Let's Talk SADS Live

Join the Canadian SADS Foundation for the 33rd episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live, where we’ll be joined by Dr. Danna Spears to explore Managing Pregnancy with a SADS Condition. This episode will focus on the unique challenges and important considerations for individuals with inherited arrhythmia syndromes as they plan for and go through pregnancy. From risk assessment to delivery planning, we’ll take a closer look at how to support safe and informed decision-making throughout the process.Dr. Danna Spears is a cardiac electrophysiologist at the University Health Network and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto. With a clinical and research focus on inherited heart rhythm disorders, Dr. Spears works closely with individuals and families affected by Long QT Syndrome, CPVT, Brugada Syndrome, and related conditions. She has been instrumental in developing care models that bring together cardiology, genetics, and reproductive health to support women navigating pregnancy with a SADS condition.This episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live explores pregnancy with SADS conditions and what it means to plan for a family while living with a genetic heart rhythm condition.

Join the Canadian SADS Foundation for the 32nd episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live, where we’ll be joined by Dr. Lauren Schneider to explore the Impact of SADS Conditions on Mental Health and Wellbeing. This episode will highlight how anxiety, trauma, and uncertainty can affect overall wellbeing, and why integrating mental health support into cardiac care is so critical.Dr. Lauren Mikula Schneider is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at Stanford University, and a pediatric psychologist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. She works closely with children and families affected by congenital heart disease, arrhythmias, and transplant needs, offering specialized support through the Medical Coping and Wellness Clinic. Dr. Schneider’s work focuses on how chronic illness intersects with psychological development, and she is a leading voice in developing strategies to promote resilience and emotional wellbeing in pediatric cardiac care.This episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live is an excellent opportunity for patients and families to better understand the impact of mental health on living with a SADS condition, and to explore strategies for emotional wellbeing, resilience, and support.

Join the Canadian SADS Foundation Live for the 31st episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live, hosted by Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani. In this episode, we’ll be speaking with Dr. Dominic Abrams about Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, exploring how genetics, exercise, and evolving diagnostic strategies play a role in identifying and managing this complex inherited heart condition.Dr. Dominic Abrams is a pediatric electrophysiologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. With specialized expertise in inherited arrhythmia syndromes and cardiomyopathies, Dr. Abrams leads multidisciplinary efforts focused on the diagnosis, risk assessment, and management of genetic heart rhythm conditions in children and young adults. He is actively involved in clinical research and international collaborations that aim to advance our understanding of sudden cardiac arrest and inherited cardiovascular disease. Widely respected for his clinical insight and patient-centered approach, Dr. Abrams is committed to improving outcomes and supporting families impacted by conditions under the SADS spectrum.This episode of Let’s Talk SADS Live is an excellent opportunity for patients and families to become more informed on how this vital system influences heart rhythms and its role in SADS conditions.

In this episode, we will be speaking with Dr. Victoria Claydon on the Autonomic Nervous System and fainting spells (or syncopal episodes) and whether, in rare cases, it can contribute to irregular heart beats associated with a phenomenon known as “autonomic conflict”.Dr. Victoria Claydon is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She earned her B.Sc. (Hons) in Physiology in 1998 and completed her Ph.D. in Cardiovascular Physiology in 2001. Dr. Claydon leads the Cardiovascular Physiology Laboratory at SFU, where her research focuses on cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology, with particular interests in cerebrovascular control, the autonomic nervous system, spinal cord injury, and syncope.

Join us for the 29th episode of Let's Talk SADS Live, hosted by Dr. Shubhayan Sanatani. In this episode, we will be speaking with Dr. Robert Avram on the uses of AI in healthcare, and how this will affect the future of SADS conditions. Dr. Avram has completed an AI fellowship at UCSF and an Interventional Cardiology fellowship in Ottawa. He is currently a clinician and researcher at the Montreal Heart Institute affiliated with the University of Montreal where he leads the Heartwise.ai laboratory to develop, validate and deploy AI Algorithms in healthcare and cardiology.

Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/

Join us on Episode 28 of Let's Talk SADS Live with guest Dr. Georgia Brugada of SJD Barcelona Children’s Hospital. Dr Georgia Brugada is a specialist in pediatric arrhythmias, family cardiology, and sudden death at the Cardiology Department of the SJD Barcelona Children's Hospital. For a number of years, she was an attending physician in congenital heart diseases at the Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades and at the Hospital Européen George Pompidou, in Paris.

Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/

This Let's Talk SADS Live guest, Dr. Jason Roberts, discusses the evolution of treatment strategies, provide an overview about findings in recent pre-clinical research data, and shed light on novel therapeutic approaches under study for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. He will also provide an overview of an exciting upcoming clinical trial available here in Canada as well as offer insights for patients who want to enroll in a clinical trial.Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/

Join us on Episode 26 of Let's Talk SADS Live as Melanie Care discusses the ABC’s of Genetics in SADS conditions. Melanie Care is a Genetic Counsellor for the University Health Network, specifically working in the molecular diagnostic laboratory as well as the inherited arrhythmia clinic.Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/

Join us as Dr. Michael Fridman teaches us about the importance of research and how it can be a source of hope for patients. Dr. Michael Fridman is an attending Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Alberta.Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/

Join us for Let's Talk SADS Live Episode 24 SADS conditions and Medications. Our special guest is Dr. Roxane Carr she is a pharmacist at the BC Children’s Hospital and a Clinical Professor with the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver BC.Our Let's Talk SADS Live Series is provided at no cost to the viewer, striving to make information on SADS conditions universally accessible for Canadians. As a charitable organization, we rely on your support to produce these informative episodes. A donation ensures the continuity of these vital programs for patients and families. Please contribute by visiting www.sads.ca/donate/