Program
The Breakthrough of Digital Health and Telemedicine in Heart Failure during the era of the COVID 19 Pandemic
May 27, 2022 from 9:00am PDT to 10:00am PDT
Objectives:
- Heart failure management and models of care in Canada pre-pandemic
- A review of the benefits/risks of digital health and telemedicine in heart failure management
- Opportunities for heart failure management and the role of nursing to support and advocate for the most optimal patient experience and patient outcomes.
Speakers / Panelists
Noorin is a passionate nurse leader with 17 years of clinical experience. After several years in critical care, she pursued her passion for learning and graduated from the Master in Nursing program at the University of Toronto. She has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner since 2010 with a specialty in cardiology. She is currently practicing as a Nurse Practitioner at Sunnybrook Health Science Center and was recently a consultant for Telus Health Virtual Care. In her hospital leadership role in 2014, she was responsible for professional practice of nursing and health professions in the Peter Munk Cardiac Center, General Surgery and Psychiatry program at the University Health Network. She is actively involved in the academic realm with an adjunct lecturer appointment through the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing at the University of Toronto. Most recently she worked in the role of clinical consultant for the development of the first decision aid tool on refractory angina. She has developed a supplementary chapter on chronic angina self- management in Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions, a program through Stanford University. She is most passionate about her volunteer work which has focused on resolving issues pertaining to access to healthcare and healthcare education for marginalized populations. Her goal is to enhance patient experience and education and she uses this to guide her clinical practice.