Heart failure rates in northern Ontario are twice the provincial average — in part because of how far patients have to travel for specialized care.
Dr. Heather Ross is trying to fix that with portable ‘hospital in a Pelican case’ she can carry to remote communities: www.begiant.ca/stories/peop...
Last week, Prof. Leyla Soleymani joined our CaRDM Eq trainees for a short technical course exploring the world of biosensors!
We covered biosensing components and technologies aimed at enabling sensitive and convenient sensing interfaces for applications in healthcare, environment & more.
📢 You’re invited! Join us on May 29th for an exciting morning of research presentations, technology demos, and networking with our community.
📍 Campbell Conference Facility
⏰ 8:30AM - 1:00PM
🎟️ Register today: thf2026springnetwork.eventbrite.ca
📢 Calling patients, caregivers, and family members who want to get involved in research! Join us for a workshop exploring why AI is used in health research, how these tools are applied, and how patient partners can help guide responsible innovation.
Apply by April 19: transformhf.ca/event/ai-res...
⌚ A new study from @uhn.ca, featuring TRANSFORM HF researchers, shows that smartwatch data can detect early signs of worsening health in people living with #heartfailure – often days to weeks before unplanned medical care is needed.
A huge congrats to the research team for this incredible work! 👏
📌 Save the date! Our 2026 Spring Network Event will take place on May 29th from 8:30AM-1PM at the Campbell Conference Facility – and you won’t want to miss it. Get ready for an exciting morning filled with innovative research presentations, tech demos, and networking.
Registration opens soon! 👀
📢 The @trogersresearch.bsky.social Education Fund is now accepting applications for projects supporting collaborative,
heart failure–focused research across TRCHR partner institutions!
⭕ PhD Awards: $25,000
⭕ Post-Doc Awards: $40,000
Apply by March 30, 2026
tedrogersresearch.ca/education-fu
🔔 Happening this Wednesday!
Haven't registered yet? Save your spot: transformhf.ca/event/resear...
Calling heart function #patients & #caregivers in the Greater Toronto Area! We're offering a free workshop series to train & empower people with lived experience to engage in cardiovascular research.
🗓️ Session 1: March 19
🗓️ Session 2: April 9
Apply by March 1: transformhf.ca/event/2026-f...
On Feb 25th, join us for a research seminar on Wearables & Remote Monitoring in #HeartFailure! Hear from @utoronto.ca’s Prof. Hani Naguib & JVPLabs' VP of Technology Michele Roberts, followed by a plenary Q&A.
📍 UofT Campus | 9:45-11:30AM
☕ Networking
🔗 Register: transformhf.ca/event/resear...
❄️ This week, we held our Annual Winter Meet + Greet! It was great to bring together trainees, patient partners, faculty, mentors, research team members, and key opinion leaders to reconnect, share ideas, and reflect on what’s ahead for the 2025–26 training year.
🗣️ Last week, we hosted the last session of our Co-Creation course. This series offered meaningful discussions guided by people with lived experience. Trainees explored best practices for respectful partnership and applying co-creation strategies to their own digital health research.
We’re starting the new year strong in CaRDM Eq – our NSERC CREATE training program in designing #digitalhealth solutions for equity. ⤵️
📣 The #Climate Crisis and #AI for #Health
🗣️ Dr. Loïc Lannelongue
📆 Today • 4pm to 6pm ET
📍 Hybrid
🔗 https://ow.ly/Lik050XII0S
#AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #Enviro
📢 NEW Research Seminar Series! Join us on Feb. 25th for our first session focused on wearables & remote monitoring in #heartfailure. Hear from @utoronto.ca's Hani Naguib & JVPLabs' Michele Roberts, followed by a plenary Q&A.
📍 U of T Campus, 9:45-11:30AM
🔗 Register: transformhf.ca/event/resear...
A TRANSFORM HF team is braving −35°C in #MooseFactory to spend time with Weeneebayko Area Health Authority partners. We’re here to listen and learn about how digital innovation can support access to care, and how climate change is shaping health and daily life. Grateful to be guided by community.
📢 Applications are OPEN for our Undergrad Summer Research Program! Spend 16 weeks gaining hands-on experience alongside members of our multidisciplinary network who are tackling inequity in #heartfailure care through digital innovation.
⏰ Apply by March 1
🔗 Details: transformhf.ca/opportunitie...
The aim? Using these signals to derive clinically meaningful hemodynamic variables – including blood pressure, cardiac output, and systemic vascular resistance – that can support remote patient monitoring and expand access to care beyond the clinic. 🫀
Rawad’s research is focused on the development of a discrete wearable device for continuous hemodynamic monitoring. He’s conducting human trials on healthy and heart failure cohorts and developing software to process signals such as ECG, PPG, and ICG.
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Designing for equity is at the heart of CaRDM Eq—our training program which aims to empower trainees to drive the next generation of innovation in #cardiovascular health.
📍 We recently visited CaRDM Eq trainee Rawad Alkallas at the Franklin Research Lab to see this work in action!
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Join us in person on April 10, 2026 for the second Clinical Cardiology & Critical Care Update, a one-day conference for clinicians working across cardiac care!
🕗 8:30 AM–4:30 PM EST
🎟️ Early bird open until Jan 31, 2026
🔗 Learn more & register: c4uconference.com
📣 Call for applicants! Lab2Market Discover Cardiovascular is a NEW program for #researchers, #clinicians & #trainees across Canada who are interested in exploring how to translate their research into impact.
📌 Tuesdays, 1–2:30 PM ET
📆 Feb 10 – April 14
⌛ Apply by Jan 21: www.lab2market.ca/discover
💡 We found that remote guideline-directed medical therapy titration reduced travel, carbon emissions and costs – all while maintaining care quality.
Read more: onlinecjc.ca/article/S082...
📢 🫀 #NewResearch! Optimizing heart failure care often requires frequent in-person visits, contributing to patient burden & healthcare-related carbon emissions. Research by Dr. Michael Elfassy and team explores carbon and travel cost reduction from remote patient management. 👇
New year, new clinical tool! 🚑
Meet the EHMRG score calculator, helping ER doctors quickly assess short-term risk in heart failure patients and guide safe discharge vs. admission decisions. Learn more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZONb... @peter-munk.bsky.social @transformhf.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca
📣 The #Climate Crisis and #AI for #Health
🗣️ Dr. Loïc Lannelongue
📆 Jan. 28, 2026 • 4pm to 6pm ET
📍 Hybrid
🔗 https://ow.ly/Lik050XII0S
#AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #Enviro
A new study from the #UNEARTHCVD team is looking at how using a digital assessment can help assess cognitive decline in patients with HF. Hear from lead author Joann Varickanickal and read more: tedrogersresearch.ca/2025/12/expl... @uhnresearch.ca @transformhf.bsky.social
Looking to kickstart a research project or partnership? We're offering Collaboration Starter Grants to support TRANSFORM HF members in forming collaborations with new partners – within or outside our network – on early-stage projects.
🔗 Learn more: transformhf.ca/opportunitie...
🫀 From smartwatches and rings to medical sensors, digital devices are everywhere, and it can be tough to know what’s what.
Enter: Gadgets, Gizmos and Great Care with Dr. Heather Ross!
Learn how these different technologies support #hearthealth and how you can get involved: ourhearthub.ca/gadgets/
OPPORTUNITY | Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0. The grant awards $5K - $15K towards professional development, research dissemination and research support. Application deadline: January 12, 2026.
Applications are open for the BRN IGNITE Grant 5.0!
The grant provides $5K - $15K to support interdisciplinary research through professional development, research dissemination and other research-related expenses.
Deadline: Jan. 12, 2026 💡 buff.ly/Q4qhPiv #UofT #BlackResearchNetwork
