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10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Registration & Coffee
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SESSION 1: Welcome & Vision
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11:00 AM - 11:10 AM |
Welcome
Dr. Rob Beanlands, CEO, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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11:10 AM - 11:20 AM |
Opening Remarks
Dr. Fraser Rubens, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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11:20 AM - 12:05 PM |
Keynote Address
Dr. Andrew Pruitt, MSTCVS Quality Collaborative Program Director, Michigan Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative
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SESSION 2: Ethics & Governance
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12:05 PM - 12:25 PM |
The Ethical Landscape That We Face
Dr. Jim Robblee, Chair of Ethics, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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12:25 PM - 12:50 PM |
Governance for Quality Collaboratives
Dr. Kelly Cobey, Associate Professor, School of Epidemiology and Public Health; Scientist and Director, Open Science and Metaresearch Program, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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SESSION 3: History & Databases in Canada
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12:50 PM - 1:15 PM |
The History of Outcomes Reporting in Canada
Dr. Greg Hirsch, Dalhousie University / QEII Health Sciences Centre
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1:15 PM - 1:35 PM |
Provincial Database Presentations
The Quebec Database: Dr. Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, Montreal Heart Institute
The BC Database: TBC
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1:35 PM - 1:50 PM |
Networking Break I
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SESSION 4: Data Sharing and the Law
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1:50 PM - 2:10 PM |
Data Sharing and the Law
Aisha Weaver, General Counsel, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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SESSION 5: Quality Initiatives & Research
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2:10 PM - 2:30 PM |
Preoperative Beta Blocker Study – Preliminary Results
Dr. Fraser Rubens
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2:30 PM - 2:50 PM |
Improving Compliance to Preoperative Medications
Multidisciplinary Presentation: Institutional steps to improve medication compliance
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2:50 PM - 3:00 PM |
Quality Improvement Project – Acute Renal Failure
Dr. Navneet Kang, PGY1, University of Ottawa
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3:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Cross-Border Quality Initiatives
Dr. Ansar Hassan, Maine Medical Center
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3:15 PM - 3:30 PM |
Networking Break II
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SESSION 6: Infrastructure & Sustainability
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3:30 PM - 3:50 PM |
The Vital Platform
Dr. Amol Verma, Co-lead, Gemini and Vital Data Platforms
Temerty Professor of AI Research and Education, University of Toronto
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3:50 PM - 4:10 PM |
The Archimedes Project
Dr. Jodi Edwards, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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4:10 PM - 4:25 PM |
Finding Long-Term Success in Quality Initiatives
Dr. Ansar Hassan, Maine Medical Center
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4:25 PM - 4:50 PM |
Funding Strategies & Sustainability – Round-Table Discussion
Panelists:
• Dr. Rob Beanlands – CEO, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
• Dr. Jodi Edwards – Archimedes Project Lead, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
• Dr. Amol Verma – Co-lead, Gemini and Vital Data Platforms, University of Toronto
• Dr. Harindra Wijeysundera – Provincial Cardiac Lead, CorHealth Ontario
• Dr. Gideon Cohen – Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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4:55 PM - 5:00 PM |
Closing Remarks & Next Steps
Dr. Pierre Voisine, Chief of Cardiac Surgery, University of Ottawa Heart Institute
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7:00 PM - 9:30 PM |
Networking Dinner
We invite you to join fellow attendees for a networking dinner following the Inaugural Meeting of the Canadian Cardiac Surgery Quality Alliance—an opportunity to connect with colleagues, continue the day’s conversations, and build relationships.
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