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Pacific Adult Congenital Heart Program

Vancouver, BC — (604) 806-8520

Room 5051 - 1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6
Canada

Patient Inquiries (604) 806-8520

Appointment Number (604) 806-8520

After Hours Number (604) 682-2344

Patient Inquiries Email pach@providencehealth.bc.ca

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ACHD On Call 24/7 Yes

Affiliations

Hospital BC Children's Hospital
Pediatric Hospital

Medical School University of British Columbia

Clinic Staffing

Medical Director

Director Dr. Marla Kiess

Board Certifications IM

Years in ACHD 30

Time dedicated to ACHD 50%

5 Additional Cardiologists attend Clinic

Cardiologist Amanda Barlow, MD

Board Certifications Ped Card

Cardiologist Shanta Chakrabarti, MD

Board Certifications Ped Card, EP

Cardiologist Derek Human, MD

Board Certifications Ped, Ped Card

Cardiologist Jasmine Grewal, MD

Cardiologist Mounir Riahi, MD

Board Certifications ACHD, Intervention

Nursing & Other Staff

Number of NPs/PAs -

Social Worker/Psychologist Danielle Woznesensky MSW, RSW

Social Worker/Psychologist Jennifer Clark PhD, Reg Psych

RN/LPN Karen LeComte MSN, RN, CNCCP(C)

RN/LPN Emma Lacoe MSN, RN

Care Setting

Half-day Sessions
(per week) 6

Outpatients seen at St. Paul's Hospital

Do you have providers who see patients in both pediatric and adult settings? Yes

Do you perform invasive cardiac procedures on ACHD patients at your institution? Yes

Catheter-based procedures are done: Adult Hospital

Invasive EP procedures are done: Adult Hospital

ACHD Surgeries are done: Adult Hospital

Established referral relationships with other ACHD programs for needed consultation, procedures or second opinions: Yes

Formal transition program between pediatric and ACHD clinics: Yes - at age 13

Do you offer regularly scheduled patient care conferences? Yes, weekly

Does your program provide patient/family support or education meetings? No

Training & Research

ACHD Training for Fellows Yes

Programs that Apply Formal ACHD rotation for general cardiology fellows (in Adult & Peds), Individualized long-term mentoring (or informal ACHD fellowship), Formal dedicated ACHD fellowship (2 year)

Does your program undertake ACHD Research? Yes

Program's last publication 2017

Most recent receipt of external funding: 2018

Data valid at 2017

Director's Description

The PACH clinic’s multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, psychologists and social workers provide clinical expertise to patients 18 years and older with congenital heart disease. Individuals who are newly diagnosed with congenital heart disease and those transitioning from pediatric programs receive ongoing follow-up and care for their
cardiac condition.

The Heritable Aortopathies Clinic (HAC) provides assessments, care and follow up for people with a wide range of genetic disorders that stretch or weaken the aorta (e.g. Loey Dietz, Marfan Syndrome). The team includes doctors, nurses, a genetic counsellor and other health care professionals and specialists at St Paul’s Hospital and Vancouver
Coastal Health Authority.

Pregnant cardiac patients are provided care by specially trained physicians and nurses to support them through their
pregnancy.

The clinic provides the following services:
Pre-pregnancy assessment and counselling
Consultation and determination of cardiac risk for women who are pregnant
Specialized cardiac care for women throughout pregnancy
Development of individualized cardiac-obstetrical care plans
Patient and family education and psychosocial support
Collaborative support from Obstetrics, Maternal Fetal Medicine, Obstetrical Internal Medicine,
Genetics and other specialties as needed

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Pacific Adult Congenital Heart Program

Room 5051 - 1081 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V6Z 1Y6 Canada