How to reach us
514-340-8222 ext.24030
Address
5790 Côte-des-Neiges
Pavilion H, Ground floor
Directors
Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin
Dr. Matthew Ades
Overview
The Cardiovascular Prevention Centre (CVPC) is a centre where medical experts in various fields are within easy reach. Patients with hypertension, lipid abnormalities or other cardiovascular conditions get an appointment promptly and are referred to other cardiovascular specialist when needed. Where diabetic patients can meet with a dietician for optimal treatment in lifestyle dietary changes This has been and remains Dr. Ernesto Schiffrin's vision for the Jewish General Hospital’s Cardiovascular Prevention Centre .
The CVPC, takes an integrated approach to diagnosis, treatment and research of high risk cardiovascular conditions. It is staffed by internists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, neurologists, along with a team of allied health professionals such as nurses & nutritionists.
The Cardiovascular Prevention Centre caters to patients requiring care for hypertension, dyslipidemia, obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Medical therapies are strongly complemented with lifestyle modification, weight and metabolic control. Due to the wide range of experts at the CVPC, patients will be able to consult several specialists and a nutritionist promptly and within the same clinic.
With the arrival of Dr. Ades, recently recruited in the Division of Internal Medicine, who has joined the CVPC, modern up to date vascular care of patients with different forms of cardiovascular disease has been incorporated to the CVPC. "Our integrated approach let’s us better care for our patients," mentions Dr. Schiffrin. "If you can rapidly refer a patient to another specialist, the whole process of patient care is improved." The CVPC has been open for 18 years, but it is still a work in progress according to Dr. Schiffrin. We try to innovate all the time.
Dr. Schiffrin, an internationally recognized expert on hypertension and Physician-in-Chief Emeritus of the Jewish General Hospital and former Vice-Chair of the McGill Department of Medicine, envisions the CVPC as McGill’s and the JGH's flagship facility for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, a disease that is the number one killer in Canada.
"The Cardiovascular Prevention Centre is a platform for launching studies," says Dr. Schiffrin. "It will bridge the gap between the lab and the bedside, and enable us to more rapidly bring to the clinic the therapies that may improve the quality of life of our patients."