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Evidence to Improve Care

Heart Failure

Care in the Community for Adults



Health Quality Ontario and CorHealth Ontario thank the following individuals for their generous, voluntary contributions of time and expertise to help create this quality standard:


Debbie Korzeniowski (co-chair)
Executive Director, Prince Edward Family Health Team


Robert McKelvie (co-chair)
Cardiologist, Professor of Medicine, Western University


Rakesh Bhargava
Cardiologist, Lakeridge Health and Heart Care


Margaret Brum
Registered Dietitian, Ted Rogers Centre of Excellence in Heart Function at PMCC/Toronto General Hospital, and University Health Network Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Program


Sabe De
Cardiologist, London Health Sciences Centre, Western University


Esther Doucette
Social Worker, University of Ottawa Heart Institute


Geoffrey Feldman
Lived Experience Advisor


Janice Hall
Pharmacist, Prince Edward Family Health Team


George Heckman
Internal Medicine Physician and Geriatrician, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Waterloo


Eleanor Kent
Registered Nurse, Smithville Medical Centre Family Health Team


Shvan Korsheed
Primary Care Physician, New Vision Family Health Team


Colleen Lackey
Registered Nurse, Clinical Practice Manager, Ontario Telemedicine Network


Douglas S. Lee
Ted Rogers Chair in Heart Function Outcomes; Division of Cardiology, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre & University Health Network; Senior Scientist, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences; Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto


Peter McPhedran
Primary Care Physician, Chronic Disease Prevention Management Primary Care Lead, Waterloo Wellington Local Health Integration Network


Erin Miller
Physiotherapist, University of Toronto


Trudy Mulder-Hall
Lived Experience Advisor


Jeff Myers
Palliative Care Physician, Head–Division of Palliative Care, University of Toronto


Patti Staples
Nurse Practitioner, Kingston Health Sciences Centre


For more information, contact  QualityStandards@HQOntario.ca.

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