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Mailing Address

347 Rumsey Road, Toronto, ON M4G 1R7
Phone: (416) 597-3422 Ext. 5267 Fax: (416) 597-7027

Board of Directors

Kyle Baysarowich
Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
980 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 6V4
Phone: 807-684-6000

Jason Petro
Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare
1453 Prince Road
Windsor, Ontario N9C 3Z4
Phone:519.257.5111 ext.72525

Jane Brownrigg, CRNO Registrar
Division of Prevention and Rehabilitation
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
40 Ruskin Street, Suite H 2338
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7
Phone: 613-761-4542

Dr. Caroline Chessex, Past Chair
UHN, Toronto Western Hospital
Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program
399 Bathurst Street
Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
Phone: 416-603-5516

Sue Evans
RVHS CRP - Ross Memorial Hospital
10 Angeline St. N
Lindsay, ON K9V 4M8
Phone: 705-328-6095

Jennifer Harris, Interim Chair
University of Ottawa Heart Institute
340 Ruskin Street, Suite H 2338
Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4W7
Phone: 613-696-7000 Ext. 82

Andrew Lotto, CRNO Treasurer
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
2300 Yonge Street, Suite 1300
P.O. Box 2414 Toronto, ON M4P 1E4
Phone: 416-489-7111, Ext. 82

Sabrina Salemi, CRNO Admin. Support
UHN, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program
347 Rumsey Road Toronto, ON M4G 1R7
Phone: 416-597-3422, Ext. 5267

Valerie Skeffington, CRNO Secretary
UHN, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program
347 Rumsey Road Toronto, ON M4G 1R7
Phone: 416-597-3422, Ext. 5237

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Current News

Upcoming Education Opportunities

Join our CRNO AGM, June 4, 10:30-11:15 am, just before the Spring CACPR conference!

Karen Harkness, Clinical Strategist with CorHealth Ontario, will be providing the membership with an update on activities supporting the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation community over this most extraordinary year of COVID 19

Click here to register:
https://ottawaheart.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-mPuth14Sq6iFpjeuQj0Bg

6^th Annual CACPR Spring Conference 2021: Transitions

The theme for this year’s Spring Meeting is ‘Transitions’. In this period of great change and disruption, we hope to bring intention and focus to new opportunities in virtual delivery, expanding upon our traditional focus on coronary artery disease, and improving support of patients and caregivers as they transition through the multitude of steps in their healing journey. June 4th and June 11th. Click here to register!

April 2020 CR Bibliography

Access a list of the latest publications in our field in our monthly bibliography attachment.
Also, here is a link to a library resource with compiled Cardiac Rehabilitation information: https://guides.hsict.library.utoronto.ca/c.php?g=695776&p=5047812

Cardiovascular Rehab in COVID Times

Many of our programs are facing challenges to care for our vulnerable patient population during the evolving covid situation. We hear of many programs across the province converting to virtual care through home based programming, and others having to close because of staff redeployment.

We are compiling resources to help support patients and cardiovascular rehabilitation providers alike. Below, you will find online education opportunities, and a virtual care toolkit. If you have resources or tools you would like to share, please contact us.

If your program has had to close because of covid, we want to hear from you, to see if we can help connect your patients with other provincial rehab resources. Please contact us!

Online Patient Education Resources:

UHN Cardiac College: Online platform with patient education materials, action planning documents, podcasts on healthy eating, and much more!

University Health Network’s Cardiac Rehab Program is also offering free live education sessions every Monday to Thursday at 1:00 pm on topics related to managing heart health during this Covid crisis. They will be 30 min long followed by a q-a session. Unanswered questions will be addressed. All sessions will be recorded and posted on the Health e-University YouTube channel. The details are in the attached flyer.

University of Ottawa Heart Institute has created a resource web page for heart patients during this covid crisis. The web page includes links to all the cardiac rehabilitation resources (guides and videos) used by the UOHI Cardiac Rehab team.

Visit the UOHI YouTube channel for Heart Health tips on exercise (french version), and nutrition (french version).

Central East Regional Cardiovascular Rehab Program, also has a dedicated web site, with patient education resources, with exercise and education videos.

Virtual Care Toolkit:

Home Programming Toolkits:

UOHI CR Home cues
UHN Rumsey site Home Program Toolkit, attached below

Troubleshooting OTN:

Videoconferencing in a nutshell
Setting up an eVisit: provider and patient

2014 CCN Standards for the Provision of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation in Ontario

Access the 2014 Standards here:
https://www.corhealthontario.ca/resources-for-healthcare-planners-&-providers/rehabilitation/CCN_Cardiovascular_Rehab_Standards_2014.pdf

"Participation in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation improves the quality of life and decreases morbidity and mortality in people with cardiovascular disease."
- CCN Standards for the Provision of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation in Ontario

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