The ICCPR spearheaded a global audit of cardiac rehabilitation (#globalcardiacrehabaudit) in 2016-2017, involving collaboration of 58 investigators worldwide. The protocol was endorsed by the World Heart Federation.

Find an infographic summarizing the main availability / need findings here: Turk-Adawi, Karam PhD; Ghisi, Gabriela Lima de Melo PhD; Grace, Sherry L. PhD, CRFC, FAACVPR Availability, Density, and Unmet Need for Cardiac Rehabilitation Around the World, Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention: July 2022 - Volume 42 - Issue 4 - p E48-E49. Find a powerpoint presentation summarizing the findings here (courtesy of SL Grace), Find a brief video summarizing the findings here.

Find the program survey for use here: Link (see supplementary material 2)

Editorial from Patrick Savage on global cardiac rehab audit / survey: Link 

Primary Investigators: Sherry L Grace (Canada), Karam Turk-Adawi (Qatar), Marta Supervia (Spain), Francisco Lopez Jimenez (USA/Mexico)

Key National Champions (facilitated data collection in their country): Rongjing, D., Britto, R., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Derman, W., Abreu, A., Babu, A., Santos, C.,  Khiong, J.S., Cuenza, L., Yeo, T.J., Scantlebury, D.,  Andersen, K., Gonzalez, G., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., Cliff, J., Kouidi, E., Yagci, I., Benaim, B., Rivas-Estany, E., Kim, C., Fernandez, R., Radi, B., Gaita, D., Mooney, M., Simon, A., Chen, S.Y., Roxburgh, B. Castillo Martin, J., Hafizullah, M., Mendis, S., Maskhulia, L., Burdiat, G., Salmon, R., Lomelí, R., Sadeghi, M., Sovova, E., Hautala, A., Prasciene, E., Ambrosetti, M., Neubeck, L., Asher, E., Kemps, H., DeMaeyer, C., Eysymontt, Z., Farsky, S., Hayward, J., Prescott, E., Cradock, K., Dawkes, S., Santibanez, C., Zeballos, C., Pavy, B., Kiessling, A., Sarrafzadegan, N., Baer, C., Thomas, R., Hu, D.

Please find some of the publications stemming from the study below:

1. Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Rongjing, D., Britto, R., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Derman, W., Abreu, A., Babu, A., Santos, C., Khiong, J. S., Cuenza, L., Yeo, T. J., Scantlebury, D., Andersen, K., Gonzalez, G., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., Cliff, J., Kouidi, E., Yagci, I., Kim, C., Benaim, B., Rivas-Estany, E., Fernandez, R., Radi, B., Gaita, D., Simon, A., Chen, S. Y., Roxburgh, B., Castillo Martin, J., Maskhulia, L., Burdiat, G., Salmon, R., Lomelí, R., Sadeghi, M., Sovova, E., Hautala, A., Tamuleviciute-Prasciene, E., Ambrosetti, M., Neubeck, L., Asher, E., Kemps, H., Eysymontt, Z., Farsky, S., Hayward, J., Prescott, E., Dawkes, S., Santibanez, C., Zeballos, C., Pavy, B., Kiessling, A., Sarrafzadegan, N., Baer, C., Thomas, R., Hu, D., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and density around the globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 31-45.  Link

2. Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Lopez Jimenez, F., Pesah, E., Rongjing, D., Britto, R., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Derman, W., Abreu, A., Babu, A., Santos, C., Khiong, J. S., Cuenza, L., Yeo, T. J., Scantlebury, D., Andersen, K., Gonzalez, G., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., Cliff, J., Kouidi, E., Yagci, I., Kim, C., Benaim, B., Rivas-Estany, E., Fernandez, R., Radi, B., Gaita, D., Simon, A., Chen, S. Y., Roxburgh, B., Castillo Martin, J., Maskhulia, L., Burdiat, G., Salmon, R., Lomelí, R., Sadeghi, M., Sovova, E., Hautala, A., Prasciene, E., Ambrosetti, M., Neubeck, L., Asher, E., Kemps, H., Eysymontt, Z., Farsky, S., Hayward, J., Prescott, E., Dawkes, S., Santibanez, C., Zeballos, C., Pavy, B., Kiessling, A., Sarrafzadegan, N., Baer, C., Thomas, R., Hu, D., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Nature of cardiac rehabilitation around the globe. EClinicalMedicine, 13, 45-56. Link

3. Abreu, A., Pesah, E., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Bjarnason-Wehrens, B., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Ambrosetti, M., Andersen, K., Giga, V., Vulic, D., Vataman, E., Gaita, D., Cliff, J., Kouidi, E., Yagci, I., Simon, A., Hautala, A., Tamuleviciute-Prasciene, E., Kemps, H., Eysymontt, A., Farsky, S., Hayward, J., Prescott, E., Dawkes, S., Pavy, B., Kiessling, A., Sovova, E., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Europe: How does it differ by region and compare with other high-income countries? European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 26(11), 1131-1146. Link
4. Ghisi, G. L. M., Pesah, E., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez Jimenez, F., & Grace, S. L. (2018). Cardiac rehabilitation models around the globe. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 7(9), 260. Link
5. Tran, M., Pesah, E., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez Jimenez, F., Oh, P., Baer, C., & Grace, S. L. (2018). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Canada. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 34, S252-S262. Link
6. Moghei, M., Pesah, E., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez Jimenez, F., Schraa, E., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Funding sources and costs to deliver cardiac rehabilitation around the globe: Drivers and barriers. International Journal of Cardiology, 276, 278-286. Link

7. Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Pesah, E., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Afaneh, J., El-Heneidy, A., Sadeghi, M., Sarrafazadegan, N., Alhashemi, M., & Grace, S.L. (2019). Availability and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: How does it compare globally? International Journal of Cardiology, 285, 147-153. Link

8. Roxborough, B. H., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Benatar, J. R., Lopez, F. L. J., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation in New Zealand: How does it compare to other high-income countries? New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1496), 47-58. Link

9. Heine, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Derman, W., Lopez Jimenez, F., Naidoo, P., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in Africa. Cardiovascular Journal of Africa, 30(3), 133-137. Link
10. Britto, R. R., Supervia, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Chaves, G. S. S., Pesah, E., Lopez Jimenez, F., Gomes Pereira, D. A., Herdy, A., & Grace, S. L. (2020). Cardiac rehabilitation availability and delivery in Brazil, with comparison to other upper middle-income countries. Brazilian Journal of Physiotherapy, 24(2), 167-176. Link
11. Pesah, E., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez Jimenez, F., Britto, R., Ding, R., Babu, A., Sadeghi, M., Sarrafzadegan, N., Cuenza, L., Anchique Santos, C., Heine, M., Derman, W., Oh, P., & Grace, S. L. (2019). Cardiac rehabilitation delivery in low/middle-income countries. Heart, 105(23), 1806-1812. Link

12. Chaves, G., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Santiago Pio, C., Abdel-Hadi, A-J., Mamataz, T., Tarima, S., Lopez-Jimenez, F., & Grace, S.L. (2020). Cardiac rehabilitation dose around the globe: Variation and correlates. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 13(1), e005453. Link

13. Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Adawi, A., Sadeghi, M., & Grace, S.L. (2021). Women-only cardiac rehabilitation delivery around the globe. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 30(1), 135-143. Link

14. Babu, A.S., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Lopez-Jimenez, F., Contractor, A., & Grace, S.L. (2020). Cardiac rehabilitation in India: Results from the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation’s global audit of cardiac rehabilitation. Global Heart, 15(1), 28. Link
15. Sadeghi, M., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Rafati Fard, M., Noohi, F., Roohafza, M., Sarrafzadegan, N., & Grace, S.L. (2023). Availability and nature of cardiac rehabilitation in Iran: A 2018 update of ICCPR’s global audit. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 28, 1. Link
16. Chowdhury, M., Heald, F., Turk-Adawi, K., Supervia, M., Babu, A., Radi, B., & Grace, Sherry L. (2021). Availability and delivery of cardiac rehabilitation in South-East Asia: How does it compare globally? WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 10(2), 57-65.Link
17. Chacin-Suarez A, Grace SL, Anchique-Santos C, Supervia M, Turk-Adawi K, Britto RR, Scantlebury DC, Araya-Ramirez F, Gonzalez G, Benaim B, Fernandez R, Hol J, Burdiat G, Salmon R, Lomeli H, Mamataz T, Medina-Inojosa JR, Lopez-Jimenez F. (2021). Cardiac Rehabilitation Availability and Characteristics in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Global Comparison. American Heart Journal, 240, 16-27. Link
18. Turk-Adawi K, Supervia M, Ghisi G, Cuenza L, Yeo TJ, Chen SSY, Anchique-Santos CV, Grace SL. (2023). The impact of ICCPR’s Global Audit of cardiac rehabilitation: Where are we now and where do we need to go? EClinical Medicine, 61, 102092. Link
19. Turk-Adawi, K., Ghisi, G.L.M., & Grace, S.L. (2022). Availability, density and unmet need for cardiac rehabilitation around the world. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention, 42, E48-E49. Link