Physical Activity Clinical Champions (PACC) Training in Hertfordshire

The Herts Sport & Physical Activity Partnership (HSP) are pleased to announce two funded Physical Activity Clinical Champions (PACC) training dates available to healthcare professionals in Hertfordshire.

The training is designed to help healthcare professionals better understand the use and benefits of physical activity for the prevention and management of long-term health conditions. Following the training you should be able to improve patient care and outcomes by feeling more confident in talking about, and promoting, physical activity.

Although the training is primarily targeting clinicians, we welcome all healthcare professionals and those in non-clinical roles can attend too.

Anyone interested in attending can simply register attendance via the link below. Please share across your networks so we can benefit as many patients as possible:

• 12-1pm Tuesday 24th of September: Sign up here.
• 12-1pm Tuesday 22nd of October: Sign up here.

The training dates will be hosted by HSP and delivered by our local PACC trainer, Vasandhara Thoroughgood.

Vasandhara is a GP based in Suffolk and has a particular interest in lifestyle medicine and planetary health. Vasandhara became a PACC tutor due to her perception that healthcare often takes a reactive approach, treating illness once it is established. Vasandhara uses her lifestyle medicine knowledge within the PACC training to help educate others, aiming to help prevent people becoming ill in the first place.

"What I love about PACC is that it feels so positive to share the message of physical activity and bust some of the myths that people may have heard. It feels great to be part of the movement which is trying to empower our patients to do things to improve their health and it complements my day job very well" - Vasandhara Thoroughgood.

If you have any questions regarding the training, please email z.mckeating@herts.ac.uk.