Cardiac Rehabilitation Best Practice Resource: A CCRP Study Guide

Published in 2018, this Second Edition of the CCRP Preparatory Study Guide has been developed by an independent AACVPR taskforce to assist potential certificants to prepare for the exam. The digital, PDF study guide will review key areas of the core components covered by the exam including:

• Patient Assessment - Pat Comoss, RN, BS, MAACVPR
• Nutritional Management - Ellen Schaaf Aberegg, MA, LD, RD, FAACVPR
• Weight Management - Joe Carlson, PhD, RD, FAACVPR
• Blood Pressure Management - Richard Josephson, MS, MD, FACC, FAHA, FAACVPR; Aditya Kumar Khetan, MBBS
• Blood Lipid Management - Todd M. Brown, MD, MSPH, FACC, FAACVPR
• Diabetes Management - Alison Bailey, MD, FACC, FAACVPR
• Tobacco Cessation - Andrea Bon-Wilson, LPC, CAC II, FAACVPR
• Psychosocial Management - Joel Hughes, PhD, FAACVPR
• Physical activity Counseling - Patrick D. Savage, MS, FAACVPR
• Exercise training - Peter Brubaker, PhD, FAACVPR

To align with the 2024 CCRP Exam Blueprint, a new CCRP Exam Preparatory offering will launch in March 2026. After the launch of this new offering, the existing Study Guide will be archived. 

Please note: These materials were created by an independent panel of experts that are separate from the Professional Certification Commission, the organization that oversees the creation and administration of the CCRP Certification Exam. Purchase of this resource is not required to sit for the CCRP exam, and the purchase and/or use of any exam preparation material does not guarantee a passing score on the CCRP exam

*This item is non-refundable.