CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: PATIENT PERSPECTIVES - CONVERSATIONS ESSENTIELLES : PERSPECTIVES PATIENTS (VASC-103)

Friday, October 27, 2023

12:30 – 13:30 EST

Location: Palais, 517D

Target Audience: Target Audience: Cardiologists, Endocrinologists, Diabetologists, Hematologists, Internists, Family physicians, Residents, Allied Health Professionals

Chair(s)

Anil Gupta

Cardiologist
Trillum Health Partners
Trillum Health Partners

Clinicians(s)

Heidi Dutton

MD, MSc, FRCPC, Dipl. ABOM & ABLM
The Ottawa Hospital
University of Ottawa
Lana A. Castellucci, MD, FRCPC, MSc

Physician
Ottawa Hospital
University of Ottawa
Shelley Zieroth, MD

Heart Failure Cardiologist, Past President CHFS
St. Boniface Hospital
University of Manitoba

Patient Partners(s)

Jack Hickey
Jackie Ratz, BA

MB HeartLife Champion
HeartLife Foundation
Carol West

Learning Objectives / Objectifs d'apprentissage:

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

discuss the importance of patient advocacy in chronic disease;
describe approaches to enhance shared decision-making; and
reinforce opportunities for multidisciplinary communication in patient-centred care.

Session Description: This session delves into the crucial and often complicated conversations that occur between clinician and patient. This talk show format session features three clinician/patient partnerships representing common chronic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and thrombosis. The discussion will address topics that need thoughtful answers, from the perspective of what will best serve the patient.