Cardiovascular Patient Education Tools November 2021 The Canadian Cardiovascular Pharmacist Network (CCPN) is an independent group of Canadian pharmacists involved in cardiovascular practice and research. Their mission is to optimize the health outcomes of Canadians with or at risk of cardiovascular disease by promoting excellence in clinical practice and research. They also strive to enhance the knowledge and skills of pharmacists and their colleagues through the advancement of the pharmacotherapy of cardiovascular diseases. More information about CCPN can be found on their website: https://ccpn.ca. CCPN advocates for the optimal use of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and one of the ways in which this is achieved is through educational initiatives. One important CCPN initiative has been the development of patient and provider education tools. Current patient education videos include: Antiplatelet Medication to Treat Heart Disease video can be found here. Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Disease video can be found here. Looking for Peer Support Program and Services for Patients In Canada September 2021 The Canadian Women's Heart Health Alliance (CWHHA) is looking to identify current virtual and in-person peer support programs and services being offered across Canada, both within the healthcare systems and the broader community. The CWHHA's goal is to find out how women are connecting with others, particularly women, after a heart disease diagnosis or heart event so it can better facilitate access to existing supports that are right for them. If you are aware of a peer support program or service being offered in Canada for women living with heart disease, please take a moment to complete the questionnaire below. It will take less than 10 minutes to complete. Find the Peer Support Questionnaire here Questions? Please email CWHHC@ottawaheart.ca. How to Support Your Recovery and Rehabilitation after COVID-19 July 2021 My Health Alberta has published a self-management resource for individuals recovering from COVID-19. More information here. Virtual Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation Implementation Toolkit June 2021 Heart & Stroke in collaboration with The Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) have created a toolkit that aims to support the delivery of cardiovascular rehabilitation and secondary prevention via virtual modalities. More information here. MSc (Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation) May 2021 Ireland's National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health are offering this postgraduate course fully online. More information here. |
ICCPR's free online course
October 2020
This course is for training inpatient cardiac healthcare providers on how to encourage their patients to utilize CR at the bedside and is available in French and English.
More information here (EN).
July 2020
This course is for inpatient cardiac care providers on how to promote CR to patients at the bedside and is available in both French and English.
A Call to Action to Broadly Implement Transformative Community Programs - A statement from the Hypertension Advisory Committee
October 2018
Recommendation: Broadly and systematically implement established evidence-based community programs that foster healthy living and enhance the prevention, case findings, diagnosis, treatment and control of hypertension.
Purpose: This statement supports the advancement of a Pan-Canadian Framework for Healthy Blood Pressure that advocates for strengthening community action through the better coordination, integration, and utilization of existing programs and resources.
To read the full statement, please click here.
ICCPR Update
June 2018
Dear CACPR Members:
We wanted to write to provide you an update on the activities of the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR; www.globalcardiacrehab.com). We are 32 CR association members strong, with “friends” from 9 other countries and counting! We are so delighted to have CACPR as a “foundational” member.
For more information on this update, click here.