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Standing Committees

CICRP Editorial Board

Chairperson - Lea Carlyle

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The bilingual publication entitled Current Issues in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention (CICRP) is written by CACR members for CACR members. We are currently recruiting an Editor and Associate Editors to join the current team. Each CICRP is theme based and comprised of 3 - 5 feature articles solicited from amongst the CACR membership and CVD field. The themes are determined a year in advance. Production is coordinated by the CACR office. This would be an excellent opportunity for graduate students.

Finance & Marketing

Chairperson - Darren Warburton

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Goal: To develop and pursue long term funding for the Association and its activities, and generate greater awareness/involvement in cardiac rehabilitation.

Membership

Chairperson - Sandra Black

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Goal: To recruit and retain members by promoting the benefits of CACR, and support activities designed to enhance/add value to member services.

Guidelines

Chairperson - James Stone


Goal: To develop, promote and distribute evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the practice of cardiac rehabilitation and cardiovascular disease prevention in Canada, and link these guidelines to the CACR Registry to ensure the best patient outcomes and program performance.


CACR Registry Project (CCRR)

Chairperson - Paul Oh


Goal: To develop a national database of cardiac rehabilitation patient data for improving patient outcomes; benchmark CR program performance; research support for health outcomes, and influence health policy. Additional volunteers are needed in sub-committees around research and project development.
NEW! - CCRR Research Sub-Committee 
The CCRR Research Sub-Committee is responsible for the development of criteria and approval of applications for research on the data in the CCRR. In addition, the focus is on the revenue generating ability of the research program in order to sustain the long-term future of the CCRR. Volunteers for this sub-committee would have a research background.

NEW! - CCRR Data Transfer Verification Sub-Committee

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The CCRR Data Transfer Verification Committee is responsible for reviewing applications submitted by organizations with Client Management Systems for compatibility with the CCRR. The goal is to have compatibility between the CCRR and as many Client Management Systems as possible to maximize uploading of CR patient data. Volunteers for this Committee need not have an IT background, but rather be process and detail oriented in order to apply our established Data Transfer Verification process.

Research

Chairperson - Ilka Lowensteyn http://www.cacr.ca/images/i-volunteer.gif

Goal: To encourage and foster research in cardiac rehabilitation by providing national leadership and focus in promotion and coordination of research initiatives related to cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention.

Nominations

Chairperson - Jennifer Harris

Goal: To ensure strong leadership of CACR through the succession of the Board of Directors and the CACR Executive.

Professional & Career Development

Chairperson - Louise Morrin

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Goal: To encourage and foster professional and career development by providing national leadership and focus in the promotion and coordination of initiatives related to education and training in cardiac rehabilitation and secondary prevention. 
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