Cindy Westerhout, PhD
@cindywesterhout
Cardiovascular Epidemiologist and Associate Director (Research & Strategy) at the Canadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta (She/Her)
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22-06-2012 03:32:22
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#CVCT - Women As One joint session with impressive set of speakers and panalists this morning : Terri Cornelison (FDA, USA), Professor Vijay Kunadian, Angela Maas (Nijmegen, NED), Jaime Raben (FDA, USA), Lisa Flanigan Salberg (HCMA, USA), Harriette Van Spall, MD MPH, Orly Vardeny, Mary N. Walsh, Cindy Westerhout, PhD
We had a great meeting today in Washington at the #CVCT2023 conference on the importance of involvement of #Women as leaders AND patients in clinical trials Women As One CVCT - CardioVascular Clinical Trialists linkedin.com/posts/women-as…
Today we announced a new research chair in cardiovascular science in UAlberta Med & Dent that will help advance research and improve health outcomes for patients. The initiative is funded by a $5-million donation from the CVC Cardiovascular Health Foundation
Great job Javed Butler on the EMPACT-mi trial presentation representing a global community This trial was such an incredible journey starting at beginning of the pandemic and getting done through regional wars. What a team effort! Schuyler Jones Duke Clinical Research Institute Canadian VIGOUR Centre
Wrapping up #ACC24 posts with 🤳 by my incredible Duke Clinical Research Institute mentor Robert Mentz, MD! Also special thanks to Dr. Armstrong for his guidance on this VICTORIA analysis! Trend of ⬆️ effects of vericiguat in lower-risk pts simulated from PARADIGM-HF/DAPA-HF. More to learn from VICTOR!
Latest evidence of utter failure of non-inferiority trials to set appropriate non-inferiority margins. Clinicians should ignore these margins & statistical claims of non-inferiority & instead think how their patients would balance benefits/harms/burdens. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37421996/
Using #QualityOfLife adjusted Days Alive and Out of Hospital in #ClinicalTrials may provide complementary information to traditional outcome metrics Justin Ezekowitz Pishoy Gouda Canadian VIGOUR Centre Michael Felker Heather Ross Christopher O'Connor #AHAJournals ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…
Proud to have partnered with patients, PHA Canada and Canadian VIGOUR Centre on this important project.
Great Times gathering with our Canadian collaborators, friends and family who we’ve partnered with in #clinicaltrials for over 25 years Here’s to future success improving #cardiovascular health with Canadian VIGOUR Centre