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Implementation and Strategies to Support Adoption of the World Heart Federation Roadmap on Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pathway to Improve Lifelong Cardiovascular Health Cover

Implementation and Strategies to Support Adoption of the World Heart Federation Roadmap on Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pathway to Improve Lifelong Cardiovascular Health

Open Access
|Jul 2026

Authors

Dion Candelaria

dion.candelaria@sydney.edu.au

Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW

Irene Gibson

irene.gibson@nipc.ie

National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, University of Galway

Abraham Samuel Babu

abrahambabu@gmail.com

Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

Tom Briffa

tom.briffa@uwa.edu.au

University of Western Australia, WA

Lilian Mbau

lilian.mbau@gmail.com

Centre for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, Nairobi

Robyn Gallagher

robyn.gallagher@sydney.edu.au

Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW

Wen-Chih Wu

wen-chih_wu@brown.edu

Cardiovascular Institute, Brown University Health

Alexis Beatty

alexis.beatty@ucsf.edu

University of California, San Francisco

Gabriela L. M. Ghisi

gabriela.ghisi@gmail.com

University Health Network, University of Toronto

Alice Namanja

anamanja@kuhes.ac.mw

Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Blantyre

Dawn Scantlebury

dcscant@gmail.com

The University of The West Indies

Giulliano Gardenghi

coordenacao.cientifica@ceafi.edu.br

Brazilian Association of Respiratory, Cardiovascular and Intensive Care Physiotherapy, São Paulo

Yihong Sun

yihongsun72@163.com

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Beijing

Aashish Contractor

aashish.contractor@rfhospital.org

Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai

Ana Abreu

ananabreu@hotmail.com

Lisbon Medical School, University of Lisbon & ULSSM, Lisbon

Roque Daniel González

roquearg2004@gmail.com

Ministerio de Salud, Tucumán

Pat O’Donnell

patodonnell2017@outlook.com

Global Heart Hub, Galway

Rongjing Ding

drj2003@vip.163.com

Peking University People’s Hospital

David Wood

david.wood@universityofgalway.ie

National Institute for Prevention and Cardiovascular Health, University of Galway

Randal J. Thomas

thomas.randal@mayo.edu

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Sidney C. Smith Jr

scs@med.unc.edu

University of North Carolina

Julie Redfern

jredfern@bond.edu.au

Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW; Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Bond University, Robina, QLD; Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, NSW
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1563 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 54 - 54
Submitted on: May 27, 2026
Accepted on: May 27, 2026
Published on: Jul 13, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2026 Dion Candelaria, Irene Gibson, Abraham Samuel Babu, Tom Briffa, Lilian Mbau, Robyn Gallagher, Wen-Chih Wu, Alexis Beatty, Gabriela L. M. Ghisi, Alice Namanja, Dawn Scantlebury, Giulliano Gardenghi, Yihong Sun, Aashish Contractor, Ana Abreu, Roque Daniel González, Pat O’Donnell, Rongjing Ding, David Wood, Randal J. Thomas, Sidney C. Smith Jr, Julie Redfern, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.