Scientific Advisory Committee on Medical Devices Used in the Cardiovascular System: Summary of affiliations and interests

Eric Cohen, MD, FRCPC
(Chair)

Health Professional/Academia; General and Interventional Cardiology

1a) No

2a) Yes

2b) Yes

2c) Yes

3a) Yes

3b) Yes

3c) Yes

4a) No

Comments:   Consultant for numerous medical technology companies.  Travel and expenses for participation in research meetings reimbursed by medical companies.  Sunnybrook Health Science Centre receives grants from medical device companies to facilitate research. As a member of various committees of the Cardiac Care Network (Ontario) has contributed to reports that have provided recommendations to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care in Ontario regarding primary PCI and trans-catheter aortic valve implantation.  Has provided public statements through interviews with various media outlets including newspapers, internet and broadcasting.  Member of Canadian Cardiovascular Society and member and Past President of Canadian Association of Interventional Cardiology.

Christopher Feindel, MD, FRCSC, FACS, MSc

Academia/Research; Cardiac Surgery

1a) No

2a) No

2b) No

2c) No

3a) No

3b) No

3c) No

4a) No

Comments: None.

Marino Labinaz, MD, FRCPC, FACC

Academia; Interventional Cardiology

1a) No

2a) Yes

2b) Yes

2c) Yes

3a) Yes

3b) No

3c) Yes

4a) No

Comments: Has received speaking and proctoring honoraria; University of Ottawa Heart Institute receives donations from regulated industry; Receives travel reimbursement from medical technology companies.  Heart Institute receives research grants from medical technology companies to facilitate research.  Advisory Board member for Medical Devices Advisory Board of Health Canada.  Member of: American College of Cardiology.

Alan Menkis, MD, FRCSC

Health Professional/Academia; Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

1a) No

2a) No

2b) No

2c) No

3a) No

3b) No

3c) No

4a) No

Comments:  None.

Joaquim Miró, MD, FRCPC

Health Professional/Academia; Paediatric-Cardiologist

1a) No

2a) Yes

2b) No

2c) No

3a) No

3b) No

3c) No

4a) No

Comments: Honorarium for proctoring received from a medical technology company.

Raymond Yee, MD, FRCPC

Academia; Cardiology

1a) No

2a) Yes

2b) No

2c) No

3a) No

3b)No

3c) Yes

4a) No

Comments: Consultant / advisor for a medical technology company.  Receives honoraria fees twice a year and has received a research grant from a medical technology company.  Also a member of the Canadian Hearth Rhythm Society and Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

Christopher Cheung, MD, MPH, FRCPC

Health professional/Academia; Cardiac Electrophysiology

1a) No

2b) Yes

2c) No

3a) No

3b) No

3c) Yes

4a) No

Comments:  Received travel and accommodation reimbursement from medical device companies.  Currently on the board of directors for the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society. Education Council member and Digital Education Committee member for the Heart Rhythm Society.

Shelley Zieroth, MD, FCCS, FHFSA (hon), FESC, FACC, FHFA, FRCPC

Health professional/ Academia; Heart Failure

1a) No

2b) No

2c) No

3a) Yes

3b) Yes

3c) No

4a) No

Comments: Received research grant support, served on advisory boards for or speaker engagements with, Abbott, AstraZeneca, Bayer, BMS, Boehringer Ingelheim, CSL Vifor, Cytokinetics, Edwards, Eli Lilly, GSK, Medtronic, Merck, Novartis, Novo-Nordisk, and Pfizer and serves on a clinical trial committee for studies sponsored by AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Cytokinetics, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Salubris Bio., Canadian Medical and Surgical KT Group, CCS, CHFS, Charite, EOCI, Liv, Medscape, Ology, PACE-CME, Radcliffe, Reach MD, Translational Medicine Academy, Voxmedia.

She is also involved in the EMPOWER Trial run by Carillion.

Has provided formal advice or opinions to Abbott.

Has participated in the Edwards Symposium - Hot or Not Debate - Transcatheter Tricuspid Interventions Now and Tomorrow - Update and current status on transcatheter therapies for tricuspid regurgitation – ESC London UK

Julianne Code, Ph.D

Health Professional/translational research, student agency and learning technology

1a) No

2b) No

2c) No

3a) No

3b) No

3c) Yes

Comments: Co-Founder of the HeartLife Foundation of Canada which is a charity for heart failure patients. Many heart failure patients have to have CV devices.