Gabriela Ghisi

Dr. Gabriela Ghisi is an Affiliate Scientist at the KITE Research Institute, Toronto Rehab (Canada). Her research focuses on patient education in chronic disease management and global access to cardiac rehabilitation. In collaboration with cardiac rehab programs worldwide, she has led the successful development, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-based patient education curriculum in 10 countries. She has published >140 papers, authored clinical practice guidelines, and developed cardiac rehabilitation-related scales. Gabriela is also a member of the executive committee of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR).