2026 HiRO Symposium

Meeting Details

The HiRO Annual Symposium brings together the Canadian community of cardiogenetics specialists, researchers, patients, families and industry partners, with a goal to improve the care of families with inherited heart disease. Learn more and see details of past meetings here.

The 2026 HiRO Symposium will take place May 28-30th, in Vancouver, BC. We are proud to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the HiRO Symposium this year. The theme of this year's meeting is "A Decade of Genetic Insight: Guiding the Future of Heart Care."

We are thrilled to host five international guest speakers: Dr. Elijah Behr, Dr. Susan Etheridge, Dr. Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Dr. Sami Viskin and Dr. Arthur Wilde

Venue

On Friday, May 29th, the meeting will take place at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver. The reception dinner will take place at the Vancouver Aquarium! On Saturday, May 30th, the morning sessions and patient forum will also be held onsite at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver.

We’re pleased to share that sessions on Friday, May 29 and Saturday, May 30 will be live-streamed online. To access this content, please register as a “virtual-only” attendee through the registration page (free of charge). Once registered, you will have live access to the virtual sessions directly from the Meeting Agenda page. We will also email all virtual attendees the access links in case you experience any issues with Fourwaves.

You may register as a virtual-only attendee at any time prior to May, 28 2026.

Pre-Symposium Research Meeting: 

We will be hosting a pre-symposium research meeting the afternoon of Thursday May 28th. This meeting will also take place at the Hyatt Regency. Everyone is invited to join the research meeting for updates on Canadian clinical trials, research registries and new study proposals. There will be a welcome reception Thursday evening for those attending the research meeting. 

Pricing

Take advantage of our Early Bird Discount! Register before March 28 @ 12:00AM PDT to save on registration & dinner fee costs. After the Early Bird Deadline passes, pricing will increase by 50%.

Register early to secure your spot and take advantage of the savings!

Accommodation

We’ve partnered with the Hyatt Regency Vancouver Hotel to offer discounted accommodation rates for HiRO Symposium attendees. You can book a room either online or by phone.

• Online: https://www.hyatt.com/events/en-US/group-booking/YVRRV/G-HIRO

• Phone: 1-800-233-1234. Please ensure you mention the group code (G-HIRO) and/or the 10th Annual HiRO Symposium

The HiRO group block covers Thursday May, 28 - Saturday, May 30. Room booking deadline is April 22, 2026.

*Please note that we only have a limited number of rooms available at the discounted rate, and these will be filled at a first-come, first-served basis. Once the block is full, alternative arrangements will need to be made, so we encourage you to book early!

Travel Scholarships

Thanks to generous donations to the HiRO Karen Gibbs Bursary Fund, we are able to offer a limited number of travel scholarships for allied health, research coordinators and/or trainees who don't otherwise have institutional funding available to attend the meeting.

Please apply using the link provided here. Deadline for applications is March 15, 2026.

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In-Person Registration waitlist: If registration is at capacity and you wish to register for in-person attendance, please email admin.hiro@ubc.ca to be added to the waitlist.

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The deadline to register for the HiRO Symposium & book your accommodation at the participating hotel is April 22, 2026. Please email admin.hiro@ubc.ca should you have any questions and/or concerns.

Please note, all times are in PST.

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If you would like to support HiRO and the work we do, you can make a tax-deductible donation using the following link: https://fundraise-helpstpauls.crowdchange.ca/127276