Dr. Virani is Vice-President of Medical and Academic Affairs for the Provincial Health Services Authority in BC, Chief of Cardiology and Physician Program Director for the Provincial Heart Centre at St. Paul’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine at the University of British Columbia and President of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Beyond heart failure, his professional interests include public policy related to health care delivery with specific reference to healthcare systems redesign and quality in the Canadian context. A key opinion leader for heart failure in Canada, Dr. Virani is Past-President of the Canadian Heart Failure Society and senior Co-Chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society’s Heart Failure Guidelines. He also serves as Medical Director for HeartLife Foundation, Canada’s first and only patient-led national heart failure organization.