Dr. Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi is a cardiovascular rehabilitation scientist focused on patient education, implementation science and women’s cardiovascular health, based at the University Health Network and the University of Toronto (Canada).
On World Adherence Day, the message should be simple but transformative: before we ask patients to follow treatment, we must ensure they truly understand it.
Each February, Heart Month brings renewed attention to cardiovascular disease. Awareness matters. But when the campaigns end, an uncomfortable question remains: what changes?