2023 HiRO Symposium

*NEW VIRTUAL OPTION*

We're pleased to share select sessions on Friday June 9th will be live-streamed online. To access this content, please register as a "virtual-only" attendee from the registration page (no cost). You will then have live access to the virtual sessions directly from the "meeting agenda" page. You can register at any time prior to 5:00 pm EST on Friday June 9th.

Please note continuing education credits (CME or CECs) are only available for those who attend the symposium in-person.

Please contact admin.hiro@ubc.ca with any questions or technical issues.

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 2023 HiRO Symposium will take place June 9-10th 2023 in Ottawa. We're exciting to be welcoming keynote speakers Dr. Kris Cunningham, Dr. Katherine Allan and international guest speaker Dr. Susan Etheridge.

Venue

On Friday June 9th, the meeting will take place at the Shaw Convention Centre. On Saturday June 10th, the morning session and public forum will take place at the National Arts Centre.

Accommodation

We have partnered with Andaz Ottawa ByWard Market to offer a discounted rate of $279 per night to HiRO Symposium attendees. Both venues are walking distance (approx. 10 minutes) from the hotel. Click here to book your discounted room directly. Rooms can also be booked over the phone using the discount code G-OH23. The room booking deadline is May 12th 2023.

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. Applications for the travel scholarships can be submitted here, with a deadline of April 14th 2023.

The deadline to register for the HiRO Symposium is May 1st 2023. Please email admin.hiro@ubc.ca should you have any questions and/or concerns.