 Dr Michael Hayden MB, ChB, PhD, FRCP(C) FRSC Director and Senior Scientist Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics Professor Department of Medical Genetics, UBC Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in North America. While making healthy lifestyle choices can make a significant difference in changing the course of this disease, the challenge to many seems insurmountable. In my capacity as Director of the BC Heart Health Network, I worked with Ramona for over twelve years, reaching out to physicians and health professionals to provide them with current clinical information and practical tools to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease. Ramona’s unique combination of professional competence and empathetic coaching earned her a solid reputation as an effective administrator, dietitian and nutrition coach. I am always supportive of initiatives aimed at furthering our collective good health, and diet is most certainly an integral part of that. I am pleased to see that Ramona continues to stretch for new means of reaching the public. Moving to an online expansion of her activities will enable a greater number of people to benefit from her coaching. |