REPS NEWS Leading expert joins REPs Convention

World-expert Dr Darren Warburton, co-director of the Physical Activity and Chronic Disease Prevention Unit at the University of British Columbia (UBC), gave a keynote presentation to delegates at the REPS Welsh Convention in February in Cardiff.

As well as writing for publications including the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the American Journal of Physiology, he is also director of the Sports Cardiology and Musculoskeletal

Assessment Research Team (SMART 1010) for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, and is heading the revision of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR_Q) and the Physical Activity Readiness Medical Examination (PARmed-Q).

REPs Registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch said: “This was unique North of the border

The REPs team (registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch and external liaison manager Rebecca Weissbort) visited Scotland recently as part of drive to raise awareness of the Register. They met with senior representatives from training providers and NHS Scotland to discuss the recent changes to the REPs structure, CPD opportunities as well as issues pertinent to Scotland.

Jean-Ann Marnoch said : “There is a really positive reception to REPs in Scotland with a desire to work together to increase awareness both with the public and the medical profession”.

Rebecca Weissbort added: “We always enjoy coming to Scotland and especially with a view to helping our members north of the boarder find solutions for issues such as accessibility to CPD training”.

opportunity for members to listen to one of the world’s top experts talk about the role exercise can play in preventing chronic disease. We are thrilled and honoured that Dr Warburton was able to take time out from his busy schedule to join our convention and know all who heard him speak were inspired.”

The next REPs convention will be held in the South East of England on Wednesday, 11th May, followed by the Scottish Convention in June. The National Conference, held at LIW in Birmingham, will be held on Thursday 22nd September and the Northern Convention

will be on Friday 18th November.

For more information on the REPs conventions, including how to buy tickets, visit the REPs website – www.exerciseregister.org

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REPs registrar Jean-Ann Marnoch is due to meet other registrars from Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and EREPs at the annual Meeting of International Registers at the IHRSA Convention in San Francisco this month (March).

As well as discussing topics like professionalising the fitness industry, working

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with the medical profession, setting standards and reciprocal working agreements, the yearly meeting provides a good opportunity to compare notes.

Jean-Ann explained: “Over-

seeing a member-based register like REPs is a fairly unique thing

so it’s nice to meet up with people in the same position as me to compare notes, success stories and seek advice. It’s always interesting to understand how other registers are run and to learn from their experiences.”

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