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Current BACPR highlights: January 2012

View/ download the latest news and views from the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR) including an update on the 2nd Edition of the BACPR Standards and Core Components, advance notification of the BACPR Annual Conference in October 2012, Members’ news, and a comprehensive list of forthcoming events.

Calling all BACPR Members: BACPR Council Elections

Are you an enthusiastic individual who would like to take a more active role in the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR)?

Would you like to help shape how BACPR develops over the next two years? Would you like to contribute to the running of the Association? Would you be interested in contributing and gaining first-hand experience in promoting excellence in cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation and influencing national policy? If the answer to these questions is YES, then please apply to become a member of BACPR Council. The BACPR welcomes interest from anyone with an active interest in cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation – the only condition is that you must be a current BACPR member.

This year, BACPR are recruiting for the following posts:
President Elect
Ordinary Council Officer (1 post)

The full Council Handbook provides further details.

The current composition of the Council means that at this time applications are open to all professions from all UK nations. In aligning with the BACPR’s current goals experience or particular interest in any one or more of the following areas would be especially welcomed:

Education and training

Development of competences frameworks

E-experience (for example website development, on-line learning, e-based media)

Working (or previous relevant experience) as a network manager

Deadline for nominations is Monday 13th February 2012 at 12.00 noon.

To apply all you need to do is complete and return the nomination form. Please return this either electronically to bacpr@bcs.com or by post to: BACPR, 9 Fitzroy Square, London W1T 5HW.

If you have any queries or would like to know more about either of these positions please call Jemima Traill, BACPR Honorary Secretary on 07894 161053 or contact Lulu Ho on bacpr@bcs.com or 020 7380 1919.

New publication from NHS Improvement… coming soon in 2012

Quality, Innovation and Value in Cardiac Rehabilitation: Commissioning for Improvement aims to bring together our collective learning on cardiac rehabilitation in one comprehensive, accessible resource.
Find out more about this publication .

Contributions welcome - please contact a member of NHS Improvement’s CR team via Lesley Manning.