Cardio Geriatric Program Overview Hand Out April 15-15

Mind Meds Multi Cardio-Geriatric Specialized Ambulatory Care Program Morbidity Excellence: every patient, every timeC a r Mobility t r ic d i o-G er i a Prog ram Recognizing the need for integrated care to Developing a Centre of Excellence through support cardio-geriatric patients comprehensive goals and strategic directives Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a leading cause of A Centre of Excellence is defined as a premier hospitalization for older adults. In fact, CHF currently organization, known for providing exceptional service impacts 500,000 Canadians with an estimated in a sphere of expertise that provides leadership, 50,000 new cases each year. These complex advocacy, best practices, research, support and patients possess a variety of acute and chronic training. illnesses, presenting a major challenge for the practitioners tasked with developing effective Our objective is to be recognized as a Centre of diagnosis and treatment plans. Excellence by the UOHI and TOH Department of Medicine (2017), Ontario (2018) and Canada (2020). The proposed Cardio-Geriatric Specialized Ambulatory Care Program leverages expertise at the We will achieve this goal by setting the following Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Cardiology at strategic directions: the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) and The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) with the goal of (1) Clinical Service — Develop and deploy the best establishing a specialized CHF clinic to provide practice cardio-geriatric clinical service model integrated cardio-geriatric care. (2) Education — Develop and implement cardio- Mobilizing international knowledge to create a geriatric leadership in education and curriculum first -of-its kind Canadian program change American researchers recently began establishing (3) Research — Integrate cardio-geriatric research similar programs, including a cardio-geriatric clinic at through knowledge transfer and exchange NYU’s Langone Medical Center. Our research team is actively engaged with these leaders, sharing (4) Advocacy — Promote and support the insights on system design, patient care and development of cardio-geriatric programs across education. This exchange will help us build a Ontario and Canada program that improves patient satisfaction levels, reduces hospital admissions, closes quality care gaps and supports physicians.Ottawacardiogeriatric.ca April 2015. V1. Copyright 2015. Dr. Nahid Azad.

Cardio-Geriatric Specialized Ambulatory Care Program Excellence: every patient, every timeCardio-Geriatric Program Benefits LeadershipClinical Service Dr. Nahid Azad,♦ Improve patient care by reducing admissions and Principal Investigator and Project Lead, is a Full readmissions for patients suitable for an Professor at the outpatient setting University of Ottawa and a Geriatrician at The♦ Enhance access to specialists and community Ottawa Hospital. Her resources research and leadership focuses on cardiovas-♦ Facilitate transitional care through improved cular disease with an communication and timely coordination amongst emphasis on gender differences and access to equita- healthcare professionals ble care, leading integrated curriculum development and fostering women’s career advancement in medi-♦ Integrate advance care planning and close quality cine. Dr. Azad is advancing patient care quality and care gaps safety in the area of cardio-geriatrics for the frail older individuals and has conducted extensive research in♦ Improve patient and primary caregiver satisfaction the area of heart failure and cardiovascular disease in women as well as gender differences in health. Dr.Education Azad has held numerous titles including President of♦ Provide support and build educational capacity to the Federation of Medical Women of Canada and Head of the Division of Geriatric Services as the Ottawa Gen- help primary care providers manage complex eral Hospital. CHF elderly patients Dr. Lisa Mielniczuk,♦ Support education to help clinicians recognize Co-Investigator, is an advanced/end-stage heart failure Associate Professor of Medicine at the Univer-Research sity of Ottawa and a♦ Identify optimal treatment plan and management cardiologist at the University of Ottawa♦ Establish ongoing research environment and Heart Institute. She is a database Tier 2 Research Chair and Director of HeartAdvocacy Failure and Pulmonary♦ Promote program and establish networking Hypertension and the Cardiac Transplantation program. Her research interests include clinical outcomes related opportunities with other services to heart failure and pulmonary hypertension and the evaluation of myocardial energetics in right heart fail-Call for Collaborators and Partners ure. She currently holds several research grants includ- ing funding from Heart and Stroke Foundation and theWe are interested in connecting with regional, Canadian Institutes of Health Research.provincial, national and international stakeholdersincluding clinicians, researchers, healthcare leadersand others interested for collaborative opportunities.Our goal is to secure and build support to achieve ourvision and provide a lasting impact on patient care.For More InformationFor more information, please contact Dr. Nahid Azadat [email protected] or by phone at 613-761-4195.Ottawacardiogeriatric.ca April 2015. V1. Copyright 2015. Dr. Nahid Azad.