Cardiac rehabilitation

Summary

Contact Hayley Yates, Co Chair, Tel: 01273 563 664/ 01273 446 019
Samantha Breen, Co- Chair, Tel: 0161 276 4636
c/o Surgical team, Physiotherapy Department Platt 1, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester
Email Sushma Sanghvi sushma@sherwoodtherapy.co.uk
Areas of Interest The exercise component of cardiac rehabilitation.
Membership 203 members
CSP status recognised group
Subscription details £15.00 pa
Publications ACPICR Phase III Standards Booklet (2002)
AGM The AGM will be held on Thursday 20th september 2007 at 1.00pm Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff.   The AGM will be held before the BACR-Exercise Professionals Group Conference. Do come and support your group. Raffle Prize: Fees for the EPG Study Day April 2008.
Aims of the ACPICR 2006-2007
  1. To support members in delivering an effective and research-based physiotherapy practice for the rehabilitation of cardiac patients.
  2. To promote the role of Physiotherapy in cardiac rehabilitation.
  3. To support members and facilitate the exchange of knowledge, at both regional and national level.
  4. To provide and promote for post graduate education/training needs of its members.
  5. To improve physiotherapy practice by facilitating research and audit at regional/national level and provide a forum for exchange of ideas.
  6. To contribute to the BACR journal providing an information circular to members and promoting the role of physiotherapy.
  7. To review and contribute to national clinical guidelines produced by BACR
  8. The executive committee will communicate with the CSP and BACR on issues of policy, education and research.
  9. To promote the ACPICR/CSP standards for Phase III cardiac rehabilitation.