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TRANSFORM HF @transformhf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

TRANSFORM HF was awarded funding from @utoronto.ca's Institutional Strategic Initiatives portfolio to continue building on our first 5 years & grow in new directions that reflect our community’s priorities. Meet the new Co-Leads who are helping to shape our future: transformhf.ca/reimagining-...

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Reimagining Heart Failure Care for All - TRANSFORM HF

TRANSFORM HF was recently awarded funding from University of Toronto’s Institutional Strategic Initiatives portfolio to continue building on the momentum of our first five years – and grow in new dire...

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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

10 years ago, Dr. Craig Simmons set out to get engineers, biologists, and clinicians solving heart failure together. As he steps back as Scientific Lead of TBEP, we're looking back at a decade of breakthroughs, TRANSFORM HF, and a generation of researchers he's mentored. ❤️

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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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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🚨 Registration is open for our 11th Annual Heart Failure Symposium! Join us for a day of keynotes, a poster session, an interactive workshop, and insights from people with lived experience, exploring new targets, tools, and treatments in heart failure care. 🔗 tedrogersresearch.ca/symposium/

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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 · 14/07/2026

Designed to spark new partnerships, our Collaboration Starter Grants provide crucial early-stage funding for research & project proposals. 👋 Meet TRANSFORM HF's 2026 Collaboration Starter Grant recipients who are working to advance equitable heart failure care: transformhf.ca/novel-paths-...

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Novel Paths to Equitable Cardiac Care - TRANSFORM HF

Designed to spark new partnerships and kickstart innovation, our Collaboration Starter Grants provide crucial early-stage funding for research and project proposals. Meet our 2026 recipients who are w...

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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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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Did you know more than 800,000 Canadians live with heart failure, and that figure keeps increasing each year? Join us this #HeartFailureWeekCan in helping to spread awareness and make a difference! Visit heartfailure.ca to learn more ❤️

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

#Heartfailure doesn’t just affect the heart – it can also impact memory, thinking, and focus. A NEW resource on The Heart Hub helps patients understand cognitive changes and what to do next. ⬇️

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Be Giant @be-giant.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

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...

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Dr. Heather Ross Is bringing portable cardiac care to northern Canada

How world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross uses a portable "hospital in a box" to bring UHN’s specialized medical tools to remote Canadian communities.

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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 · 24/03/2026

⌚ 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! 👏

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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 · 23/02/2026

🔔 Happening this Wednesday! Haven't registered yet? Save your spot: transformhf.ca/event/resear...

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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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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

📣 The #Climate Crisis and #AI for #Health 🗣️ Dr. Loïc Lannelongue 📆 Today • 4pm to 6pm ET 📍 Hybrid 🔗 ow.ly/Lik050XII0S #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #Enviro

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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

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. 🫀

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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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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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

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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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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

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

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Introducing The EHMRG Calculator

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UofT-TCAIREM @uoft-tcairem.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

📣 The #Climate Crisis and #AI for #Health 🗣️ Dr. Loïc Lannelongue 📆 Jan. 28, 2026 • 4pm to 6pm ET 📍 Hybrid 🔗 ow.ly/Lik050XII0S #AImedicine #AI #HealthAI #AIinHealthcare #MedTech #Enviro

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Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research @trogersresearch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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

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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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