Innovation Anthology #297:

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In Alberta, about 80,000 people suffer from heart failure About half of those patients have what’s called diastolic heart failure.

According to Dr. Jason Dyck at the University of Alberta, this means the heart muscle becomes too stiff and fails to properly relax after each beat.

The problem is, very little is known about what causes this condition.

Dr. Dyck hopes to change that, through a new research program called Alberta HEART. This is funded through the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Endowment Fund.

 

DR. JASON DYCK: Well what we’re trying to do is obviously develop new diagnostic criteria and treatment strategies for patients with heart failure. We want to establish ourselves as world leaders in diastolic heart failure research. And what we are trying to do is by bringing this team together, we are trying to make rapid progress in better defining what diastolic heart failure is, understand what causes it and again to develop new methods to clearly diagnose and eventually develop effective treatments for this condition.

Dr. Jason Dyck and his colleagues at Alberta HEART are looking for a thousand patient volunteers to help in their research.

Thanks today to Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions.

FOR INNOVATION ANTHOLOGY,
I’M CHERYL CROUCHER

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Alberta Innovates Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

Our background

Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

 

 

Program Date: 2010-03-11