
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) is the professional, educational and trade union body for the UK's 47,000 chartered physiotherapists, physiotherapy students and assistants.
For more information visit the CSP Website at www.csp.org.uk
interactiveCSP
| interactiveCSP (iCSP) is a free, easy-to-use website that enables CSP members and ACPICR members (See 'How to access the interactive CSP service' below) to share knowledge based on each user's specific clinical, professional and workplace interests. It enables users of the service to communicate, interact and share knowledge with peers and with CSP. |
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How to access the iCSP
All CSP members can immediately register with interactiveCSP if you have not already done so. By registering, you create a username and password which can be used to access the service from any internet enabled computer.
If you are not a member of CSP but are a current subscribing member of ACPICR then you can still access the interactive CSP website by emailing the iCSP team at icsp@csp.org.uk Please state 'Guest account setup request' in the subject line of your email and your ACPICR membership number and full name in the message body of the email. On verification of your ACPICR membership the iCSP team will setup up a guest account on the service for you.
Register at http://www.csp.org.uk/icsp
Already registered! Then please log into interactiveCSP by clicking here http://www.csp.org.uk/icsp
CSP Physiotherapy Works Briefing on Cardiac Rehabilitation
The CSP has produced 10 evidence-based briefings to make the case for Physiotherapy when meeting with GP's and Commissioners, one of which is for Cardiac Rehabilitation. Click on the link below for the document:
http://www.csp.org.uk/sites/files/csp/secure/csp_physioworks_2011_cardio_rehab.pdf
Other Useful Links
- www.cardiacrehabilitation.org.uk - Cardiac Rehabilitation - BHF Cardiac Care and Education Research Group
- http://www.nice.org.uk/usingguidance/commissioningguides/cardiacrehabilitation/cardiacrehabilitation.jsp Cardiac Rehabilitation Commissioning guide
- http://www.nice.org.uk/usingguidance/commissioningguides/chronicheartfailure/chronicheartfailure.jsp Chronic Heart Failure Commissioning guide
- http://www.nice.org.uk/newsroom/pressreleases/chronicheartfailurecardiacrehabilitationcommissioningguides.jsp Commissioning guides press release
- www.sahf.org.uk - The South Asian Health Foundation (UK)
- www.ash.org.uk - Action on Smoking and Health
- www.diabetes.org.uk - Diabetes UK
- www.emedicine.com - Open access comprehensive medical textbook for all clinical fields
- www.patient.co.uk - Patient Information website - Comprehensive, free, up-to-date health information as provided by GPs to patients during consultations. Has patient info leaflets on most cardiac conditions.
- www.dh.gov.uk - Department of Health website.
- www.besttreatments.co.uk/btuk/home.html - BMJ best treatments website
- www.sign.ac.uk/guidlines/fulltext/57/index.html - SIGN Cardiac Rehabilitation guidlines
- www.bhfactive.org.uk - BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health (BHFNC)
- www.communicate-health.org.uk - Multingual appointment card translation facility.
- www.heartsforlife.co.uk - Written by patients on understanding the heart and its problems.
- www.aacvpr.org - American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
- www.activateyourheart.org.uk - Cardiac Rehabilitation Self management programme
- www.nice.org.uk - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- www.americanheart.org - The American Heart Association
- www.whi.org.uk - Walking the Way to Health
- www.mapofmedicine.com - A web-based visual representation of evidence-based patient care journeys covering 28 medical specialties including cardiology and 390 pathways such as Acute Coronary Syndrome. Available to NHS staff in England and Wales but now how to access varies between regions (see website). Not yet available in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
- www.wales.nhs.uk - Official website of NHS Wales
- http://new.wales.gov.uk/hcwsubsite/healthchallenge/?lang=en - Welsh Assembly Government website on health improvement campaigns.
- www.healthscotland.com - Information and resources to support health improvement practitioners and organisations working to improve
- www.show.scot.nhs.uk - Official website of NHS Scotland
- www.hscni.net - Official website of NHS Northern Ireland
- www.healthpromotionagency.org.uk - Health promotion information for Norther Ireland including physical activity, smoking cessation and diet.
- www.bacrphaseiv.co.uk - Website for Phase 4 Exercise Instructors
- www.library.nhs.uk/cardiovascular/Page.aspx?&pagename=CRINTRO08 Annual update of Cardiac Rehabilitation
- www.library.nhs.uk - Access to electronic search tools such as Cinhal, Medline. Requires Athens log-in (varies between countries)
- www.bcs.com/pages/page_affiliate.asp?PageID=314&NewsCatID=852 - British Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation at British Cardiac Society
- www.bhfactive.org.uk - BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health
- www.bhf.org.uk - British Heart Foundation
- www.whi.org.uk - Walking the Way to Health (England)
- www.ww2h.org.uk - Walking the Way to Health (Wales)
- www.walkit.com - Walkit provides information on how to walk anywhere in Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Derby, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Newcastle and Gatedhead, Norwich and Sheffield. Users enter the start and end point of their journey; Walkit then generates a walking route map, tells you how long the journey will take and calories burned.





