Senior Scientist, University Health Network

Director of Research, Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Program, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, University Health Network

Member, Kinesiology and Health Science, Faculty of Graduate Studies, York University

Member, Heart & Stroke/Richard Lewar Centre of Excellence, University of Toronto

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Cardiac rehabilitation utilization in England: Results from the National Audit

Advocacy for outpatient cardiac rehabilitation globally

Cardiac rehabilitation referral and enrolment across an academic health sciences centre with eReferral and peer navigation

Observing temporal trends in cardiac rehabilitation from 1996 to 2010 in Ontario: characteristics of referred patients, programme participation and mortality rates

A comparison of accelerometer cut-points among individuals with coronary artery disease

Sex dependent risk factors for mortality after myocardial infarction: individual patient data meta-analysis

Cardiac rehabilitation series: Canada

A systematic review of patient education in cardiac patients: Do they increase knowledge and promote health behavior change?

Sherry L. Grace, PhD, FCCS, CRFC holds her primary appointment as Full Professor in the Faculty of Health at York University. She is also appointed at the University Health Network, University of Toronto, as Sr. Scientist with Toronto Rehabilitation Institute’s Cardiovascular Rehabilitation & Prevention Program, and is Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Research with the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre. 

Prof. Grace’s research centers on optimizing post-acute cardiovascular care globally, as well as cardiac psychology. She has published over 225 papers, and authored clinical practice guidelines. She led the development of the pan-Canadian quality indicators for cardiac rehabilitation, as well as national policy positions on systematic referral and utilization interventions. 

Prof. Grace has earned awards from the American and Canadian Associations of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation, among other societies. Finally, she was instrumental in the development of the International Council on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, serving on the Executive Board since inception.

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International experts publish guidelines for cardiac rehab in developing countries

Fewer women than men finish rehab after heart attack, study finds

Reduced anxiety and depression for women participating in women-only cardiac rehab

Cardiac rehabilitation

Study: Cardiac rehabilitation programs underused for cardiac care

THE BENEFITS OF CARDIAC REHAB

Time To See Red

Caring for a Woman's Heart

HEART & STROKE 2018 HEART REPORT HIGHLIGHTS IMMEDIATE NEED TO FOCUS ON WOMEN’S HEART HEALTH

A broken heart is a real medical condition

Keeping your heart strong and healthy!

Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science

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