2017-18ANNUAL REPORT Keep hearts beating, one at a time Every year, your donations help keep thousands of hearts beating. Table of Contents Introduction 04 A message from the Chair of the Board 06 A message from the Chief Executive Officer 09 Mission, values and code of ethics 2017-2018 overview 10 Activity report Flagship campaigns 12 Heart Beat for the Future campaign 15 Prevent, Predict, and Treat campaign Lives transformed 16 Patient testimonials The Montreal Heart Institute 19 A Montreal treasure 20 Key figures 21 Grants, awards and distinctions 22 Highlights Outreach and publications Recognition 24 Professionals at the Institute 26 Mirella and Lino Saputo Foundation 28 Marcelle and Jean Coutu Foundation 30 Fondation J.A. DeSève 32 Official launch of the surgical robot 33 TD Bank Financial Group Your generosity knows no bounds 34 Events of the Foundation 41 Partners who care for the cause 42 Events and fundraisers organized by our precious collaborators 44 The Visionary Circle 45 The Dr. Paul-David Society Supporting excellence 46 Scolarships in nursing 47 Supporting emerging leaders 48 Research Day Your donations go far 50 Thank you to our donors 54 Thank you to our volunteers 56 Thank you to our partners Board of Directors 57 Members of the Board of Directors Financial statements 60 Financial situation 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 04INTRODUCTION A message from the Chair of the Board The 2017-2018 fiscal year marked the major campaign: Prevent, Predict my time here. I am convinced that with end of the Heart Beat for the Future and Treat Cardiovascular Disease. The the help of the Foundation’s outstanding campaign. Launched in 2006 with a focus campaign, which has already raised more team, our precious donors, collaborators, on progress and innovation, the campaign than $134 million, including $79 million partners, and members of the Institute raised over $70 million, $10 million more through the Foundation, began in 2014. family, he will lead the Foundation to than our goal. Thanks to the campaign’s Its final goal is to raise $156 million. The new heights. generous donors, significant investments campaign includes four strategic direc- I joined the Foundation’s Board of were made in the research, care, education, tions: imaging, genetics, prevention, and Directors more than 25 years ago and and prevention of cardiovascular disease. the personalization of care. With these was privileged to be its President for The Investing in Excellence major project four guidelines in mind, we have identified more than nine years. It was an immense led to: priority projects for the campaign: the honour for me to contribute to the - the creation of new research chairs creation of new research chairs, the success of this important institution - the construction of a new operating room purchase of new state-of the-art equip- to the benefit of all Quebecers. ment, innovative clinical studies, the - the purchase of state-of-the-art Thank you to the Foundation’s team, expansion of the EPIC Centre, and the medical equipment to the members of our board and its creation of the global Observatoire de la - the construction of Université de committees, and thank you to the prévention as part of the Montreal Heart Montréal’s Beaulieu-Saucier Pharma- dedicated professionals at the Montreal cogenomics Centre at the Montreal Institute’s digital shift which makes the Heart Institute for your immense trust. Heart Institute patient the focus of the care provided. I also want to thank all those who supported - the creation of the Montreal Heart The Montreal Heart Institute Foundation me during this wonderful adventure. And Institute’s André and France Desmarais is proud to support these major innovative finally, a heartfelt thank you to all of you Hospital Cohort and the expansion of projects. Every day, the Foundation works who help us save lives every day – you the Desmarais Family Research Centre hard to help the professionals at the help keep thousands of hearts beating. - the creation of new training programs Montreal Heart Institute who are the - the pursuit of work currently underway vectors of these promising initiatives. for the construction of a new outpatient The Foundation strives to make sure they centre, as well as the expansion and have access to the resources they need reconfiguration of the emergency room to implement their projects and to make Henri-Paul Rousseau On behalf of those who will benefit from major discoveries that have the potential Chair of the Board of Directors these investments, I want to sincerely to change lives. thank everyone who donated to the I also want to welcome the new Chair campaign. Your actions have made a of the Board of the Foundation, Lino A. significant mark on the Montreal Heart Saputo Jr., who joined the team in the Institute’s history. You have contributed to summer of 2018. His passion for the the pursuit of excellence in cardiovascular Institute, his leadership, and his expertise medicine and have allowed the Institute will help the Foundation pursue its mission to provide high-quality care to patients. and continue to excel, while encouraging Through constant work and determination, innovation at the Montreal Heart Institute. the Foundation has also helped the Mr. Saputo Jr. will be able to count on Institute implement its 2014-2019 the same spirit of collaboration, the same Strategic Plan by launching another support and trust that I enjoyed during 2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION - 5 INTRODUCTION A message from the Chief Executive Officer The Montreal Heart Institute Foundation This year again, many advances in projects that significantly improved has once again accomplished a great deal cardiology were made at the Institute, cardiovascular treatment for thousands this year. Thanks to the generosity of our and innovative projects continue to of patients. precious donors and the contribution of our abound. For instance, we have continued I would like to wish a warm welcome collaborators, partners, volunteers, as well to invest in the expansion of the EPIC to the new Chair of the Board, Lino A. as the entire Montreal Heart Institute team, Centre, the largest centre for cardiovas- Saputo Jr., I am delighted to team up the Foundation has ended the 2017-2018 cular disease prevention in Canada, by with him to take on new projects. fiscal year by exceeding its targets. adding an integrative laboratory on Finally, I want to express a heartfelt human physiology and a laboratory on Your donations and involvement throughout thank you to our generous donors, cognitive impairment and cardiovascular the year allowed us to pursue our mission collaborators, volunteers, and partners, disease. We have allowed the Institute to and support the Institute in order to advance as well as the members of the board and carry out 47 less invasive surgeries with fundamental and clinical research in the field its committees, the Institute’s staff and the help of a da Vinci Xi Surgical Robot. of cardiology. Thanks to you, we are able the formidable team at the Foundation. Dr. Yoan Lamarche and Dr. Michel Carrier to make our treatments more efficient, Thank you to all of you for allowing us to were also able to implant the first provide patients with state-of-the-art do more for cardiovascular health. Thank HeartMate III in patients suffering from technology, and ensure that the Institute you for believing in our cause and for heart failure. The Pharmacogenomics continues to be among the world’s best continuing to support the Foundation. cardiology centres, while remaining at Centre has completed the genotyping It is a privilege to work alongside you and the service of all Quebecers. of 24,000 participants in more than to be able to count on your invaluable 90 clinical studies. We also invested in loyalty! We are extremely grateful. Your heartfelt generosity is essential to COLCOT, an international study with helping us meet our goals. In 2017-2018, results that have the potential to our revenue from donations exceeded significantly improve the treatment of $18 million and our investment revenue cardiovascular disease. Finally, we are totalled $6.8 million. This is a wonderful enthusiastically pursuing our Investing success that will allow us to continue to in Excellence project, which has been Josée Noiseux support the Institute’s mission of excellence endorsed by the Government of Quebec Chief Executive Officer and make discoveries that will change the and will make the Montreal Heart lives of thousands of people. Institute the largest cardiology training We’re happy to announce that this year, centre in Canada. we will be able to donate $22.8 million I want to take a moment to thank my to the Montreal Heart Institute for the predecessor, Mélanie La couture, for all following: her hard work, her dedication, and her - $12.2 million for research passion. She was appointed Chief Executive - $4.7 million for the Investing Officer of the Institute in June 2017 and in Excellence project I am privileged to be able to work closely - $3.2 million in technological innovation with her to help our great Institute reach its - $2.1 million in prevention objectives. I am committed to overseeing - $0.6 million in education the Foundation’s future projects with the Every day, I hear that what is being done same dedication and contagious energy at the Institute is ground-breaking, that she showed. we are witnessing major accomplishments I also want to thank Henri-Paul Rousseau and advances, essential to improving the for his contribution to the Foundation quality of life and life expectancy of and the Institute and for his exceptional patients dealing with cardiovascular commitment to his work. His vision and disease.