OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE FDN BLOG

Dr. Katey Rayner, Chief Scientific Officer, UOHI

The Road to Discovery: Researchers are my fellow explorers who understand the thrill and the demanding work of discovery. 

|December 2024

How Foundation Board Chair James Annis transformed heartbreak through service

“I have news…not good news.” 

|October 2024

Dr. Ian Paterson: the trailblazing work of the Canadian Centre for Rare Cardiac Conditions (CCRC)

Dr. Ian Paterson & patient, Dr. Guy d’Anjou share how rare conditions are more common than you’d think.

Dr. Mesika-Zeitoun, Director, The Centre for Valvular Disease, UOHI

“The uOttawa Heart Institute is going to the community to find, and treat, people with undiagnosed heart disease.”

|November 2024

2024 Foundation Connection Magazine

In this Issue: 

Passing of the torch for the Heart Institute Leadership

An Executive’s Brush with Death

The Heart Institute Auxiliary

Meet our Data Scientists  

Special dispatches from your Heart Institute....

Our Holiday Office Hours:

Dec 31, 2025: Office closed at noon.

Jan 1, 2026: closed

Jan 2, 2026: Regular hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Please note: Tax receipts for online gifts will be prepared and sent by email within 1 – 2 business days. 

The Beat Goes on Gala

Agenda

Date:

Saturday, November 14, 2026

Location:

Lago Bar Grill – 1001 Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1S 5K7

Cocktail Hour:

6 – 7 p.m.

Dinner Reception:

7 p.m.

Let the celebration begin!

Enjoy a special performance by a local celebrity band, followed by a DJ and an evening of dancing, laughter and celebration.

Red carpet

Prizes

Live entertainment

Dancing

Space is limited

Join your Heart Institute colleagues for a night to remember

Today, and all this week, your donation will be matched by the Grass Family Foundation.

This Nursing Week, we ask you to honour, recognize and support all unsung heroes, the nurses who save lives in the operating rooms and work behind the scenes.

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