February 19, 2010 ebruary 19, 2010ouncing -- New Project Coordinator for CACR

Announcing ... New Project Coordinator for CACR

The CACR is very pleased to announce that Kristal Kiland of Calgary has been contracted to provide services as the new Special Projects Coordinator effective February 9, 2010. Kristal, working out of Calgary, will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the CACR Cardiac Rehab Registry Project and the management and continued development of the CACR Guidelines. Kristal will be in contact with all cardiac rehab programs in her capacity as Special Projects Coordinator. She can be reached by email at kkiland@cacr.ca.

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Congratulations to Nick Giacomantonio (Halifax) for his recent re-election to the Board of Directors. We also congratulate Bob Reid (Ottawa) who will move from an appointed position to a full term; and Darren Warburton (Vancouver) for his recent election to his first term on the Board of Directors of CACR. Their 3 year terms commence October 2009.

The Walk of Life for Cardiac Rehabilitation is gaining momentum. This fundraising event is open to cardiac rehabilitation programs with at least one CACR member. All Walk events are organized locally with assistance from the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada (formerly the Canadian Cardiac Rehab Foundation - CCRF) and most importantly, all funds raised in the local community stay with the local program(s). The Walk of Life is a joint effort between the CACR and the CHFC. Initiated in 2003, this event is now in over 40 communities across Canada.

You may organize an event in your community by registering with the Cardiac Health Foundation of Canada: christina.mellos@cardiachealth.ca

The CARDIAC HEALTH FOUNDATION OF CANADA is pleased to announce its re-branding with a new name, logo, website, newsletter & magazine. Formerly called the Canadian Cardiac Rehabilitation Foundation, the new name evokes a positive response in advocating  “Prevention, Education & Cardiac Rehabilitation”.

Prevention is being stressed with an informative, interactive website to promote public awareness about identifying risk factors and recommending programs, sources and tools to deal with cardiac care and rehabilitation. The ‘Cardiac Chronicles’ magazine is jointly published with the Rouge Valley Health System and featured on the new website.

Education is addressed through free public lectures on various heart health issues and the sponsorship of the Dr.Terry Kavanagh  professional lecture presented at the annual CACR conference. Four graduate scholarships are awarded annually, as well as funding for two graduate students as part of a U of T research endowment.

The Cardiac Health Foundation has raised over $9 million since its inception as Marina Lodge and has funded the development of facilities (Toronto Rehab), medical equipment, research, scholarships, publications and lectures. The President of the Board of Directors for the past nine years has been Leo DelZotto. Other directors include: Bruce Avery, Harvey Fruitman, Ian Gibson, Roger Lefebvre, Brian Shedden, Adam Sorrenti, Paul Sawyer, John Tobin, Terry Fair, Don Fletcher.

For further information please contact:
Barbara Kennedy – Executive Director  bkennedy@cardiachealth.ca
Phone: 416-730-8299     Fax:  416-730-0421
General enquiries: info@cardiachealth.ca
website: www.cardiachealth.ca  or  www.walkoflife.ca

DO YOUR PATIENTS KNOW THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR AGE?

Let them discover it by using the interactive My Health Checkup; it’s an online tool that produces a profile based on current treatment guidelines at the national level. The risk profile of My Health Checkup is based on a programme of health risk evaluation from McGill called « Cardiovascular Health Improvement ». Since 1992, results from this research are published in several scientific journals and more than 30,000 individuals have completed their risk profile in person during screening days in Canada, the United States, Europe and South America. This tool is now available to you to help you assess your patients’ risks who suffer from cardiovascular disease and attacks, and how to lower their risk as much as possible. More information is available from Ilka Lowesteyn at ilka.lowensteyn@mcgill.ca or Marla Gold at mgold@epimgh.mcgill.ca

The link to the site is : www.myhealthcheckup.com