Million Hearts Cardiac Rehab

October 23, 2020

Have you been signing in for the regular webinar through Million Hearts?  It's a great resource to hear about what your colleagues are doing to increase enrollment and better meet...

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Review of “Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries”

August 3, 2020

Association Between Initiation of Pulmonary Rehabilitation After Hospitalization for COPD and 1-Year Survival Among Medicare Beneficiaries Peter K. Lindenauer, MD, MSc1,2,3; Mihaela S. Stefan, MD, PhD1,2; Penelope S. Pekow, PhD1,4; et alKathleen M. Mazor, EdD5; Aruna Priya, MA, MSc1,4; Kerry A. Spitzer, PhD, MPA1; Tara C. Lagu, MD, MPH1,2; Quinn R. Pack, MD,...

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Review of the article “Effect of Initiating Cardiac Rehabilitation After Myocardial Infarction on Subsequent Hospitalization in Older Adults”

July 14, 2020

by Mary Ann Compton An article in The Journal of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation caught my eye recently both because of the subject matter and because I recognized several of...

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Legislative Updates: We need your help!

July 9, 2020

Cardiac and pulmonary rehab professionals – it is time to act! In March, representatives from NCCRA joined AACVPR in their efforts in Washington, DC to gain support for the Sustaining...

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The world of Cardiopulmonary Rehab in the days of COVID19

May 21, 2020

The NCCRA Board will be hosting a few online conversations that will allow our membership to hear about the current status of a few programs across the state and then...

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COVID19 resources

May 1, 2020

These are  great resources that can help support our programs and patients during this time: http://www.aacvpr.org/covid19 https://www.henryford.com/services/cardiology/support/cardiac-rehab/home-based-cardiac-rehabilitation. Cardiosmart videos https://www.cardiosmart.org/Videos Heart failure:  https://www.cardiosmart.org/News-and-Events/2019/09/Learning-to-Live-With-Heart-Failure https://www.cardiosmart.org/News-and-Events/2018/04/Managing-Heart-Failure PAD https://www.cardiosmart.org/News-and-Events/2013/12/Video-Peripheral-Artery-Disease LVAD https://youtu.be/OQJfCUrvBBI Coping with...

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NCCRA Board Updates

March 23, 2020

We hope you are all remaining healthy and well.  It seems that many programs are either closed or working at decreased capacity right now.  Since our state symposium was cancelled,...

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2020 NCCRA Symposium has been cancelled

March 13, 2020

In the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, the UNC system has canceled all campus-based events including those at the Friday Center.  As a result, the NCCRA has to cancel our...

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Take Action to support Cardiopulmonary Rehab

January 30, 2020

On March 2nd and 3rd Amy Birling and Stacey Greenway members of NCCRA will be attending the AACVPR Day on the Hill.  Don't let their visits to all of our...

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Have you made your travel plans yet? The 41st Annual NCCRA symposium is 2 months away!

January 23, 2020

On March 26th and 27th the NCCRA is hosting the 41st annual symposium at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill. More details will be forthcoming as the brochure is completed...

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The Senate bill to support APPs supervising Cardiopulmonary Rehab has been introduced

December 18, 2019

We are excited to say that a companion bill to HB4838 has been introduced.  Please check back regarding the updates to the AACVPR Virtual Lobbying tool so you can take...

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The Board is looking for Carl King Award nominations

December 10, 2019

Do you have a colleague that you turn to regularly for advice?  Or are they innovative within their program and constantly looking for new ways to improve their program or...

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