Marc Bains, BBA

Co-Founder & President, HeartLife Foundation of Canada Co-Lead, Canadian Heart Function Alliance
HeartLife Canadian Heart Function Alliance

Marc Bains is a heart transplant recipient diagnosed with heart failure at the age of 23 He has a background in business and strategy and holds a BBA in Entrepreneurial Leadership. Since diagnosis, he has been actively engaged in the heart failure community, advocating for the patient's voice in healthcare decision-making. Marc is the Co-Lead of the Canadian Heart Function Alliance and Co-Founder of the HeartLife Foundation of Canada, the country's first patient-led heart failure organization, with the aim of raising awareness, providing education and support, and advocating for better care for all individuals affected by heart failure. For more information, visit http://heartlife.ca.

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Presentation(s):

• INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO GDMT OPTIMIZATION IN HEART FAILURE (SB-104)

  Thursday, October 26, 2023
  17:30 – 17:50 EST

• CCPN SPOTLIGHT: BUT IT'S APPROVED IN CANADA, WHY CAN'T I GET IT FOR MY PATIENTS? NAVIGATING MEDICATION ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY IN CANADA (CCC-199)

  Saturday, October 28, 2023
  11:00 – 12:00 EST

• SHARED DECISION-MAKING IN HF AND THE SHARE-HF PROGRAM (CCC-240)

  Sunday, October 29, 2023
  11:33 – 11:44 EST