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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us on Nov. 5th for our Fall Network Event! Uniting TRANSFORM HF’s diverse community, this event will spotlight cutting-edge research & digital health innovation for equitable #heartfailure care. 📍 Lawson Centre for Sustainability ⏰ 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM 🎟️ Register: thf2026fallnetwork.eventbrite.ca

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

CaRDM Eq is a NSERC CREATE training program preparing the next generation of digital cardiovascular health innovators to design with health equity at the forefront. 🔗 Learn more: transformhf.ca/cardm-eq/

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

With the addition of our newest trainees, CaRDM Eq has 38 active learners from @utoronto.ca and @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social, representing public health, chemistry, medicine & engineering disciplines – all with an interest in increasing equitable access to health care through digital innovation.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

👋 We recently welcomed our fourth cohort into the CaRDM Eq program at our annual orientation event! The session brought together students from across all cohorts to connect, engage in mentorship, and get excited about the year ahead.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📢 We're #hiring an Indigenous Program Coordinator! This role includes: ✔️ Coordinating research & training ✔️ Supporting partnerships with First Nations health authorities & communities in northern Ontario ✔️ Building capacity & collaboration Apply by Sept. 22: jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🗓️ Save the date! Our Fall Network Event is taking place on November 5, 2026. You can expect: ✔️ Inspiring digital health research and innovation ✔️ Perspectives from those living with heart failure ✔️ Time to connect or re-connect with fellow members Stay tuned for registration details!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

A big congrats to the winners of our 3MT competition – 🥇 Masum Patel, 🥈 Michael Gewarges, and 🥉 Alisha Ahmed & Sahej Kaur Saini – as well as all participating students for their incredible work this summer! @trogersresearch.bsky.social @utoronto.ca

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

This year's event featured: 🗣️ 3-minute thesis competition on the students' research 🎤 A panel with Behrad Taghibeyglou, Michael Zarathus-Cook, Lily Takeuchi & Sahr Wali, who provided valuable insights on their academic & early-career journeys ☕ A chance to mingle with our diverse network!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We were thrilled to gather for our 5th annual Summer Student Showcase Event to celebrate students from the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research, Translational Biology and Engineering Program & TRANSFORM HF summer programs! 🧵👇

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Take a break from the summer heat and join two of these team members, Anthony Yong and Chloe Taylor, as they look back on their winter trip to community — and how these insights are helping inform their research. 🗣️: transformhf.ca/access-to-he...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Earlier this year, a team of TRANSFORM HF members headed north to explore key research priorities with our partners at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority & local community members, spanning questions from technology-enabled care tools to environmental monitoring. ⬇️

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Spring Network Event! We're grateful to our amazing speakers, moderators, and demo booth participants for their impactful sessions. 💙 We're feeling inspired by our community & look forward to building on the momentum. See you in November for the next one!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

👋 Join us in giving a warm welcome to the students in our 2026 Undergraduate Summer Research Program! This summer, they'll be working alongside our multidisciplinary community of researchers to help address inequity in heart failure care. Meet the cohort: transformhf.ca/funded-under...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📢 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

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

📢 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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📌 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! 👀

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

📢 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

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

❄️ 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.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

🗣️ 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.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We’re starting the new year strong in CaRDM Eq – our NSERC CREATE training program in designing #digitalhealth solutions for equity. ⤵️

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📢 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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

📢 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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

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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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

📣 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

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📢 🫀 #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. 👇

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🫀 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/

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📢 Our 2026 Collaboration Starter Grant Competition is open! That's up to $10K awards to support new research projects and partnerships that advance heart failure outcomes through digital innovation & health equity. ⭐ Apply by Feb. 1, 2026: transformhf.ca/opportunitie...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

💙 Thanks to everyone who joined our 2025 Fall Network Event! We heard inspiring updates in heart failure research, from community-driven approaches to AI-enabled digital innovation. A big shout out to our speakers, moderators, trainees & judges for an energizing day. Let's keep the momentum going!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Over 10 weeks, participants from across 🇨🇦 will have the chance to gain insights into the commercial potential of their academic #research, hear from leaders in the field & develop a new way of thinking. 🗓️ Tuesdays 2-4PM ET, Feb. 10-April 14, 2026 🔗 Apply by Jan. 12, 2026: www.lab2market.ca/discover

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📢 Now OPEN: Lab2Market Discover Cardiovascular Program! ECHO Discovery – our #entrepreneurship in cardiovascular research program – looks a bit different this year. We’ve teamed up with @uoftmedicine.bsky.social to deliver a new Lab2Market Discover program focused on #cardiovascular health! ⬇️🧵

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

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

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

🫀 A big thank you to Dr. Husain for leading another insightful Heart Failure 101 session for our new CaRDM Eq trainees! Together, we explored the physiology of #heartfailure, emerging research frontiers & the importance of health equity in care. CaRDM Eq is a NSERC CREATE funded training program.

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

NEW workshop for patients, caregivers & family members with lived experience of cardiovascular disease! On Nov. 18, join us with @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social for a session on building confidence & critical thinking when engaging with #AI related research. ➡️ Learn more: transformhf.ca/event/ai-res...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🔔 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/

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We were pleased to see our 2025 cohort form a tight-knit community through shared experiences & time outside. Special thanks to: 🌱 Elder Mark Phillips for sharing his time & teachings 🌱 Our course leads, Dr. Angela Mashford-Pringle & Sharon Tan 🌱 Our learners, who brought their open minds & hearts!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

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. 🧵⬇️

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

🚌 🌲 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! 🍂

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

📢 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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

🗓️🍂 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!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

👋 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!

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

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...

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The event featured a 3MT presentation competition on the students' summer research & an insightful panel discussion on early career pathways. Congrats to the winners – 🥇 Jacqueline Zhu, 🥈 Nicholas Chan & 🥉 Branavi Hariharan – as well as all participating students for their incredible work. 👏

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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

☀️ 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.

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