BACR, British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation, provides Level 4 REPS endorsed training for those wanting to work with people in cardiac rehabilitation. BACR Education coordinates both the BACR Exercise Instructor Training qualification and a range of short courses for health and exercise professionals involved in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. Delegates will receive comprehensive peer reviewed…
The Active for Later Life resource, developed by the BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (in partnership with the British Heart Foundation), aimed to help all those involved in developing physical activity programmes for older people of all ages and abilities. Originally published in 2003 and updated in 2010, the Active for Later…
AGILE is a Professional Network of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy that specializes in rehabilitation for older people and specific expertise in Osteoporosis, Falls, Parkinson’s disease and exercise. They produce a journal “Agility” and organise conferences and seminars throughout the year.
The CSP has developed criteria for the endorsement of post-qualifying learning opportunities for physiotherapists which are aimed at different types of programmes. The CSP has a valuable role to play in standard-setting, quality assurance and quality enhancement in the post-qualifying arena and is keen to work collaboratively with HEIs and other providers of learning opportunities…
BHFNC is committed to developing and promoting initiatives that will help professionals stimulate more people to take more activity as part of everyday life. BHFNC Aims: * Translate research evidence into practice for the promotion of physical activity for the primary and secondary prevention of diseases, particularly coronary heart disease; * maintain a national focus…
Published in 2009, this Cochrane Review, authored by Saunders and co-authored by Gillian Mead, one of the developers of the EfS Course, reported on a systematic review of the published evidence base of RCTs assessing the effect of exercise in patients following stroke. The positive effects of cardiorespiratory exercise, involving waking were demonstrated on speed,…
Published in 2007, the results of a randomised controlled trial comparing with relaxation on physical function and quality of life in people who had been discharged from rehabilitation. The paper describes the background need for an effective group programme for those leaving the rehabilitation setting. The programme, delivered over 12 weeks, 3 times a week,…
This abstract, presented at the 2008 7th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity, discusses the development, content and evaluation of the Someone Like Me programme.
To view the abstract, published in Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, click here.
This abstract, presented at the 2004 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity, Canada, describes the preliminary analysis of the falls data in the randomised controlled trial of FaME, delivered by PSI’s. To search for the abstract, scroll to Friday afternoon’s Invited Symposia and then down to S15. Physical Activity Rehabilitation After Falls, alternatively…
This abstract, given at the 2004 6th World Congress on Aging and Physical Activity in London, Ontario, Canada, describes the role of the Postural Stability Instructor. It describes, to a World Audience, the provision of standardised, evidence based, national training. The abstracts were published in Journal of Aging and Physical Activity. To find the correct…
