Lilian Mbau (ICCPR friend from Kenya) and Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Chair) attending the inaugural Leadership and Advocacy in Communications Programme hosted by the World Heart Federation in Mombasa, Kenya (November 2024)

Farsana Amir (ICCPR friend from Pakistan) and Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Chair) attending the inaugural Leadership and Advocacy in Communications Programme hosted by the World Heart Federation in Mombasa, Kenya (November 2024)

Jonathan David (ICCPR Treasurer) and Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Chair) attending the 39th AACVPR Conference in Anaheim, California (September 2024)

ICCPR held a successful hybrid meeting with 11 members attending in person and 26 online in London (August 2024). Reps from BACPR (UK), ASSOBRAFIR (Brazil), Association Francophone de Cardiologie Préventive, Georgian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Philippine Heart Association and ACRA (Australia) attended the event in person. We updated on ICCPR's progress and welcomed our new Chair, Dr Ghisi, as she begins her 2-year mandate.

A large, well-lit conference room filled with 70 participants attended the Cardiac Rehabilitation Workshop held during the Kenya Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Congress in Mombasa, Kenya (July 2024). The workshop, held in collaboration with ICCPR, featured a diverse group of professionals including cardiothoracic surgeons, cardiologists, physicians, general practitioners, nurses, and physiotherapists. Attendees were actively engaged in learning about the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, best practices, challenges, and career opportunities.

Dr Abraham Babu (ICCPR vice-chair; 3rd from left to right) attending the WHO-PIR meeting in India (July 2024)

Alexadra Rauch (Consultant for the WHO Rehabilitation Programme and Chair for Public Health and Health Service Research) and Dr Babu (ICCPR vice-chair) at the WHO-PIR meeting in India (July 2024)

Dr. Ghisi (ICCPR Chair Elect) presented at the XXI SIFR (International Conference of Cardiovascular physical therapy) on crucial topics such as patient education, women-focused cardiac rehab, and the importance of unity to support CR development. This year's edition, the world's largest conference of its kind, boasted over 2200 attendees. ICCPR proudly endorsed the event (June 2024, Brazil).

Brazilian co-authors of ICCPR's publications on Global CR Barriers and Information Needs. From left to right: Prof. Luiz Carlos Marques Vanderlei (UNESP), Dr. Manuella Bennaton (ATTIV Clinic), Dr. Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Chair Elect), Profs. Patricia Fernandes Trevizan and Danielle Gomes Pereira (UFMG), and Victor Ribeiro Neves (Pernambuco University), during ASSOBRAFIR's XXI SIFR (June 2024, Brazil).

ICCPR Chair-Elect Dr. Ghisi received the WHF's award for the best video campaign for ICCPR's video series for the World Heart Day 2023 (World Heart Summit - Geneva, 2024).

Dr Gaalema (CRFC Expert on Tobacco cessation) and Dr Ghisi (Chair Elect) at the World Heart Summit 2024 (Geneva)

Dr Ghisi (Chair Elect), Prof Redfern (SOLVE-CHD Australia) and Prof Buckley (Exec Advisor) at the World Heart Summit 2024 (Geneva)

Dr Ghisi (Chair Elect), Dr. Mbau (Friend from Kenya) and Prof Buckley (Exec Advisor) at the World Heart Summit 2024 (Geneva)

ICCPR Council Meeting - hybrid event in Athens, Greece (April 2024)

ICCPR's chair (Prof Gallagher) presenting during EAPC 2024 on data-driven strategies for improving outcomes in CR (EAPC/ICCPR joint session; April 2024)

Speakers and chairpersons: Joint session EAPC and ICCPR (left to right): John Buckley (UK), Maria Back (Sweden), Robyn Gallagher (Australia), Veronique Cornelissen (Belgium) and Dominique Hansen (Belgium)

ICCPR's vice chair (Dr. Babu), and Drs. Mariya Jiandani (left) and  Disha Pujary (right): speakers of an ICCPR session at the 8th annual conference of The Society of Indian Physiotherapists (SIP) about ICCPR's certification program and registry

ICCPR's vice chair (Dr Babu) representing ICCPR at the 1st conference of the Society of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation (SOCVPR, India) along with Prof Mariya Jiandani -  December 2023

ICCPR Exec member (Dr Gabriela Ghisi) visiting a cardiac rehabilitation in Beijing (left), attending a dinner with Chinese CR leaders (middle) and presenting in a CR symposium at the Great Wall International Cardiology Conference in Beijing, 2023

From right to left: Prof Gallagher (ICCPR chair), Dr Xia (China), Prof Clark (Australia), Prof Grace (Exec advisor, co-chair ICRR), Dr Ghisi (ICCPR Exec Member and Chair Elect 2024) and Dr Raidah (ICRR Secretary). Toronto 2023

Prof Sherry Grace (left; Exec advisor, co-chair ICRR) presenting at the World NCD Conference about ICCPR's Global Audit. Dr Fabbiha Raidah (right; ICRR secretary) presenting about ICCPR's Program Certification

Dr Gabriela Ghisi (left; Exec Member and Chair Elect 2024) presenting at the 2023 World NCD Conference about ICCPR's Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Foundation Certification. Dr Maria Jose Oliveros (right; ICRR co-chair data quality) presenting about ICCPR's Registry

ICCPR Exec Committee members Dr Colin Yeung and Dr Gabriela Ghisi at the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Spring Conference (June 2023)

ICCPR Exec members with Dr Warner Mampuya (council nominee Association Francophone de Cardiologie Preventive and co-chair CACPR Spring Conference 2023) 

Dr Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Exec Member) presenting at the CACPR2023 about ICCPR's women-focused CR practice guidelines

Members of ICCPR (Prof John Buckley - left, Dr Gabriela Ghisi and Prof Martin Heine) at the World Heart Summit 2023 in Geneva

Dr Gabriela Ghisi (ICCPR Exec Member) presenting during the World Heart Summit 2023 in Geneva

Dr Gabriela Ghisi with the award of Best Global Heart Paper for ICCPR's Impact of COVID-19 on CR Delivery (World Heart Summit 2023)

ICRR Steering Committee Members Ghisi (left), Grace and Raidah (right) 

presenting ICRR’s first report at ICAIR conference, Toronto May 2023

Joint Session ICCPR & EAPC during the ESC Preventive Cardiology Conference 2023 in Malaga. 

Exposure, CV risk development and intervention opportunities throughout life.

Chairpersons: Dominic Hansen (Prof Hasselt University, Belgium) and Aashish Contractor (vice-chair ICCPR)