CanRehab
 

Anna Campbell

 

 January 2010 Newsletter

Hi *|FNAME|*,

In October 2008, I set up CanRehab to encourage as many people as possible to include exercise as part of a cancer care package both during and after cancer treatment.   This newsletter highlights some of CanRehab’s progress and landmarks over the past year: the awards and funding we have been given, the release of a cancer exercise DVD, the finalising of the first NVQ Level 4 cancer exercise qualification, the first city wide group exercise service for all women with breast cancer, a 2-3 day CPD workshop for all health professionals working in exercise prescription for patients with cancer and other equally noteworthy moments.  Finally, I would like to thank everyone who has contributed in any way to making exercise based cancer rehabilitation a reality.

Best wishes,

Anna
 

Anna accepting a cheque from the Marina Dalglish Foundation

Marina Dalglish, wife of football legend Kenny and breast cancer survivor, recently presented Dr. Anna Campbell and Dr. Sian Tovey with a cheque from the charity The Marina Dalglish Appeal.  CanRehab also successfully applied for a grant from the Pfizer Foundation.  This money will be used to fund the pioneering new scheme Active ABC – After Breast Cancer, which aims to get breast cancer patients exercising during and after breast cancer treatment.

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Scene from the breast cancer care exercise DVD

 

Anna Campbell of CanRehab has recorded an Exercise to Music DVD based on the type of group exercises that she has developed over the past nine years working with cancer patients and survivors.  This DVD will be able to be ordered through the publications section of the Breast Cancer Care website.  The DVD will hopefully be ready sometime in early 2010 and we will inform you as soon as we have further details

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The Living trust is a registered Scottish Charity (SCO39164)  )
Exercise Level 4 qualification

CanRehab’s team has started working on the CanRehab Manual and on-line learning tools for the Cancer Exercise Level  4 training courses.  Dr Anna Campbell has been working with Skills Active, The Living Trust, Macmillan and other interested parties to produce a template to which all cancer exercise courses for fitness instructors must adhere.  This should be completed and agreed by the end of January 2010.  CanRehab aims to provide a number of courses throughout 2010.

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Active ABC

 

Active ABC (After Breast Cancer) was successfully launched in Glasgow in October 2009.  This is the first city wide exercise service for patients with cancer. Culture and Sport Glasgow, supported by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, has been responsible for providing the marketing materials for Active ABC and appropriate venues in the north south and east of Glasgow. 

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Ulster workshops announced

 

University of Ulster is holding a 2-3 day workshop for all health professionals working in exercise prescription for cancer patients. This professional development course will be held at the University of Ulster, Jordanstown campus, Northern Ireland on the 19,20 & 21 April 2010.

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CanRehab ran 18 workshops in 2009.  Introductory workshops for fitness instructors took place at least once in the following cities: Glasgow, Paisley, London, Edinburgh, Dundee, Leeds, Stirling, Manchester, Bristol and Aberdeen.  Workshops for health professionals took place at the Royal Marsden, London, Christies Hospital Manchester, St Bart’s London, Royal Alexandria, Paisley and Crosshouse Hospital, Ayrshire