ADVOCATING FOR THE VULNERABLE VASCULAR PATIENT: IMPROVING HEALTH EQUITY

Friday, October 27, 2023

14:00 – 15:00 EST

Location: Palais, 513DEF

Target Audience: Specialists, General Practice Physicians, Residents and Fellows, and allied health professionals

Chair(s)

Donna May Kimmaliardjuk

Cardiac surgeon
Cleveland Clinic

Disclosure(s):

Donna May Kimmaliardjuk: Medtronic: Speaker/Honoraria (Terminated, May 25, 2023)

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

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

identify who is a vulnerable vascular patient;
describe health equity in cardiac care;
demonstrate ways to advocate for vulnerable vascular patients; and
employ principles of a successful equity program to their own institution.

Session Description: This session will address health equity in vascular patients, in starting from describing who is the vulnerable vascular patient, ways to ensure health equity in cardiac/vascular care and programs, how to advocate for the vulnerable patient, and how to set up a successful equity program.

Presentations:

14:00 – 14:10 EST

WHO IS THE VULNERABLE VASCULAR PATIENT?
Presenter: Varinder K. Randhawa, MD, PhD – CANCARE, CHFS, CCTN, CSE
14:10 – 14:20 EST

HEALTH EQUITY IN CARDIAC CARE
Presenter: Iqbal H. Jaffer, MBBS PhD FRCSC (he/him/his) – Hamilton Health Sciences
14:20 – 14:30 EST

HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR THE VULNERABLE VASCULAR PATIENT
Presenter: Alexandra Bastiany, MD – Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
14:30 – 14:45 EST

WHAT MAKES A SUCCESSFUL HEALTH EQUITY PROGRAM: VIRTUAL OPTIMIZATION OF HEART FAILURE IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Presenter: David Harnett (he/him/his) – NL Health Services
Presenter: Rodolfo K. Pike, RN BN MN NP – CCS/CCCN
14:45 – 15:00 EST

PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A