy from world-renowned HIV specialist, Dr. Julio Montaner. It is hosted by Dr. Robert McKelvie.
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Unpacking Sustainability in Cardiovascular Medicine
In this episode, Dr. Mathew Bennett sits down with family physician and executive director of Canadian Coalition for Greener healthcare Dr. Myles Sergeant to discuss the Sustainability in Cardiovascular Medicine, a toolkit for developing a greener practice. Together, they dive into the impact that the healthcare system has on climate and how to use the toolkit for tangible strategies that can help mitigate that impact in our own hospitals and clinics. Join us for hands-on tips and be sure to check out the toolkit here: https://greenhealthcare.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cardiology-Guidebook_2025.pdf
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The Role of Green Teams in Healthcare Institutions
Dr. Matthew Bennett, Chair of the CCS Planetary Health Working Group, is joined by Dr. Richard Cook, a cardiac surgeon with a passion for patient and planetary health as they discuss how to make positive changes in your organization when it comes to consumption and carbon output.
They discuss the importance of identifying someone who is accountable to making changes and has the resources to do so. Dr. Richard Cook will speak about the Green Team his institution implemented and the effects he's seen from that. To learn how you can do this too, give this episode a listen!
Cardio Connector is a podcast by the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. It brings together cardiovascular professionals from across the country to help advance clinical practice standards and continually improve Canadians' heart health. You will hear about knowledge sharing, guidelines, education, advocacy, and our nationwide community of cardiovascular care professionals. We invite you to meet them through Cardio Connector. We kick off our podcast with a series on Perspectives in Clinical Cardiology - a new addition to our CCS program portfolio. It covers challenges faced in community cardiology from all regions in Canada. Remember to subscribe to our podcast and share it with your colleagues and friends.