Prioritizing Cultural Relevance and Co-Production in Cardiovascular Technologies: A Call for Action

Saleema Allana¹, Ibukun Abejirinde, Emily Seto+11

• ¹Saleema Allana, PhD, RN, ELHA, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Ibukun Abejirinde, MD, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Emily Seto, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Quynh Pham, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Enid Montague, MSc, PhD, Professor, Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto,Toronto, Canada. Monica Parry, MEd, MSc, NP-Adult, PhD, CCN(C), FAAN, FCAN, FAHA, FPCNA, Professor, Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Bukola Salami, RN, PhD, FCAN, FAAN, Full Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Tanvir Chowdhury Turin, MBBS, MS, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Jamaul Taylor, MPH (In Progress), Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. Ridah Asghar, BA, Director of Development, Council of Agencies Serving South Asians, Toronto, Canada. Gavin Oudit, MD, PhD, FRCPC, FCAHS; Professor, Department of Medicine, Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta Clinician-Scientist, Toronto, Canada. Akm Alamgir, PhD, Director, Organizational Learning and Knowledge, Access Alliance, Edmonton, Canada. Simone Cowan, MD, Division of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery, University of British Columbia, Toronto, Canada. Shahin Jaffer, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Clinical Professor, Division of Community General Internal Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.