Ep 40: Grand Rounds: Heart Failure: Considerations for Preoperative Assessment and Management (Juliet Atherstone, Sarah Parent)

Recorded on September 20, 2024. Join us for grand rounds this week where Dr. Juliet Atherstone, a cardiac anesthesiologist at Vancouver General Hospital, and Dr. Sarah Parent, a cardiologist in Saskatoon, discuss heart failure assessment and management in the perioperative setting. Dr. Juliet Atherstone completed medical school and residency in anesthesiology at UBC, and then went on to do a cardiac anesthesiology fellowship at Ottawa Heart Institute. Currently, she works at Vancouver General Hospital as a cardiac anesthesiologist, as well as doing perioperative echo and cardiac surgery intensive care. Her current position is co-Regional Head of Cardiac Anesthesiology for the University of British Columbia. Dr. Sarah Parent has been practicing cardiology in Saskatoon since 2018. She is a member of the Division of Cardiology and a clinical associate professor with the University of Saskatchewan. She obtained her medical degree in 2010 and internal residency in 2013 at the U of S. She complete her cardiology residency (2016) and fellowships in echocardiology (2017) and advanced heart failure transplantation (2018) at the U of A. She is the lead of the cardiac transplant program in Saskatchewan. Please note that while this podcast is run by healthcare professionals, it is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Nothing beats care that is individualized to your own unique medical needs, so if you have any questions about content covered in this podcast that relates to your own health, please speak with your doctor today. Additionally, the views expressed on this show are our own and do not necessarily represent those of the USask Department of Anesthesiology.