Big Congratulations to Dr. Mir!

We are proud to congratulate our PI, Dr. Hassan Mir, on receiving the Jeff Turnbull Healthcare Advocacy Award from the University of Ottawa Department of Medicine.

Big Congratulations to Dr. Javad Heshmati!

We’re thrilled to share that our postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Javad Heshmati, has been named the 2025 Ottawa Region Cardiovascular Research Trainee of the Year! 

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Dr. Mir and team are leading new efforts to help people quit vaping.

A recent article by Elizabeth Payne highlights how Ottawa’s smoking cessation experts, including Dr. Mir, are applying their knowledge to vaping cessation. Learn how their latest research is shaping new strategies to support those looking to quit.

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Dr. Mir joined the Honourable Ya’ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and the Associate Minister of Health, along with key leaders at the Heart Institute, for an important announcement on new initiatives to reduce tobacco-related harm across Canada! 🇨🇦

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Our team at UOHI just got featured in a press release for our latest systematic review and meta-analysis on vaping cessation! 

Check out the paper here: https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058798

Congratulations to the team on our new publication on vaping cessation interventions! 🎉

Check it out here: https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2024-058798

Authors: Javad Heshmati, Avinash Pandey, Joseph Benjamen, Muhammad Furqan, Muhammad Salman, Sarah Visintini, Kerri-­ Anne Mullen, Gordon Guyatt, Andrew L Pipe & Hassan Mir

Great work, everyone!

Congratulations to the team on our new publication on cytisine versus combination nicotine replacement therapy! 🎉

Check it out here: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-024-01591-4

Authors:
Hassan Mir, Javad Heshmati, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Ashley Baldwin, Evyanne Quirouette, Andrew Pipe, and Robert Reid

Published: January 28, 2025

Great work, everyone!

Congratulations to Spencer, who delivered an amazing presentation alongside Dr. Mir and Mustafa Coja at the 17th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation.

January 25, 2025

Congratulations to Emily, who delivered both a poster presentation and a rapid-fire oral presentation at the 17th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation. Emily also won the award for Best Poster Presentation!

January 25, 2025

Congratulations to Ayah, who did a wonderful job presenting her poster at the 17th Annual Ottawa Conference: State-of-the-Art Clinical Approaches to Smoking Cessation!

January 25, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Javad Heshmati, a postdoctoral fellow in the Mir Lab, on receiving the prestigious CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship! Dr. Heshmati will collaborate with the Mir Lab and the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation to advance Canada's comprehensive vaping cessation strategy.

November 22, 2024

Emma, one of our master's students, recently presented her work at the uOttawa SEPH Practicum Showcase on October 28th. Her presentation highlighted her work with the Mir Lab over the four months of her Master of Public Health placement.

October 28, 2024

We are proud to celebrate the achievements of Dr. Javad Heshmati and Dr. Avinash Pandey from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. They recently presented their work at the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Conference in Vancouver, showcasing a systematic review that summarizes the evidence for vaping cessation interventions.

October 24-27, 2024