Starting September 5, 2023, join your host Ann-Marie Julien and hear from cardiac patients and caregivers sharing experiences of healing, community, and advocacy, and learn what innovations in cardiac research might mean for you and your loved ones from Canada’s leading experts.
Ann-Marie Julien is a longstanding research partner and peer support group leader with lived experience managing her own cardiac health condition.
Your most hearted podcast is brought to you by CANet, the Cardiovascular Network of Canada.
Immerse yourself in conversations with caregivers and patients living well after diagnosis and gather insight from leading experts from across Canada on research findings that make a difference.
Ticker Talk is hosted by Ann-Marie Julien, a longstanding research partner and peer support group leader with lived experience managing her own cardiac health condition.
Starting September 5, 2023, join your host Ann-Marie Julien and hear from cardiac patients and caregivers sharing experiences of healing, community, and advocacy, and learn what innovations in cardiac research might mean for you and your loved ones from Canada's leading experts.
In this episode, we speak to Dr. Ratika Parkash, a cardiologist based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Parkash is a Professor and Director of Research in the Division of Cardiology in the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University, and the Associate Scientific Director at the Cardiovascular Network of Canada (CANet). Her research is focused on cardiovascular disease prevention, cardiac implantable electrical devices, and atrial fibrillation.
In this episode, host Ann-Marie is joined by Sue Armstrong, a patient with lived experience, who discusses her emotional journey with heart failure and how it has shaped her approach to life. Sue recounts the impact of heart disease in her family spanning generations, her personal heart health journey, and the importance of embracing joy in everyday moments.
In this episode, Dr. Venk discusses the development of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score (CSRS) to guide the management of patients with syncope in emergency departments. The CSRS simplifies the approach for evaluating patients and determining the risk of adverse outcomes. The score also guides physicians in deciding whether further investigation, ongoing monitoring and or hospitalization is necessary for patients, or if they can be safely discharged home.
In this episode of Ticker Talk, host Ann-Marie speaks with Cyrena Ferreira, a caregiver, mother, and advocate of cardiac health and research. Cyrena shares her journey of discovering her son Alessio’s heart condition shortly after his birth, and the challenges they have faced as a family following diagnosis.
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jennifer Reed who is the Program Chair of Cardiac Rehabilitation, a Scientist in the Division of Cardiac Prevention and Rehabilitation, Director of the Exercise Physiology and Cardiovascular Laboratory, and serves as Program Chair at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. She is also Associate Professor at the School of Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Adjunct Professor at the School of Human Kinetics in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa.