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British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Annual Report 2017-18

President’s Report 1

Secretary’s Report 4

Treasurer’s Report 9

Conference Report 12

Education Report 16

Research Network 18

Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Report 19

Exercise Instructor Network (EIN) Report 21

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President’s Report

BACPR London 2017 was one of the highlights of my career so far and having been involved in my first conference, as an organising member, I was very pleased that we received the best feedback we have ever had and I am hopeful that this year in Glasgow can live up to last year and more.

We have seen changes within council in the past year with some exceptional people taking a seat around the organisational table. I am particularly in debt to the core contributors, who keep my feet on the ground and my head out of the clouds. We have made excellent strides this year in working with NACR/BHF/CRIGS/PCCJ/BCS/BJCA to mention a few. We also hope to work more closely with the BDA in the future to update our dietary advice for those with CVD and cut through the current confusion that exists. We are all in agreement that CVD prevention and quality rehabilitation is the way that Cardiology must go in the future. Luckily, we have our aspirational standards and core components as well as certification to rely on as a backbone. Utilising this we can maintain and improve our service provision, to ensure that it is fit to function in a demanding future ahead of us all. These principles that have been set out by many members, councils and presidents before me and can be consolidated/reflected upon as we reach the milestone of 25 years as an association. With Sally Hinton’s exceptional long-term devotion and outstanding performance in her role as BACPR Executive Director, this Association has strong operational governance and a consistent, structured approach to its endeavours. This remains absolutely vital if we are to remain both professionally relevant and financially secure enough to meet the challenges of the future.


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The Profile of CV prevention & rehab

I am sure you will all agree that the CVD prevention and the wider role of rehabilitation is becoming the hot topic on many people’s lips. Not only for the first time are Cardiologists getting involved, or thinking about their potential input at a practice level. Many more people in the wider healthcare community are embracing prevention and “lifestyle medicine” as the first port of call for non-communicable disease rather than relying solely on pills. We have made great strides this year increasing our voice both within BCS but also with NHS England, Public Health England and the BHF. There is a lot to be excited about and hopefully in the coming year we can really make a difference.

Best Practice in Service Delivery

We continue to work in close partnership with NACR and the BHF to enhance the feedback gained from the annual report. This feedback has now been combined with the aspirations of the BACPR Standards & Core Components for CVD Prevention and Rehabilitation document. Automatic notification of where particular programmes sit with regard to the achievements necessary for national certification, will allow us to target quality improvement into the system. This will enable us (and NACR) to help all programmes work towards certification, with many only needing a small final push that will see them get a “green light” on the dashboard. This is essential if we are to prove to the wider audience that we can provide high quality rehabilitation that changes outcomes.

Education & Training

BACPR continues to thrive in this area. The reach, attendance, quality and impact of our BACPR courses and flagship conferences – EPG Study Day and Annual Conference - increases year on year, thanks to the superb efforts of the Education & Training team, tutors and the Conference Committees.

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Membership

Through a greater awareness and use of social media as well as the high quality of our eBulletin and CONNECT communications we are maintaining a rapid and responsive link to our membership. Whilst we have had some difficulties due to the problems with BCS IT updates, this has turned a corner now and we hope that in 2019 things will improve. We hope that the benefits of membership can be extended with more offers on top of travel awards, as we launch our research grant award and more endeavors in the future.

I would like to express my admiration and gratitude to all BACPR staff and Council who have been so instrumental in the Association’s continued development and to all BACPR members who have contributed to projects, writing groups or simply supported the Association through their continued membership. I am also very pleased that we have a fantastic president-elect in the wings (Prof Susan Dawkes) who has some excellent ideas and a great vision for what CVD rehabilitation should look like in the contemporary era and beyond my short period as President. As you read this Annual Report, you can be assured that the professional integrity and financial security of the BACPR are very much intact and, indeed, thriving. Fundamentally, this is due to the skilled leadership of Sally Hinton and the Council, combined with a wonderfully active and engaged membership. We are looking forward to what I think will be our most successful year yet.

Dr Scott W Murray BACPR President



Secretary’s Report

Membership & Communications

Membership of BACPR remains strong with around 850 active members. Unfortunately IT database issues at BCS have meant that it has been difficult to provide accurate membership numbers for significant periods of the year but we know that membership grows with members renewing year on year and those joining through conference and courses.

We have continued to develop our web and social media presence, we await the progress of the major BCS Digital Project, which will create a new BACPR website and updated functionality.

Our website and other platforms have been updated in line with new data protection requirements.

Council Activities

During 2017, we said farewell to our excellent President Joe Mills and secretary Louise Jopling, both of whom have done outstanding work for BACPR, along with ordinary officer Alison Iliff who also left council. Joe Mills really raised the profile of BACPR and ensured that cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation were firmly on both national and local agendas. As Secretary, Louise Jopling worked tirelessly and was responsible for the exciting trips to South Africa and Australia offered through the travel award. Alison Iliff bought great experience of public health to council. We wish them all well.

We were delighted to welcome a new President to Council, with Dr Scott Murray stepping forward from the president elect role. Scott trained as a Cardiologist and is now pursuing his passion for cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Dr Susan Dawkes, a nurse educator and researcher from Scotland joined council initially as an ordinary officer but has since been appointed President Elect and will offer great support to Scott Murray. We also welcomed Dr Simon Nichols

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an exercise physiologist from England and Ceri Roberts, clinical nurse specialist from Wales as ordinary officers. Both bring expertise to the council body.

Council agreed the importance of ensuring adequate representation of the four nations at all meetings. Rachel Owen continues to represent Wales and has been a fantastic representative holding a high profile in their national networks. Maria Mooney continues to represent Northern Ireland. Maria also holds a high profile position in the Northern Ireland Cardiac Network and has great links across the country. In recognition of her Scottish Government role as the Cardiac rehabilitation Lead, Frances Divers continues to represent Scotland. Recognising the importance of these representatives, Maria and Frances have been invited to attend both Elected and Full Council meetings. Council also decided that representation of public health was important so Alison Iliff has been co-opted back to provide this expertise.

BACPR Council & Staff (as of April 2018)

Position Name Profession Country

Executive OfficersPresident Dr Scott Murray Cardiologist EnglandPresident-Elect Prof Susan Dawkes Nurse ScotlandTreasurer Annie Holden Exercise Professional EnglandSecretary Jo Hayward Nurse EnglandScientific Officer Aynsley Cowie Physiotherapist Scotland

Ordinary OfficersConnect Kath Paterson Dietitian EnglandE-Bulletin Sarah Quinlan Occupational Therapist EnglandCertification Lead Dr Hayes Dalal GP/Primary Care England

EIN Vice-Chair Vicky Hatch Exercise Professional EnglandDr Simon Nichols Exercise Physiologist EnglandRachel Owen Nurse Wales Ceri Roberts Nurse WalesCarolyn Deighan Psychology Scotland



Co-opted officersNorthern Ireland Maria MooneyScotland Frances DiversBSH Simon WilliamsBANCC Rhian SiefersBJCA Eylem LeveltCCP/Patient Rep Mel Clark NACR Prof. Patrick DohertyICCPR Prof. John BuckleyBHF Joanne Oliver Public Health Alison Iliff

Employed Staff

Executive Director/Education Director Sally Hinton

Education Coordinator Vivienne Stockley

Education Administrator Penny Hudson

BCS Affiliates Coordinator Val Collins

IT Support BCS IT Department

Membership

August 2018 March 2017 Overall total 878 1023

Nurse 297 406Exercise Instructor 274 307Physiotherapist 134 144Exercise Physiologist 38 40Doctor 18 26Other Exercise Professional 13 16Research Fellow/Academic 11 12Occupational Therapist 14 21Dietitian 6 14Psychologist 4 6Other 24 22Not Specified 45 0

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Figures for August 2018 have been used for this report as information for March 2018 was not available, therefore we cannot compare year end membership Numbers for this annual report. The number of ‘not specified’ members also reflects lack of information available. We are working hard with BCS to resolve these issues and hope that the new digital project will improve the information we can gather.

Communications

CONNECT/e-Bulletins Under the fantastic leadership of Kath Paterson, CONNECT has continued to be produced twice a year for the benefit of members. Sarah Quinlan undertakes responsibility for the members’ monthly e-Bulletins which update members.

TwitterTwitter has continued to be a great success, maintaining well over 1,500 followers. As well as promoting the work of BACPR and re-tweeting items of interest, we have used Twitter to share updates from our members enjoying their Travel Award trips, this has been a great way to promote the opportunity.

Website We have continued to develop and expand the resources contained within our website at www.bacpr.com. Of particular note has been the Useful Documents section, which has been a great resource for members in keeping them up to date on the latest evidence and guidance and providing essential support for funding bids and business planning.

Discussion Forum/Queries The Discussion Forum continues to be an active area for peer-to-peer discussions with Council members supporting the interactions with their advice and expertise when able.

Queries continue to steadily come in and we continue to offer support to as many members as possible.



Travel Awards

The winner of the 2017 travel award, Annie Holden undertook her trip to Australia, focusing on tackling cultural differences in the provision of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Full report will be in Connect December 2018.

The 2018 award had several strong applicants and awards were made to Sarah Quinlan and Jessica Norman, both undertaking travel to Canada. Sarah will present a paper at the International OT conference and Jessica will visit the rehabilitation service in Toronto. Further information is presented on our website.

Jo Hayward BACPR Honorary Secretary / Chair of Membership & Communications

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Treasurer’s Report

The BACPR’s accounts for the year ending 31st March 2018 were prepared and audited by AEL Partners LLP, 201 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QG.

The financial performance of the association continues to demonstrate robust financial management and account monitoring. 2017/18 income was a total of £417,224 which, although slight reduced compared to last year (£431,417) remains comparable to previous years. Expenditure increased (£438,869 compared to £403,383 in 16/17), impacting on a negative surplus for this year, reflecting primarily the costs of the conference and its location. However, the Association’s operational day to day running costs continue to remain controlled whilst managing the costs of our SLA with BCS and also mainstreaming the critical Executive Director’s role.

A positive increase in sponsorship income was achieved this year. Seeking financial support from Industry and other Sponsors is an on-going challenge, but the Council and our President continue to strive to secure sponsorship to help support activities of the council, particularly its annual conference. These efforts are clearly demonstrated in the year on year linear increase of sponsorship income, (from £29k 15/16, to £36k 16/17, to £41k 17/18) supporting not only the conference but also specific projects.

The BACPR Training and Education courses continue to be a significant competitor as a highly acclaimed and accredited Education and Training provider. The provision of a high quality portfolio of Education and Training opportunities remains popular, providing a substantive platform of steady business for the Association. Income was £30k below last year’s financial performance, however in 2016/17 additional sponsorship was secured which contributed to the unusually high income last year; notwithstanding this, expenditure this year remained comparable to last year’s.

As anticipated, hosting our annual conference in London last year, impacted on a significant increase in expenditure. However, the high number of delegates demonstrated its popularity resulting in a very successful conference and fortunately the location similarly appealed to sponsors, resulting in increased sponsorship income to offset some of the costs.

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The end of year closing balance at £336k demonstrates robust financial monitoring to ensure that the annual operating costs of the Association are covered. Undoubtedly the diligence of the highly effective ‘back office’ infrastructure that is provided by the Education and Training department together with Val Collins (BCS), is significantly worthy of mention. This support together with the now well established role of the Association’s Executive Director ensures consistent and efficient financial management due to their vigilant and supportive approach which impacts across the Association.

In conclusion, the Association, the Council and its activities are clearly underpinned by a healthy financial infrastructure. The regular and consistent monitoring of its financial performance will ensure the BACPR will undoubtedly continue to be strong and resilient in the forthcoming financial year.

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Opening Balance 311,410 329,193 357,227IncomeMembership 38,713 38,881 35,079Conference 54,797 51,992 65,793Education 287,471 304,935 275,164Sponsorship 29,058 35,609 41,188Total Income 410,039 431,417 417,224

ExpenditureMembership 68,482 64,603 53,598Conference 65,447 54,275 109,936Education 258,328 284,505 275,335Total Expenditure 392,257 403,383 438,869Surplus (-Loss) 17,782 28,034 -21,645

Closing Balance 329,193 357,227 335,581

Table 1: Summary of 2017/18 Financial position

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The full financial report is available within the Members’ Area at www.bacpr.com or via the Charities’ Commission Website at www.charity-commission.gov.uk.

Annie Holden Treasurer

Figures 1 and 2 indicate steady financial performance year on year, for the last four years.

Overall, income has increased mainly due to conference income and continued excellent performance of Education and Training.

Expenditure (Figure 2) has concurrently increased in line with improved activity across the Council, although remaining controlled, in line with income.

Overall, this stable performance has been achieved with the addition of the now well established role of the Association’s Executive Director ensuring consistent and efficient financial management, impacting across the Association.

Importantly, the Association continues to close each financial year with a strong closing balance (Figure 3).

Financial Performance Comparison Year on Year from 2014/15 to 2017/18.

Figure 1: Income Comparison year on year

Figure 2: Expenditure Comparison year on year

Figure 3: Closing Balance & Surplus year on year


BACPR Annual Conference 2017

“Meeting the Challenges of Current Practice”

Hilton London Paddington, 5th & 6th October 2017

For the first time ever, the 2017 BACPR Annual Conference was held in London, and like the past few years, was full to capacity. The conference team aimed to deliver a thought-provoking programme providing tangible ideas on how to use the evidence base in ‘meeting the challenges of current practice’ and our speakers did a fantastic job of helping us to achieve this. With so many high-quality speakers keen to contribute to our packed programme, there was an earlier than usual start to conference on the Thursday. Our 2016 delegate feedback included requests for more time to network, and so we enjoyed longer lunches and breaks both days – with optional workshops and symposia led by Astra Zeneca, Amgen and NACR available during these times.

On Thursday, outgoing BACPR president Dr Joe Mills opened with a reflection of the organisation’s work and achievements during his two-year term, and welcomed incoming president, Dr Scott Murray. Prof David Wood followed with the first keynote session, providing an update on our progress and the work still to be done in ‘Achieving the WHO Target of ’25 by 25’ for Prevention


of CVD’. Prof Simon Capewell’s session on ‘Pills or Policies for Prevention?’ delivered the powerful message that our CVD disease burden is immense but preventable, with population-wide policies being key to success, whilst Dr Aseem Malhotra’s presentation on making wise clinical decisions to reduce the harms of ‘too much medicine’ generated much lively discussion. Prof Paul Leeson closed the morning session with a research focus upon blood pressure and exercise.

Helen Williams opened the afternoon discussing community, GP practice and leadership perspectives of the developing role of pharmacist in CVD. Dr Andrew Davies followed with an audience-directed presentation which gave lots of practical tips (and a live demonstration!) on ‘Falls and Heart Failure’, and Prof Andrew Clark closed the session with an update on ‘Current Management Strategies for Heart Failure’. After a healthy break, the programme assumed a national approach with Prof Patrick Doherty and Alexander Harrison outlining ‘NACR Findings and an Analysis on the Mode of Delivery in Cardiac Rehabilitation’, and Dr Iain Todd discussing development of the new ‘SIGN Guideline for Cardiac Rehabilitation’. Recognising that everyone needed some ‘time out’, Dr Elizabeth Sparkes and Laura Allen gave delegates an explanation of mindfulness and its relevance within the CVD field, and led us through a practical demonstration of meditation. Ivor Cummins offered a fascinating finale to day one, sharing his biomedical approach to tackling CVD prevention.

After an evening of dinner and dancing, and an early morning run/walk (for some!), delegates returning on Friday morning had the option of attending the main session to hear Prof Rod Taylor provide early findings from the REACH-HFpEF trial, and Dr Angela Busuttil discuss ‘Developing Psychology Skills in Practitioners / IAPT’, or attending a packed breakout room to listen to six oral abstract presentations. After the morning break, Dr Simon Nichols outlined the current evidence and future application of HIIT within CVD rehabilitation, then Dr Mitchell Lindsay described how transformation of NSTEMI care in Scotland has dramatically enhanced treatment for this group. Dr Mike Knapton and Joanne Oliver from the British Heart Foundation closed the morning, with a focus upon how the BHF helps to influence health system change, and an update on the BHF’s health service engagement team.

Conference Report

BACPR Annual Conference 2017

“Meeting the Challenges of Current Practice”

Hilton London Paddington, 5th & 6th October 2017


The last session of the conference was opened by Dr David Unwin who revolutionised delegates perceptions of managing diabetes with his refreshing approach of combining hope and a low carb diet. Sophie McIntosh and Elaine Allen gave us an overview of their rehabilitation programmes to help delegates answer the question: ‘What does an NACR certified site look like?’, and Prof Mike Kirby enlightened (and entertained!) us in relation to a variety of very informative aspects of sex and CVD. Martin Dockrell closed the conference by clarifying evidence, perceptions and misconceptions around vaping and e-cigarettes.

We received over 50 abstract submissions to the 2017 conference, showcasing some excellent innovation within the field. The prize for Best Abstract for Oral Presentation was won by Grace Dibben for ‘Does Cardiac Rehabilitation Impact Physical Activity Levels of Heart Disease Patients? Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis’, whilst Emma Donlon’s ‘Lifestyle Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease for Cardiac Nurses and the Perceived Barriers they Face in Achieving a Healthier Lifestyle’ won Best Moderated Poster. Ahmad Salman was the deserved winner of the ‘New Investigator in Scientific Research’ award for his abstract ‘Determinants of Stopping Smoking in Cardiac Rehabilitation’.

All conference presentations are available to view in the ‘members only’ area at: www.bacpr.com.


In Collaboration with CRIGS

BACPR Annual Conference 2018 ‘Improving Performance and Outcomes’Grand Central Hotel Glasgow, 4th and 5th October

The 2018 annual conference will be held at the Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, as we collaborate with CRIGS to celebrate 25 years of the association. In recent years we have all become increasingly aware of the importance of focusing on ‘Improving Performance and Outcomes’ within the healthcare we provide, and we hope that this year’s theme generates lots of ideas on how to further develop the fantastic cardiovascular work already going on within the field.

We are fortunate to have many excellent speakers onboard, across both the main programme and a variety of lunch and break time symposia, providing an extremely diverse range of topics. As always, prizes will be awarded to best oral abstract presentation, best moderated poster and new investigator. With over 50 abstract submissions this year, competition for these awards has been fierce, and we look forward to showcasing so many examples of project work within the field.

Dr Aynsley CowieBACPR Scientific Officer


Education Report

In 2017-2018 we have continued to deliver the UK’s leading Level 4 Cardiac Exercise Instructor Training course and our comprehensive CPD programme of short courses across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

There have been 34 Short Courses with a total of 554 delegates attending and 11 BACPR Exercise Instructor Qualification courses with a total of 178 Instructors attending over the last 12 months and 594 exercise instructors undergoing the on-line revalidation. We continue with our links with higher education and continue to deliver MSc modules at University of Chester and University College of London.

We have national recognition for our education programme with The CPD Certification Scheme.

The BACPR Standards & Core Components on-line course continues to be accessed by a variety of professionals and gives an overview to our speciality and is recognised by the Royal College of General Practitioners.

Across the Education programme all course material continues to be regularly re-evaluated and updated to ensure delegates receive comprehensive material on every course.

All courses are BCS approved and the BACPR Exercise Instructor Training course is recognised by both the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) CPD points and CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity).

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Hard copies of BACPR Publications are available to purchase online from the resource section on the website.

• BACPRStandardsandCoreComponentsforCardiovascularDiseasePrevention and Rehabilitation ( 2017)

• PhysicalActivity&ExerciseintheManagementofCardiovascularDiseaseResource Manual (2018)

• BACPRReferencetablesforassessing,monitoringandguidingphysicalactivity and exercise intensity

• BACPRCoreCompetencesforthePhysicalActivityandExerciseComponentof Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Services

• BACPRCoreCompetencesfortheHealthBehaviourChangeandEducationComponent of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Services

• BACPRDVD:PrinciplesofExercisePrescriptionforCardiacPatients

The teams were involved in the two successful BACPR Conferences this year - the Annual Conference in October 2017 at The Hilton, London and the BACPR EPG Spring conference in May 2018 at Aston University, Birmingham, along with being part of the programme planning committee for the BCS Conference in June 2018.

Finally, as ever thank you to all the tutors and hosts who we have worked with over the last year in delivering quality education and training across all the core components of cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation.

Sally Hinton BACPR Education Director

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Research Network

Since its launch at the 2016 Annual Conference, almost 100 studies have been added to the Research Network within the website – and several studies from the network have been featured within our Connect magazines.

The purpose of the research network is to help share details of cardiovascular projects and research. The network acts as a communicative hub, allowing researchers to upload details of their projects, and view the work of others. Non-members can submit studies to the network, and view the list of those added, however only BACPR members have full access to all project details and the ability to contact project leads.

This year we explored ways of expanding the research aspect of the website and began the process of compiling a research grant (New Researcher Development Fund - NRDF) with a view to creating a research hub on the site which encompasses both the Network and NRDF. This work continues in 2018/19, with the launch of the NRDF planned for January 2019.

Aynsley Cowie Scientific Officer

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Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Report

The EPG Committee consists of the following people following the EPG study day May 2018:

Laura Burgess Chair & ACPICR RepresentativeHelen Alexander ACPICR representative Katie Plant BACPR EIN representativeVicky Hatch BACPR EIN representativeDr Simon Nichols BASES representative Mark Campbell BASES representative Prof John Buckley Founder Member Brian Begg Past Chair

Samantha Breen, ACPICR representative, has retired from the committee; we thank her for all her hard work on behalf of EPG. Dr Simon Nichols will stand as the next EPG chair as from May 19th 2019

Overall Aim of Group

To develop practice standards and guidelines, offer training and continuing professional development, advise professional groups, charities, associations on matters pertaining to patient/client guidance, professional practice, or research of physical activity and exercise in relation to cardiovascular disease and prevention.

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EPG Study Day 2018

130 delegates attended the 12th Annual EPG Study Day on Friday May 18th 2018 at Aston University, Birmingham. 87.5% of delegates rated the day as ‘very good’ or ‘excellent’. Peter Brubaker, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health and Exercise Science at Wake Forest University in North Carolina travelled especially to Birmingham to be the key note speaker. Topics presented were exercise in relation to HFpEF, ventricular assist devices, and early rehab post sternotomy plus HIIT and resistance training in heart failure. Experiences on the use of physical activity monitors, Apps and DVDs were also shared. There were two oral poster presentations and other scientific posters displayed. The ACPICR and EIN also conducted their AGMs during the day. Presentations are available to view on the Members’ Area of www.bacpr.com

The study day for next year has been confirmed as Friday May 17th 2019 at Aston University with key note speaker Chartered Sport and Exercise Psychologist, Professor Robert Copeland.

Laura Burgess BACPR Exercise Professional Group Chair

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Exercise Instructor Network Report

Exercise Instructor Network (EIN) Report

EIN Committee

The EIN Committee currently consists of the following people:

Past Chair Brian Begg

Chair Vicky Hatch (took over as chair in 2017 at EIN AGM/EPG study day)

Vice Chair Julie Mason

Secretary Lindsey Smith

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PR Officer Katie Plant

BACPR EIN CPD Days

Four BACPR EIN study days have been delivered (Caerphilly, Middlesbrough, London and Birmingham) with over 60 delegates attending. Learner feedback has been very positive regarding the content, delivery and format of the day. Belfast study day planned for 27/10/2018.

EIN committee continue to review the schedule/timetable to keep it up to date and create flexibility in delivery.

Communications

The BACPR EIN Facebook page, set up to share information that is of interest to BACPR qualified Exercise Instructors, BACPR members or members of the public with an interest in physical activity and health related topics, currently has just under 500 followers.

To access our Facebook page search for ‘BACPR Exercise Instructor Network’ or scan the barcode below will take you right there. Don’t forget to click on the like button.


Advanced Exercise Practitioner Award

The development of this award continues, aided by Professor John Buckley’s presentation at EPG 18/05/ 2018.

BACPR Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Position Statement 2012 (version 2) remains the overarching guidance for eligibility, with the details of minimum qualifications and competences. A short information document will be created to give potential applicants an insight into the development of the award and its value.

A pilot of the award is to proceed with around 6 candidates representing each exercise discipline (Exercise Instructor, Exercise Physiologist and Physiotherapist). Interest has already been shown by cardiac physiotherapists and colleagues in Ireland.

There remains some further discussion around name of the award. BACPR Advanced Exercise Specialist is the current title.

A face to face meeting of the Assessment Working Group is planned for November 2018 to develop and finalise the detail of the assessment process and relevant assessment tools.

Vicky Hatch BACPR Exercise Instructor Network Chair


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