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Cardiovascular Community News
2026 HiRO Symposium
We are excited to share that registration is now open for the 10th Annual HiRO Symposium, taking place at the Hyatt Regency hotel May 28th-30th in Vancouver, BC!
The annual HiRO Symposium brings together the Canadian community of cardiogenetics specialists, researchers, patients, families and industry partners, with a goal to improve the care of families with inherited heart disease.
The 2026 HiRO Symposium theme is “A Decade of Genetic Insight: Guiding the Future of Heart Care.” For our 10th anniversary meeting, we are thrilled to be hosting five international guest speakers: Dr. Elijah Behr, Dr. Susan Etheridge, Dr. Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Dr. Sami Viskin and Dr. Arthur Wilde.
The link to register is available here. Final registration deadline is April 22nd, 2026.
For any questions or concerns, please email admin.hiro@ubc.ca.
Survey of Management of Seizures After Cardiac Surgery
Seizures after surgery can prolong hospital stays and may have neurological complications. Unfortunately, there is very limited information in this field and there is a lack of a standard approach to caring for these patients acutely and in the long-term. We want to gather information on the various practices in different cardiac surgical intensive care units. This information will help us create a standardized approach to postoperative seizure management and inform future research in this patient population.
Please share this survey with your cardiac intensivists, nurse practitioners, and/or physician assistants who are invited to participate in this short electronic survey. The survey should take less than 30 minutes. [https://redcap.link/apeaqa5m].
If you have any questions or concerns, please email: Emily Cowley (emily.cowley@albertahealthservices.ca)
Women’s Heart Health and Cardio-Obstetrics Training in Canada
This is a survey-based study of practicing cardiologists and cardiology trainees in Canada to describe the current training practices (including clinical and didactic teaching exposures) on women’s heart health and cardio-obstetrics. Our goal is to determine the current state of education on these topics, assess the self-perceived comfort level of practicing cardiologists and cardiology trainees in managing various cardiovascular conditions in women, and explore the perceived value of a formal training curriculum on women’s heart health and cardio-obstetrics.
Now Available, Dr. Tony Sanflippo’s newly published book: The Doctors We Need
CCS member Dr. Tony Sanfilippo’s latest book, The Doctors We Need, offers a practical roadmap for ensuring every Canadian has access to quality primary care.
Learn more and order here
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