We are compiling resources to help support patients and cardiovascular rehabilitation providers alike. Below, you will find online education opportunities, and a virtual care toolkit. If you have resources or tools you would like to share, please contact us.
If your program has had to close because of covid, we want to hear from you, to see if we can help connect your patients with other provincial rehab resources. Please contact us!
Online Patient Education Resources:
UHN Cardiac College: Online platform with patient education materials, action planning documents, podcasts on healthy eating, and much more!University Health Network’s Cardiac Rehab Program is also offering free live education sessions every Monday to Thursday at 1:00 pm on topics related to managing heart health during this Covid crisis. They will be 30 min long followed by a q-a session. Unanswered questions will be addressed. All sessions will be recorded and posted on the Health e-University YouTube channel. The details are in the attached flyer.
University of Ottawa Heart Institute has created a resource web page for heart patients during this covid crisis. The web page includes links to all the cardiac rehabilitation resources (guides and videos) used by the UOHI Cardiac Rehab team.
Visit the UOHI YouTube channel for Heart Health tips on exercise (french version), and nutrition (french version).
Central East Regional Cardiovascular Rehab Program, also has a dedicated web site, with patient education resources, with exercise and education videos.
Virtual Care Toolkit:
Home Programming Toolkits:
- UOHI CR Home cues
- UHN Rumsey site Home Program Toolkit, attached below
Troubleshooting OTN:
- Videoconferencing in a nutshell
- Setting up an eVisit: provider and patient
 Cardiac Rehab Tookit Home Program draft.pdf | [ ] | 3538 kB |
| Cardiac College Online Education | [ ] | 261 kB |
| UOHI CR Home Program cues.pdf | [ ] | 224 kB |