The MHI's EPIC Center is the largest center for cardiovascular disease prevention in Canada, with more than 5303 registered members. The Center has a total of 82 employees and is part of the Prevention Branch of the Montreal Heart Institute. The center is for primary prevention as well as for secondary prevention.
The staff includes physicians, cardiologists, internists, emergency physicians, a physiologist, visiting professors, nurses, nutritionists, kinesiologists and rescuers.
Its missions are:
- To contribute to the promotion of health and well-being and, more specifically, to reducing risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease.
- To empower the individual to maintain optimal health and prevent risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease, causing it to adopt healthy lifestyles.
- To provide leadership in education, training health professionals and research related to health promotion and prevention.
Access to the EPIC Center website