Researchers at Toronto s Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research are looking into whether the Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure.
In the study, researchers will use the data collected from participants wearing the Apple Watch to see if the onboard blood oxygen detectors and mobility metrics can provide early warning for worsening heart failure.
According to the University Health Network (UHN), suitable patients from the heart function program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre will take part in a three-month active monitoring study with a two-year follow-up. Each patient will use an iPhone and an Apple Watch Series 6 to participate in the program. The study will investigate patients ability to perform traditionally clinic-based assessments in the comfort of their own homes.
As part of the University Health Network, renowned cardiologist Dr. Heather Ross has launched a new clinical study, in collaboration with Apple to test if remote monitoring with Apple Watch can help with early identification of worsening heart failure.
Sidhartha Banerjee
Dr. Karine Dion, right, poses with her husband, David Daigle, left, and their son, Jacob, in this undated handout photo. Dion s family is speaking out after she took her own life in January 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO â David Daigle January 13, 2021 - 2:34 PM
MONTREAL - The husband of a Quebec emergency room doctor who took her own life this month wants to shine a light on the mental health toll endured by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Dr. Karine Dion killed herself earlier this month and her husband David Daigle says he has no doubt the pandemic played a part.
The husband of a Quebec emergency room doctor who took her own life this month wants to shine a light on the mental health toll endured by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis.
Clinicians at leading cardiac center report burnout and high levels of distress
More than half the clinicians surveyed at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre reported burnout and high levels of distress according to a series of studies published today in the
Canadian Medical Association Journal Open (CMAJ-OPEN). In these studies carried out before the COVID-19 pandemic, 78% of nurses, 73% of allied health staff and 65% of physicians described experiencing burnout.
In my 35 years as a physician I have never seen a more serious issue for clinicians than burnout.
Dr. Barry Rubin, Lead Author, Chair and Medical Director, the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, UHN