Looking for experts in women's health & postpartum health to participate in a Delphi panel
Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) Thais Coutinho Jennifer Reed Dr. Amy Kirkham Dr. Kara Nerenberg Dr.Colleen Norris PhD 🇨🇦 Sharon Mulvagh MD FRCPC FASE FACC Kathleen Lalande Kelsey McLaughlin LisaDubrofsky Jennifer Price CPCN - Canadian Postpregnancy Clinical Network

In their latest piece for Psychology today KITE scientists Drs. Sherry Grace and Gabriela Ghisi discuss the unique challenges women living with chronic diseases face when trying to keep up with their exercises and how to overcome them.

Read more here: shorturl.at/ghCGJ

Final call: if you are a clinician or researcher working with #postpartum populations we invite you to serve as a Delphi panelist for the development of a knowledge questionnaire. The deadline to complete the survey and be acknowledged for this work is October 31st. Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA)

Exciting news! I am leading the UToronto chapter of CIHR's IGH Trainee Network and working towards building awareness and capacity in sex- and gender-based analysis among trainees conducting health research in Toronto. Please share this with your trainees and encourage them to apply.

Tips to support exercise adherence in women with chronic disease - short article for patients: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positi… Gabriela Ghisi ICCPR Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) #HerHeartMatters #refer2cardiacrehab #CR4All

Attention #CardiacRehab programs: looking for quality, tailored pre-recorded exercise videos for your patients? English and Spanish available on @ICCPR_GlobalCr’s website: globalcardiacrehab.com/Patients-Other #CRSavesLives #CR4All @BACPR

NEW publication at CJC Journals. For the 1st time, #cardiacrehab programs globally were surveyed regarding the implementation of #women -focused programming, from almost half of the countries in the 🌍 with CR, across all 6 WHO regions. cjcopen.ca/article/S2589-… Sherry Grace

Have you ever had difficulty starting an exercise program? Or have you ever started one, only to abandon it? You are not alone. This is the case for countless women. But there are tips to help you: youtube.com/watch?v=KDLrJ4…

Do you discuss barriers to #cardiacrehab with your patients? You can ask your patients to go to the ICCPR website to assess their barriers and receive suggestions on ways to overcome them: globalcardiacrehab.com/Patients-CRBS

Systematic Review of educational interventions to increase #cardiacrehab use: journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/abs… JCRP Gabriela Ghisi #LetsTalkICCPR

My newest publication in PEC Journal showed that a virtual group-based education curriculum was effective at improving knowledge and changing behaviour in #cardiacrehab . Similar results were observed in those who received in-person education. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Are you an expert in women’s health or postpartum health? If you answer YES, we invite you to serve as a Delphi panelist to support the development of a questionnaire to assess women's knowledge of future CV risk associated with complications of pregnancy: forms.gle/KfBnigUuZRes1r…

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Interventions with an educational component for patients/providers play an important role in increasing #cardiacrehab enrollment and participation. Read our newest #systematicreview published in the JCRP: journals.lww.com/jcrjournal/abs…
Lais Vanzella

Exciting news! I am leading the UToronto chapter of CIHR's IGH Trainee Network and working towards building awareness and capacity in sex- and gender-based analysis among trainees conducting health research in Toronto. Please share this with your trainees and encourage them to apply.

Psychological factors influence CV health and health care, including among patients in CR. In this JCRP infographic, Dr. Gaffey et al. review the four psychological factors with the most rigorous scientific evidence in relation to CR. Check it out! bit.ly/3RVHTgf

This is a terrific article by KITE Research Institute Dr.Sherry Grace and Dr.Gabriela Ghisi
discussing the importance of body positivity when managing heart disease.

➡️ bit.ly/3Z8KxRA

Lunch with a view. Recharging for the afternoon #piper2023

Amazing resource for scientists about planning, implementing and evaluating patient engagement in research. PiPER@UHN #piper2023

Introductions frame our interactions and relationships with people when we're meeting for the first time. As researchers, it is important to learn how to introduce ourselves outside of our expertise, so patient partners don't feel vulnerable. #piper2023 PiPER@UHN