Date/Time
Date(s) - Mon Feb 23 2026
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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February is Heart Month in Canada, an occasion to increase awareness of heart healthy habits and heart disease. Heart disease was the second most common cause of death in Canada in 2023 (following cancer). Fortunately there are many ways to decrease the risk of developing or dying of heart disease. In this talk I will briefly cover cardiac anatomy and physiology, primary prevention of heart disease through lifestyle factors and medication for high cholesterol and high blood pressure, and the diagnosis and management of common heart conditions including atrial fibrillation, heart block, coronary artery disease, valvular diseases and heart failure.
About Dr. Bibiana Cujec MD, MEd, FRCPC:
Bibiana Cujec is a retired cardiologist and professor emerita at the University of Alberta. She grew up in Quebec City and obtained her MD from Laval University (1981) and Master’s degree in Adult Education from the University of Saskatchewan (1997). She was involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education from 1988 until her retirement in 2022. Her clinical practice at the Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon (1988-1997), Misericordia Hospital in Edmonton (1997-2000) and the University of Alberta Hospital/Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute (1997-2022) was focused on echocardiography and heart failure.
Since retirement she enjoys living in Canmore, Alberta and spending time with family and grandchildren.