Gabriela Ghisi, University of Toronto

Research

Lifestyle/Behavioural Intervention Patient Education Women'S Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiovascular Diseases Patient-Centered Education Programs Randomized Controlled Trial Secondary Prevention

Latest papers

A multi-site mixed-method evaluation of 'Cardiac College for Women' implementation: perspectives of cardiac rehabilitation patients and providers.
Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024 · senior author
Long-term effects of virtual reality-based therapy in cardiovascular rehabilitation: A longitudinal study.
Physiotherapy theory and practice · 2024
Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Global Perspective on Where We Have Come and Where We Must Go.
JACC. Advances · 2023 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Women-Focused Education in CArdiac REhabilitation (WECARE): a Randomized Controlled Trial for Effectiveness, Implementation, Utilization, and Acceptability of Cardiac College for Women across Canada
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$100,000
Tailoring the Mediterranean Diet: Research and Clinical Priorities for Enhanced Cardiovascular Rehabilitation
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$15,000
Refining an evidence-based educational intervention for women with cardiovascular disease across Canada
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 3 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

A multi-site mixed-method evaluation of 'Cardiac College for Women' implementation: perspectives of cardiac rehabilitation patients and providers.

Carson RP, Grace SL, Bomtempo APD, Hebert AA, Ross MK, Oh P, Ghisi G

Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2024.1430268 PMID: 39439668

02

Long-term effects of virtual reality-based therapy in cardiovascular rehabilitation: A longitudinal study.

Alves da Cruz M, Laurino M, Christofaro D, Ghisi G, Vanderlei L

Physiotherapy theory and practice2024

DOI: 10.1080/09593985.2022.2160222 PMID: 36567613

03

Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Global Perspective on Where We Have Come and Where We Must Go.

Grace SL, Taylor RS, Gaalema DE, Redfern J, Kotseva K, Ghisi G

JACC. Advances2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2023.100412 PMID: 38938991

04

The impact of ICCPR's Global Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation: where are we now and where do we need to go?

Turk-Adawi K, Supervia M, Ghisi G, Cuenza L, Yeo TJ, Chen SY, Anchique-Santos C, Grace SL

EClinicalMedicine2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102092 PMID: 37528847

Women-Focused Education in CArdiac REhabilitation (WECARE): a Randomized Controlled Trial for Effectiveness, Implementation, Utilization, and Acceptability of Cardiac College for Women across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2025Pr.Gr.- PA: Sex/Gend. in Health Res.- Sex/gender sci. health equity pri. Comm.

Principal investigators: Ghisi, Gabriela L

Keywords: Cardiac Rehabilitation; Cardiovascular Diseases; Lifestyle/Behavioural Intervention; Patient Education; Patient-Centered Education Programs; Randomized Controlled Trial; Secondary Prevention; Women'S Health

$100,000

Tailoring the Mediterranean Diet: Research and Clinical Priorities for Enhanced Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

Nominated PICIHR2024Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Ghisi, Gabriela L; Duarte, Camila K

Keywords: Cardiovascular Rehabilitation; Culturally Relevant Nutrition; Dietary Adaptation; Health Equity; Mediterranean Diet; Multidisciplinary Collaboration; Nutritional Protocols; Patient Empowerment; Research Priorities; Stakeholder Engagement

$15,000

Refining an evidence-based educational intervention for women with cardiovascular disease across Canada

Nominated PICIHR2022Project Grant - PA: Women's Health Research - Early Career Researcher Grant

Principal investigators: Ghisi, Gabriela L; Oh, Paul

Keywords: Cardiovascular Disease; Lifestyle/Behavioural Intervention; Patient Education; Women'S Health

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Paul Oh

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Lifestyle/Behavioural Intervention Dear Professor Ghisi, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "A multi-site mixed-method evaluation of 'Cardiac College for Women' implementation: perspectives of cardiac rehabilitation patients and providers." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Women-Focused Education in CArdiac REhabilitation (WECARE): a Randomized Controlled Trial for Effectiveness, Implementation, Utilization, and Acceptability of Cardiac College for Women across Canada" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Gabriela Ghisi