MODERATED Q&A (CCC-231)

Friday, October 27, 2023

17:05 – 17:30 EST

Location: Palais, 513DEF

Target Audience: Heart failure specialists, General: All cardiovascular (clinical and research) health professionals

Co-Chair(s)

Nathaniel M. Hawkins, MBChB, MD, MPH

Associate Professor
CHFS
University of British Columbia
Patrice Lindsay, RN, PhD, FWSO

Lead, Engagement and Stroke Strategy
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
University of Toronto

Anique Ducharme, MD (she/her/hers)

Cardiologist
CCS, CCTN, CHFS, CANCARE
University of Montreal
Padma Kaul (she/her/hers)

Professor
University of Alberta
University of Alberta
Sean Virani, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FCCS (he/him/his)

Vice-President | Medical and Academic Affairs | Provincial Health Services Authority
UBC
St. Paul's Hospital | Providence Health Care

Disclosure(s):

Nathaniel M. Hawkins, MBChB, MD, MPH: No financial relationships to disclose

Patrice Lindsay, RN, PhD, FWSO: No financial relationships to disclose

Padma Kaul: No financial relationships to disclose

Sean Virani, MD, MSc, MPH, FRCPC, FCCS: No financial relationships to disclose

At the end of this session participants will be able to / Au terme de cette conférence, vous serez:

describe the Heart Failure Action Plan for Canada;
identify the current and future costs of hospitalization for heart failure in Canada;
compare and contrast the costs by province, age and sex;
identify costs related to medications in patients with heart failure; and
discuss the implications of these results and the opportunities to drive advocacy and health system improvement for heart failure.