Primary Care Paramedic Physical Fitness Assessment

All applicants to the BC Paramedic Academy (Justice Institute of BC) are required to have completed the CPAFLA protocol under the supervision of CSEP-certified personnel (including CSEP-CPTs, and CSEP-CEPs) as part of their application process. Only current CSEP-certified personnel are qualified to conduct these standardized procedures.

Potential applicants to the Paramedic Academy

for any questions regarding the process please contact the CSEP BC office via email (contact@csephealthfitnessbc.ca) or phone (778-835-3195)
to find a CSEP member in your area that would be able to conduct your fitness assessment please click on the Service Provider Directory link in the left menu bar
Rates are established by the individual CSEP-certified health and fitness professional (approximately $100 per test).

In instances, where an applicant cannot find a CSEP-certified professional, it is recommended that the applicant contact the Provincial Coordinator.

The completion of the paramedic physical fitness assessment includes the completion of pre-screening procedures and the CPAFLA protocol.

The CSEP-professional is required to complete and submit a signed, sealed envelope of the following items:

CPAFLA Personal Health Benefit Ratings Summary (a standardized form included in the CPAFLA manual)
CPAFLA Client Information Sheet (a standardized form included in the CPAFLA manual)
Paramedic Academy Physical Fitness Assessment Sign-off Form * this form can be found at: Sign-off Form
View an example of the report here (these may differ)

Accredited Fitness Appraisal Centre top

Centres that meet the Canadian Society For Exercise Physiology (CSEP) standards of operating procedures and safety may be accredited as recognized Accredited Fitness Appraisal Centres. Such Centres must employ a CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP) as Director of its physical activity, fitness and lifestyle appraisal operations; specify in all commercial advertising that it is sanctioned by CSEP; and may employ CSEP-CEP apprentices to work under the direction of the CSEP-CEP. Accredited Centres are issued an official Certificate and a semi-permanent door label which are renewed annually.

Vancouver

Cardiovascular Physiology and Rehabilitation Laboratory

Health, Fitness _ Lifestyle Appraisal

Elite Sport Performance and Occupational (Paramedic, Firefighter, and Police Officer) Testing
Rm. 128, Unit II Osborne Centre, 6108 Thunderbird Blvd., UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3

Phone: (604) 822-1337

email: darren.warburton@ubc.ca

webpage: http://educ.ubc.ca/faculty/warburtoncardio/

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Dr. Darren E. R. Warburton

CitaHealth Management Inc.
Health, Fitness _ Lifestyle Appraisal
CitaHealth Management Inc. is a private health care company specializing in the provision of innovative occupational and preventative health solutions.

700 - 890 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC, V6C 1J9

Phone: (604) 647-2236 (Greater Vancouver)
Phone: 1-888-766-3323 toll free (North America)
Fax: (604) 647-2239

webpage: http://www.citahealth.com/

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Frank Soper

Cognitive and Functional Learning Laboratory

Health, Fitness _ Lifestyle Appraisal

Functional Performance Across the Lifespan
Rm. 124, Unit II Osborne Centre, 6108 Thunderbird Blvd., UBC, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3

Phone: (604) 822-1337

email: shannon.bredin@ubc.ca

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Dr. Darren E. R. Warburton

North _ West Vancouver

Hollyburn Country Club
950 Crosscreek Road
West Vancouver, BC V7S 2S5
Telephone: (604) 922-0161
Fax: (604) 922-9811
email:robgibb@gmail.com
website:www.hollyburn.org

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Robert Gibb

Note: Members and Non-Members welcome

Whistler

Meadow Park Sports Centre

8106 Camino Way

Whistler, BC V0N 1B8

Telephone: (604) 935-8356

Fax: (604) 935-8359

e-mail: sallen@whistler.ca

website:www.whistlerisrecreation.com

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Eric Soucy

Burnaby

Peak Centre for Human Performance

101-4181 East Hastings Street

Burnaby, BC V5C 2J3

Telephone: (604) 299-7959

Fax: (866) 752-5264

e-mail: mike@peakcentrevancouver.ca or anita@peakcentrevancouver.ca

website: www.peakcentrevancouver.ca

Sponsoring CSEP-CEP: Anita Toogood

Professional Fitness and Lifestyle

CSEP-Certified Exercise Physiologist (CSEP-CEP)

A Certified Exercise Physiologist is an Associate Member of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and is sanctioned to:

administer appropriate submaximal and maximal appraisal protocols to apparently healthy Canadians (including high performance athletes, children, and the elderly) and varied clinical populations,
interpret appraisal results, develop a specific program of exercise for the appraised individual,
act as a personal trainer, suggest healthy dietary practices in concert with exercise to normalize body composition.

Recent listing of current CSEP-CEP service providers.

If you have difficulty downloading the service providers list please contact us and we will send you a list via email (contact@csephealthfitnessbc.ca).

CSEP-Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP-CPT) top

A CSEP-Certified Personal Trainer (CSEP-CPT) is an Associate Member of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and is sanctioned to:

administer appropriate submaximal appraisal protocols (including the CPAFLA) to apparently healthy Canadians,
interpret appraisal results, develop a specific health-related program of exercise for the appraised individual,
act as a personal trainer, and monitor and document the effectiveness and safety of an exercise program.

Recent listing of current CSEP-CPT service providers.

If you have difficulty downloading the service providers list please contact us and we will send you a list via email (contact@csephealthfitnessbc.ca).

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