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President's Message

September is an interesting 'transition' month, with Labour Day heralding the end of summer and the beginning of the new
 seas on. Many of us are starting new groups or a new academic year. Though hectic, these are invigorating times and this en ergy is hopefully enough to carry us through to the relative calm of the holiday period. There is an inter esting personal contrast to this 'renewal' in that my two year term in office is coming to an end. In this, my penultimate update, I am going to report on some of the things that have been going on during the summer months, without hopefully getting too nostalgic.
 
Over the summer, the excellent CACPR team and numerous volunteers gave up multiple hours to work on some exciting new programming and additions to the CACPR offering. As I have talked about previously, one of the key elements is the Spring meeting which is gaining great speed. Having seen a sneak peek of what is being talked about (without revealing any of the details) I am sure that this workshop oriented event is going to be of great value to you, our members, as well as other practitioners, academics, and students who are not yet part of the CACPR family. As you can imagine, the full details are being put together at a great rate and I am confident that the first full announcement of the conference details will come at this year's Autumn (Fall) meeting. Talking of CCC, this is a good time to remind people that the deadline for the advanced registration fee is September 21st. This is the last chance to save money to attend our biggest event of the year. Dr. Paul Oh and his team have put together an outstanding program, from which I want to flag two notable sessions. One of these sessions is the International Perspectives on Cardiac Rehab, which has pulled together a diverse panel of expert from the America's and Europe. The other session which I want to highlight is the "Life after Cardiac Rehab" session where a range of Canadian leaders will be discussing how to keep patients engaged in good health behaviours after they have completed their rehab and how rehab programs can work with partner companies and organisations to extend the rehab experience.
 
The CACPR annual general meeting at CCC will be my last official duty as President and I am going to have the great privilege to hand over the reins to Dr. Carolyn Baer, Physician and Medical Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at the Moncton Hospital. In spite of not talking over until the end of October Carolyn has been one of those diligently working over this summer on a brand new series of training opportunities, leading a team of outstanding CACPR health care professionals and researchers who are putting together something which I think is going to be an invaluable resource. As with the Spring meeting, I am confident that the details of this will be released at CCC, which makes it another good reason to sign-up for the meeting if you haven't already.
 
Finally, I want to personally thank the CACPR staff, Linda Smith, Sheena Dayman, Maria Yen, and Katelin Gresty, who provide the key support that our outstanding volunteers need to be able to move the Association forward. All of these individuals are new to the organisation and, as a testament to their passion for CACPR, it has been amazing to see how quick they have acclimatised to their new environment. Looking back over the last two years I can reflect on some very disrupted times, staff wise, but looking forward I see the beginning of something special. Kind of like the transition around Labour Day, though hectic, these are invigorating times.






Simon Bacon
President
Executive Director's Message

Now that the calendar has turned to September, there are definitely hints of fall in the air. If you haven't already done so, don't forget to mark your calendars October 23 - 25 and register for our largest event of the year - The Fall Annual Meeting & Symposium themed "25 Years of Innovation and Collaboration in Prevention and Rehabilitation" in Toronto, Ontario.
 
This will be my first opportunity since starting with CACPR earlier in the year to meet many of you face-to-face, and I am really looking forward to it. The conference agenda is jam packed with terrific lectures and networking opportunities and you can review the exciting programs by clicking here . As a reminder, this month will be your last chance for discounted registration. The deadline for advanced registration is September 21st. Click on the live link to register.
 
At CACPR, we are proud at the reach our membership participation has on the cardiovascular community. The impact goes well beyond the hours given, the ideas shared or the skills contributed. It can be found in smiles exchanged, bold new directions taken, and major shifts in public attitudes towards health and wellness in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation and it is all thanks to professionals like you. Word of mouth is one method we rely on to help grow our membership.

As a token of our appreciation, we launched a "Refer A Member" program this past July and August. The names of members who referred others to join CACPR were entered into a draw to win a Kindle One e-book Reader. I am happy to report that Dylan Chipperfield, Manager, Live Well Chronic Disease Management Saskatoon Health Region is the prize winner and the Kindle is on its way to his location.  Congratulations Dylan.

CACPR relies on the energy of member-volunteers to drive our committee work. If it's professional development you are interested in, more networking amongst your peers or cultivating and developing new skills, we have opportunities for you. Most of our committees meet one hour each month by teleconference.  If you want to learn more about volunteering, email me at lsmith@cacpr.ca .

Please contact us any-time to suggest educational web sessions, events or information services that you would like to see. Call our head office at (204) 928-7870.
 
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Linda Smith 
Executive Director
Web Education Series

Dr. Simon Bacon will be presenting the following webinars;

1) How to develop behavioural interventions, insights from new international advances.- September 23, 2015.

Objectives:

Improving health behaviours, e.g., increasing physical activity, improving diet, and smoking cessation, in individuals is the cornerstone of most non-communicable chronic diseases management strategies. However, the research literature has a large number of small scale health behaviour intervention studies which often provide contradictory evidence on the efficacy of the interventions. There are also a small number of larger intervention studies which did not find a benefit of the health behaviour change intervention, e.g., the Look AHEAD trial. When critically appraised it would seem that most of these studies have methodological issues which are at the heart of the constricting results. To aid investigators in the development and delivery of trials groups of International experts have been working to try and provide some guidance in how to undertake high quality behavioural intervention studies. Some of the results of this work will be the focus of this webinar.
 
By the end of this session participants will be able to:

a) describe the optimal process for developing a behavioural intervention

b) critically appraise the behavioural intervention literature

c) identify the appropriateness of including certain behavioural interventions into clinical practice.

2) The role of psychological factors and interventions in the rehabilitation process. - December 9, 2015.

To register for the sessions please go the the   C ACPR Website

Dr. Simon Bacon is a Professor of Exercise Science at Concordia University and Director of the Centre de réadaptation Jean-Jacques-Gauthier, Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. He is the Chair of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program Health Behaviours committee, which makes national recommendations for how to change behaviours to reduce blood pressure and he is the current President of the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. Dr. Bacon's main area of research is how poor health behaviours lead to worse heart and respiratory disease and how to help people change these behaviours. More specifically, he is interested in the roles of exercise and weight management in the treatment of chronic diseases, especially heart disease and asthma. He has published over 100 papers on the topic and his research has been recognized by medical associations around the world.

Presenting a webinar for CACPR is easy. Contact  Sheena at the National Office for info.
Conference Updates

The National Conference is coming up fast! Save by taking advantage of the Advance Rate, ending September 21st, at 11:59 PM ET.  To register please go here .  You must have a current CACPR Membership to get the discounted rate. 

We have added to the Program the CACPR 5KM Fun Run on Saturday, October 24th at 7:30AM ET.  Meeting at the InterContinental Main Entrance.

CACPR's Annual General Meeting is taking place at the MTCC Room 801, at 12:00PM ET.  CACPR Members only.  

We have excellent Workshops, Panels, and Presentations for all attendees.  To see the program click here.  
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