Elizabeth Swiggum, MD, FRCPC

Medical Director Heart Function Clinic
Royal Jubilee Hospital
University of British Columbia

Dr. Elizabeth Swiggum is the Medical Director of the Heart Function Clinic and Cardiac Rehabilitation program at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C. since 2005 and is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia.
Current advisory roles include the BC Provincial Heart Failure Strategy, Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guideline primary panel contributor for Heart Failure and is a board member on the Canadian Heart Failure Society.
She is involved in many clinical research trials related to HF including pharmacotherapy, device therapy and stem cell treatment.
Regional HF projects are clinically focused including education, TeleCardiology development on Vancouver Island, Shared Care engagement, knowledge translation activities, end of life care and ICD deactivation. Teaching remains a priority for which she has received a Clinical Teaching Excellence award from UBC.

Presentation(s):

• "CHIP"PING AWAY AT HF: A FRANK DISCUSSION ON FRAILTY, HFREF AND PROCEDURAL INTERVENTIONS

  Friday, October 25
  9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

• CANADIAN HEART FAILURE SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT: CARDIO-ONCOLOGY: DEBUNKING MYTHS - DOES SURVIVING CANCER MEAN LIVING WITH HEART FAILURE?

  Friday, October 25
  10:30 AM – 12:00 PM