Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
February
is Heart Month!
Want to improve your heart health? Check out the following information
and activities:
HOW TO KEEP YOUR HEART HEALTHY:
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2010/08/heart-healthy.php
REDUCE YOUR RISK FOR HEART DISEASE:
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2011/07/matters-of-heart.php
SPECIAL REPORT: THE HEART OF THE MATTER
http://www.wrha.mb.ca/wave/2010/08/heart-matter.php
February 10th, 2012
1205-1235
"Put Your Finger on the Pulse of Nutrition"
St. Boniface Hospital,
East Seating Area of the Everett Atrium
Presented by Colleen Rogers,
Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator
St. Boniface Hospital
Learn what pulses are, how to cook with them and how they affect your
heart health.
February 28th,
2012
0700-1700
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
St. Boniface Hospital, East
Seating Area of the Everett Atrium
Sponsored by Canadian Council of Cardiovascular Nurses
and Cardiac Sciences Program Nurses
January, 2012:
We have been informed that the "Post Op Cardiac Surgery Nurse Practitioner Clinic - Transition from Hospital to the Community" has been recognized as a Leading Practice by Accreditation Canada.
Congratulations to the Nurse Practitioners in Cardiac Sciences for a job well done! Their dedication to their patients and the program has assisted in ensuring safe and improved patient care. The clinic idea was started by Susan Mertin some years back, and Sandra Christie has picked it up and followed through in bringing it to fruition. It is the hard work of the NPs, clinic nurses and clerks that have made this project such a resounding success.
On behalf of the Cardiac Sciences Program, thanks to all of you for your hard work and dedication to the cardiac patients of Manitoba.
This Leading Practice will be posted on the Accreditation Canada website so it can be shared with others (http://www.accreditation.ca/knowledge-exchange/leading-practices/).
Congratulations to:
Dr. Rakesh Arora, Co-Medical Director of the Intensive Care Cardiac Surgery (ICCS) unit at St. Boniface Hospital was recently awarded the Dr. F.W. DuVal Clinical Research Professorship by the Manitoba Medical Services Foundation and the Manitoba Health Research Council. Dr. Arora will use this award in leading a national effort to identify and reduce post-operative delirium in cardiac surgery patients.
A Patient's Guide to Heart Surgery Video
This 20 minute patient education video gives information on preparing for heart surgery. Clinical experts from various areas (such as nursing, medicine, physiotherapy and pharmacy) made this video based on current practice and the latest evidence. The video includes information about:
- How your heart
works
- Coronary artery
bypass grafting
- Heart valve surgery
- Planning for recovery
- What to expect:
- before your
surgery
- surgery
- after surgery
- back at home
- before your
surgery
- Healthy lifestyle
choices
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- February,
2011:
St. Boniface Hospital and Winnipeg Emergency Medical Services have a
heart attack treatment program called “Code STEMI”. The following
video clip highlights the advantages of that program.
“Time is muscle” when you’re having a heart attack. The sooner it’s treated, the better! Check out this City-TV segment which shows the life-saving, rapid response system used to treat heart attacks in Winnipeg.
- 3rd
Annual Future of Heart Health Symposium
- The WRHA/SBH Cardiac Sciences Program would be delighted to have you
join us. Physicians, Nurses, Researchers, Students, Allied Health Professionals
and other interested individuals - Please join us for our 3rd Annual
Future of Heart Health Symposium. Please download the program PDF HERE
featuring this year's distinguished guest speakers and panelists and
check out the Future Of Heart Health blog HERE.
Please RSVP to Lenore @ 204.258.1089. Hope to see you there!
UPDATE 15/10/10: TO LISTEN TO SESSIONS FROM THE SYMPOSIUM, CLICK HERE.
- Jay Cohn to deliver
2nd Annual Harold Buchwald Memorial Public
Lecture on Heart Health in Winnipeg on Sept. 25th, 2009
To re-focus our emphasis to Prevention and Early Detection of Heart Disease, Dr. Naranjan Dhalla, Executive-Director, named Ivan Berkowitz as the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences "HEART HEALTH SCHOLAR". On July 25/08, we confirmed support from the local Myles Robinson Memorial Heart Trust for long-term financial contribution for our initiatives in Manitoba. We recognized their support by honouring a founder and past president Harold Buchwald and plan to host an annual "Harold Buchwald Memorial Lecture on Heart Health". For the 2nd Annual Harold Buchwald Memorial Lecture, we have invited one of the world's pre-eminent cardiologists Dr. Jay Cohn from the University of Minnesota where he leads The Rasmussen Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. More information on their BLOG: http://futureofhearthealth.blogspot.com
- Donald
Peters Award
The Donald Peters Cardiac Sciences Award was created to establish a legacy that honors the outstanding contributions to cardiac anesthesia and the personal integrity that defined his care of patients. These are qualities that are critically important to instill in our young trainees. Read more about it here
- Construction Updates: The Asper - Bergen Projects March, 2009
- FEBRUARY IS HEART MONTH! GET MORE INFORMATION HERE: HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION