Resource Library
CACPR Cardiac Rehab Registry Technical Documents:
Conference Presentations
Click Here for all the PDF & PPT presentations we currently have available
CACPR Tools
CACPR-CCS Position Statement on Automatic Referral-to CR
GAP-CR Charter
International Charter on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation: A Call for Action
Cardiac Rehab New Brunswick (CRNB) Continuing Education Tutorial
The Cardiac Rehab New Brunswick (CRNB) Continuing Education Tutorial is offered in the spirit of collaborative knowledge exchange by a group of dedicated health care professionals. A registration fee is not required to review the tutorial however resource books (including the CACR Canadian Guidelines for Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, 3rd Ed.) and registration to other websites, as indicated throughout the tutorial, may be required for optimum learning and have been summarized in the Cost section.
What is it?
The tutorial consists of a total of 11 self-directed learning modules set at an undergraduate level.
Who is it for?
The tutorial's intended target audience includes Health Care professionals who are:
- New to the area of Cardiac Rehabilitation (Tutorial may serve as a workplace orientation for new staff).Currently working with cardiac rehabilitation patients and looking to increase or update knowledge base.Working in areas of chronic disease management and population health.University students enrolled in kinesiology or other exercise physiology courses.
- Interested and eligible to prepare for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) clinical certifications and/or Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Certified Exercise Physiologist Certification.
Link to CE tutorial: http://www.crnb-rcnb.ca/en/tutorials.aspx
Program Admin
Designing & Implementing a Home-Based CR Program
Toronto Rehab Institute
This handy toolkit describes TRI’s experiences in implementing a successful home-based CR program. Included is information on administration, staffing, performance measures, technology, identifying and assessing the patient for appropriateness, home-based program prescription (exercise, nutrition, psychological counselling.
Available from:
Naidoo.kerseri@torontorehab.on.ca
416-597-3422 x5276
Professional Resources
- Scale to Assess Cardiac Rehab Barrier, S. Grace, York U. - CR barrier scale
- Early Cardiac Access Clinic Resource Toolkit - Toolkit
Patient Resources
Cardiac Rehab @ Home
Patient Education Workbook
Toronto Rehab Institute
A workbook that can be used as part of a formal home-based CR program. Includes information on how to participate in a home-based CR program, A & P of the heart, heart disease, risk factors, goal setting and lifestyle change, exercise, nutrition, and stress.
Available from:
Naidoo.kerseri@torontorehab.on.ca
416-597-3422 x527
Recovery Road
Heart and Stroke Foundation
A patient handbook of basic information on heart disease including diagnostic tests, surgery and other tests each patient may have undergone. Includes information on risk factors, signs and symptoms, exercise, stress reduction, cardiac rehabilitation, medications and a goals and activity logbook.
Available from local Heart and Stroke Foundation offices
Blood Pressure Canada, World Hyptertension Society
Beyond the Salt Shaker: Lower your sodium intake. 2009 - Patient brochure
Dietary Sodium, Hypertension and Health - Speakers slide set
Canadian Sodium Intake Recommendations - Dietary Sodium
Abstracts / Publications
Getting the most out of cardiac rehabilitation: a review of referral and adherence predictors. Jackson L, Leclerc J, Erskine Y, Linden W. Heart. 2005 Jan;91(1):10-4.
The Health and Economic Benefits of Reducing Disease Risk Factors: Research Report July 2009
VicHealth, Australia
Report Synopsis: The health and economic benefits of reducing disease risk factors
This report by Vic Health estimates the ‘health status’, ‘economic’ and ‘financial’ benefits of reducing the prevalence of the six behavioural risk factors that contribute to chronic diseases affecting millions of Australians: obesity, alcohol, smoking, exercise, diet and domestic violence. It maps new territory by developing a model for estimating the benefits of our home-based work and leisure and adds to the growing body of evidence that backs greater investment in preventative health. It provides a wealth of information that can help us to make informed decisions about which areas deliver the greatest value when developing policies, funding programs and infrastructure, and initiating research.
Access full report: http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/~/media/ResourceCentre/PublicationsandResources/Knowledge/Research%20Report_FINAL_July09.ashx
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