WEBINAR RECORDING

Panelists:

• Co-Led by Dr. Lisa Cotie, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario and Jennifer Harris, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa
• Dr. Andrew Pipe, MD - University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, Ontario
• Dr. Daniele Chirico, PhD - TotalCardiology, Calgary, Alberta
• Robert Bertelink, Clinical Coordinator, UHN/Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario
• Francois Cholette, RKin, Centre de sante communautaire de l'Estrie, Bourget, Ontario

Objectives & Guiding Questions: 

• Who is your typical target population and how has/will COVID-19 change(d) this? Size/composition
• What is/will be your protocol to transition your on-site patients to a virtual/home-based model during COVID-19?
• What types of platforms or media do/will you use?
• What types of challenges have you experienced/do you expect to experience and how have you handled them?
• Do you have any resources to share to help other programs transition to a virtual/home-based model? Online education, exercise videos, assessment tools, etc.
• How do you plan to increase the uptake in response to COVID-19 and physical distancing?
• How do you establish interpersonal connections with virtual/home-based programming?
• Will virtual/home-based strategies become a part of your long-term programming strategy once there is a management strategy for COVID-19 (i.e. vaccine)?