Registration is OPEN for our 2025 Fall Network Event! Don’t miss this opportunity to deepen your network, learn from fellow TRANSFORM HF members & shape the future of heart health, together. 🗓 Nov. 28 | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST 📍 Campbell Conference Facility 🔗 Register: transformhf.ca/event/2025-f...

Catch @hearthealthydoc.bsky.social on @cramideas.bsky.social podcast discussing #cardiovascular disease prevention! 🎧👇

🔔 Registration is OPEN for ECHO PITCH 2025! Be part of the excitement as 5 of the top #cardiovascular health start-ups compete for funding from a $250,000 pool. 📅 Oct. 15, 2025 | 3:00–8:00PM EDT 📍 MaRS Discovery District 🎟️ Seats are limited, secure yours today: tedrogersresearch.ca/echo-pitch/

⏳ Voting closes soon - have you cast your vote for the Best #Cardiovascular Science of the Decade #Awards? Check your inbox & rank the top papers in: 🔬Basic Science 🩺Clinical Science 💡Translational Science / Invention Learn about the nominees: tedrogersresearch.ca/best-cardiov...

Our 2025 cohort is back from On the Land! Spending three immersive days at Gull Lake, participants had the unique opportunity to learn directly from Indigenous teachers, gaining a deeper understanding of the cultural, historical, and relational contexts that shape #IndigenousHealth. 🧵⬇️

🚌 🌲 TRANSFORM HF's 2025 On the Land cohort is headed up to Gull Lake for an immersive three days of cultural safety training led by Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle and delivered with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers. Happy learning! 🍂

📢 Calling #graduate students and early-career #researchers! We're seeking an individual to lead the development of a white paper focused on the environmental impact of #AI in healthcare. 💡 Interested? Apply by September 15th: tcairem.utoronto.ca/news/call-le...

It’s normal to feel nervous asking certain health questions — but no question is off-limits. 💬 Dr. Mike answers some of the most common ones on heart failure & pregnancy: prevention options, pregnancy safety with HF, VADs, or transplant. 🔗 ourhearthub.ca/sex-drugs-an... #heartfailure #hearthealth

Catch TRANSFORM HF Co-Leads Drs Craig Simmons & Heather Ross and our amazing patient partner, Todd Murray, at @trogersresearch.bsky.social's Annual #HeartFailure Symposium! 👇

🗓️🍂 Save the date: Join us on Nov. 28 for our Fall Network Event! We’re thrilled to welcome back our multidisciplinary network for a dynamic morning filled with research presentations & meaningful networking. 📢 Registration details coming soon — stay tuned!

👋 Welcome to the 3rd cohort of our CaRDM Eq program! CaRDM Eq is training the next generation of #digitalhealth innovators to design for equity through technical training, professional skills development & experiential learning. We can’t wait to see the ideas & impact this new cohort will bring!

Join us for ECHO PITCH 2025 and be part of the excitement as 5 inspiring #cardiovascular #startups compete for up to $250,000! 📅 Wednesday, October 15, 2024 (3-8 pm EDT) 📍 MaRS Auditorium – 101 College St, Toronto Register to be part of the live audience! tedrogersresearch.ca/echo-pitch/

Can blood pressure estimation be made more accessible? 2023 TRANSFORM HF Seed Grant recipients Alex Mariakakis & Ken Christofferson's research looks at leveraging the microphone inside the everyday earbud for this purpose. Take a look 👉 transformhf.ca/advancing-ac...

Now accredited! Don't miss out on @trogersresearch.bsky.social's #HFSymposium. 🎟️ Registration is FREE for staff from SickKids, UHN, and U of T, as well as patients and caregivers. Learn more 👇

☀️ We had a wonderful time celebrating the 2025 cohort at the @transformhf.bsky.social #SummerStudent Symposium last week! A big congrats to the winners of the 3MT competition! And a special thanks to the amazing judges and planning committee for making it a memorable day! #HeartResearch #TRCHR

☀️ We had a great time celebrating our 2025 cohort at our Summer Student Symposium! Over the past few months, 50+ students from @trogersresearch.bsky.social, TBEP & TRANSFORM HF have been working on a range of #cardiovascular research projects through basic science, clinical & translational lenses.

Join @trogersresearch.bsky.social on Oct 1st for their 10th Annual #HeartFailure Symposium! Expect: 💭 10-year retrospective & future insights 🎙️ Workshops, panels & social hour 🎟️ FREE for partner institutes Register & learn more: tedrogersresearch.ca/symposium/ #HeartResearch #TRCHR

#UofT faculty are invited to apply for On the Land – a cultural safety course hosted by @transformhf.bsky.social. This is a unique opportunity to join other faculty, clinicians & trainees in exploring how to apply a lens of cultural safety to your work 💚 buff.ly/LF6omck #UofTIRN

💡 TRANSFORM HF's Digital Hub unites world-leading #clinical and #research environments to help researchers and companies develop, test, validate and refine their digital #cardiovascular health technologies. 🧵⬇️

Optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in #heartfailure can require frequent in-person visits, leading to healthcare-related carbon emissions. Dr. Michael Elfassy & team's research explores the impact of remote patient management-based GDMT titration on travel-related #carbonfootprint.

💡 Welcome back to the final installment of our summer #research spotlight series! Last but certainly not least, we're shining a light on #undergrads Jessie and Jacqueline. 🧵👇

This summer, #undergrads in engineering – and beyond – are training alongside our multidisciplinary community of researchers to help address the grand challenge of inequity in #heartfailure care. We're pleased to introduce two students from our amazing 2025 #USRP cohort – Kenda and Olena! 👋⬇️

Calling all graduate researchers! Are you looking for a way to turn your research into real-world impact? Applications for the Lab2Market Health: Validate Winter 2026 cohort are now open! Apply and learn more: www.lab2market.ca/validate #research #entrepreneurship #lab2market

Welcome back to our summer #research spotlight series! This summer, 8 #students are training alongside our multidisciplinary community of researchers to gain experience in the development of innovative technologies & the co-creation of personalized & decentralized models of #heartfailure care. 🧵⬇️

Fantastic to see TRANSFORM HF member Ofer Levi awarded funding from the NSERC Discovery Grant program! Congrats to all recipients 👏 👏 👏 ➡️ bme.utoronto.ca/news/nserc-a...

Calling all #trainees, #faculty members & #clinicians in our network! On the Land is back — our #CulturalSafety training program led by Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle & Indigenous Elders & Knowledge Keepers. 🗓️ Sept 11-13 | Minden, ON ➡️ Get the full details & apply here: transformhf.ca/event/on-the...

Get to know our 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Program cohort! This program provides an opportunity to train alongside our multidisciplinary community of researchers to help address the grand challenge of inequity in #heartfailure care. Today we're shining a light on two of those students. ⬇️

📣 Calling all researchers, scientists, trainees, entrepreneurs & clinicians looking to commercialize their innovative health technologies! The ECHO program is back, offering #entrepreneurship training, mentorship & funding opportunities. Apply by Aug. 17: rhse.temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/ECHO

Join @kiteuhn.bsky.social on June 30th to hear from TRANSFORM HF member Dr. Alex Mariakakis! This session will focus on embracing ubiquitous technology – like smartphones and wearables – to complement, scale, and extend traditional healthcare. 📍 Zoom 🕛 12-1PM ➡️ Sign-up: kite-uhn.com/talk/kite-re...

💡 Class is in session! We're thrilled to be joined by Profs. Jodie Jenkinson and Nick Woolridge from the University of Toronto's Master of Science in Biomedical Communications Program, who are leading our CaRDM Eq Communications for Access workshop. 🧵⬇️

🧬 Call for Abstracts: Cardiac Precision Medicine in the 21st Century! Submit your research for the International Cardiovascular Genomic Medicine & SickKids Cardiac Precision Medicine Conference 🫀 🔗cardiacprecisionmedicine.com #CardiacGenomics #PrecisionMedicine #CallForAbstracts

Indigenous health. Traditional teachings. 100 cups of tea. TRANSFORM HF’s On the Land is back this fall — a cultural safety training program led by Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle & Indigenous Elders. Sept 11–13 | Minden, ON Learn more: transformhf.ca/event/on-the... #IndigenousHealth #HealthEquity

We were in Moose Factory last week with our University of Ottawa, Moose Factory Health Centre, Weenusk First Nation & Weeneebayko Area Health Authority partners to develop & deliver community programming through our Rivers of Plenty program - including gardening workshops & demos! 🌱 ⬇️

Join TBEP for a webinar with Filip Peters, who will share the story behind Acorai - a company changing #heartfailure care with non-invasive cardiac #monitoring powered by sensors & #machinelearning. 📅 June 17 🕚 11 AM – 12 PM 📍 Zoom Register now: ow.ly/kmrQ50W6qFe

🥁 The winner of our 2025 #ECHODiscovery Pitch Competition is...The Vascular Solutions Launchpad! A BIG congrats to all participating teams for their work developing innovative cardiovascular health solutions! 👏

🔔 Don't forget to secure your spot at our ECHO Discovery 2025 Pitch Competition! Details ⬇️

💭 We're still thinking about our Spring Network Event! From co-designed digital solutions to powerful conversations on equitable care, the day was full of inspiration and valuable insights from our community. Catch some of the moments that made it so special. ⬇️

Celebrate a decade of impact! #TRCHR is accepting nominations for the Best Cardiovascular Science of the Decade Awards: 🔬 Basic 🩺 Clinical 🔄 Translational Nominate a peer (or yourself) by June 15 🗓 tedrogersresearch.ca/best-cardiovascular-science-awards #HeartResearch #ResearchAwards

At TRANSFORM HF, the needs & perspectives of those living with #heartfailure are integral to every step we take towards realizing our vision – from planning #research projects to exploring how care should be improved. However, engaging patients in research isn’t always a straightforward process. 🧵👇

It's our Spring Network Event! 🎉 Today we'll hear presentations by patient partner-researcher pairs, engage in strategic planning sessions, and tune into an inspiring panel discussion – all under the umbrella of advancing equitable access to heart failure care through digital innovation. Let's go!

Join us to celebrate our 2025 ECHO Discovery cohort! Six teams will pitch their #cardiovascularhealth solutions for a chance to win $500! Then, we'll hear from Drs. Heather Ross & Joseph Cafazzo to learn about Medly.📱 🗓️ June 5 ⏰ 12-2PM EST 📍 Zoom Register today: transformhf.ca/event/echo-d...

👋 Please join us in giving a warm welcome to our 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Program students! This summer, they'll be working alongside our multidisciplinary community of researchers to help address inequity in #heartfailure care. Take a look: transformhf.ca/funded-under...

What’s it really like to go through a #HeartTransplant? Patients, caregivers & clinicians came together to share their experiences. Their stories & key information can be found at A Heart’s Journey, @trogersresearch.bsky.social's NEW transplant resource: ourhearthub.ca/heart-transp... #HFAW

🎓 We're thrilled to celebrate our very first CaRDM Eq Training Program graduates! We asked them to reflect on their CaRDM Eq experience — and how the program helped shape their paths. Here’s what they had to say: transformhf.ca/cardm-eqs-fi...

🗓️ Join us on May 8th for a Fireside Chat with Dr. Stephanie Buryk-Iggers – CEO & Founder of Sparked Screening! Previously named the #1 early-stage company by @uoft.bsky.social, they are on a mission to detect #cardiovascular disease early & rapidly. Register today: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

⌛ LAST CALL for tickets ⌛ Join us on May 21st for TRANSFORM HF’s 5th anniversary! We're hosting a full-day event to celebrate all the innovative work that has come out of the network to date + embark on strategic planning to help shape our future. Grab a spot before they're gone: lnkd.in/gFXhsSBu

From identifying care needs to testing digital #innovations, engaging people with lived experience (PWLE) in #research is critical. However, it's not always straightforward. Enter: Our Foundations course, which is designed to train PWLE who are looking to take part in #cardiovascular research. 🧵👇

📢 Calling trainees and early career researchers! The @trogersresearch.bsky.social Professional Development Day is happening on June 5th. Don't miss out, register today! 👇

The countdown to Heart Failure Awareness Week 2025 has begun! Get involved and learn more about how you can make a difference. Follow the Canadian Heart Failure Society for updates and visit heartfailure.ca to access downloadable resources. #HeartFailureWeekCan #HeartFailure #CardioSky #TRCHR

Are you a researcher who is curious about entrepreneurship? Secure your spot in Lab2Market Health Validate, a specialized 16-week program open to researchers, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students in health related fields. ⌛️ Apply by May 23, 2025 🔗 Learn more: www.lab2market.ca/validate