 |  | From the President's Desk
Greetings from the President’s Desk. This has been a very busy quarter for CEPA and I wanted to take this opportunity to share some of our recent activities, and to bring your attention to some upcoming events.
We hosted CEPA’s 6th Annual Online Conference on Saturday, February 10th 2024. We had a full day of great presentations on varied topics. Presentations from the invited speakers will soon be for sale to CEPA members for asynchronous viewing (eLearning webpage).
We also had several outstanding scientific e-abstracts from students and professionals representing work from across the United States and as far away as Turkey; helping to showcase the great work going on in the field. The abstracts were published in the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology (read the abstracts). You may view the abstract presentations on the CEPA website (view abstract presentations). Congratulations to Brittany Smith from Kent State who was the recipient of the 2024 CEPA Early Investigator Award for her abstract “Patient-Specific Adaptive Dynamic Cycling is Associated with Improved PD Symptoms.” Kudos Brittany!
During the meeting, we announced the first class of CEPA Fellows (see recipients in this e-News). CEPA Fellowship recognizes outstanding service to the field of clinical exercise physiology and past service to CEPA. BIG thank you to Brian Coyne for chairing the Fellowship committee. A lot of long hours and hard work was done to make this happen. It is such a great step for our organization!
The CEPA Annual Conference Committee implemented a new recognition by establishing the "Randi Lite Lifetime Achievement Award." This award is named in honor of the first recipient who was a founder and the first president of CEPA. She has been a champion and relentless advocate for clinical exercise physiologists; providing strong leadership with grace and poise. This award recipient in the future will be an individual who has significantly impacted the field of clinical exercise physiology, and has the inspiring attributes that Randi has brought to the profession and CEPA. Congratulations Randi – well deserved!
Upon reading about these recognitions and awards, you may be wondering how you can be considered for them. Here is your chance to get involved! Consider nominating yourself for the CEPA Executive Committee. See announcement within this e-News. If you are interested, throw your hat into the ring! If you feel that you aren’t ready for the executive committee, we are always looking for volunteers for our committees and sub-committees. If this work interests you, consider volunteering by submitting the volunteer form.
Lastly, we are inviting nominations for the next Editor-In-Chief for the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology. If you are interested or know someone who is, we would love to hear from you. See announcement in this e-News. You would be a part of an excellent team and could help grow our readership.
Amazing work is being done by our leaders and I look forward to seeing what the future holds in the last quarter of my presidency.
Cheers,
Laura J. Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, RCEP, EIM, FCEPA
President – Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA)
Department of Health and Human Performance
Radford University
| CEPA Fellowship
CEPA Fellowship is not a final step in your career, but rather serves as an important acknowledgment of your commitment to CEPA and excellence in the clinical exercise profession. Consider applying for FCEPA. Learn more & apply.
Congratulations to the first class of CEPA Fellows! | Robert Berry
Clinton A. Brawner
Kathleen Cahill
Brian Coyne
Aaron Harding
Trent Hargens
Carol Harnett (in memoriam)
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| Samuel Headley
Dennis Kerrigan
Sandra Knecht
Wanda Koester
Shel Levine
Randi Lite
Murray Low
Laura Newsome
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| Cemal Ozemek
Mark Patterson
Laura Richardson
Brad Roy
David Verrill
Ash Walker
Timothy Werner |
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Call for Executive Committee Nominations
The Nominating Committee invites you to submit names for consideration for the following CEPA Executive Committee positions with voting privileges. You can nominate yourself. All positions are eligible for future leadership opportunities within CEPA (i.e., President). Elections will take place in April 2024.
Secretary: to serve from June 2024 to June 2026
The secretary must be a professional member in good standing. They will serve one (1) two-year term as a voting member on the Executive Committee. The Secretary shall be the custodian of CEPA’s books and records including, without limitation, membership and voting lists, written or electronic ballots (if any), and the book of the minutes of all meetings of the Executive Committee.
Members-at-Large (2): to serve from June 2024 to June 2026
There are two (2) Member-at-Large positions currently up for election. A Member-at-Large must be a professional member in good standing. They serve one (1) two-year term as a voting member on the Executive Committee. A Member-at-Large represents the interests of the general membership and serves on committees/projects as assigned.
Nominees should submit the following to Cemal Ozemek, PhD at cepa@acsm.org. Deadline for submission is March 22, 2024.
- Contact information
- A CV or short biography (educational and professional achievements).
- How long you have been a member of CEPA.
- In 500 words or less, tell us what you appreciate about CEPA and how you feel you can contribute to CEPA’s mission of furthering the profession of CEPs.
Sincerely,
CEPA Nominating Committee
| JCEP Seeks Editor-in-Chief
CEPA is accepting applications for the next editor-in-chief (EIC) of the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology (JCEP) to serve a 4-year term with an option for renewal.
JCEP (https://meridian.allenpress.com/jcep) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, electronic journal that publishes clinical exercise physiology related original research and reviews (topical, systematic or meta-analysis) that are practical in nature and directed at practicing clinical exercise physiologists, physicians, and other allied healthcare professionals who provide clinical exercise care to individuals.
The ideal EIC has a strong working knowledge of clinical exercise physiology and publication experience. Applicants’ editorial experience, organizational abilities, creativity, and the amount of time they will be able to commit to the role will also be considered.
Applications and nominations will remain open through April 15th, 2024. For a detailed description of the EIC position and to begin your application click here.
For more information or to nominate someone contact:
Webb A Smith, PhD, ACSM-CEP
Chair, CEPA Publications Committee
Wsmith74@uthsc.edu
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|  | Publish Your Work in JCEP
Your work should be a manuscript! Consider publishing your abstract or educational presentation in JCEP. In making your decision where to publish, consider the following about JCEP:
- It s the only journal dedicated to the profession and practice of clinical exercise physiology
- No printing costs for authors
- Distributed to >16,000 practicing exercise professionals in the US, Australia, and Canada
- Indexed in Web of Science and Google Scholar
- Focused on applied message articles for the practicing clinical exercise physiologist
- Original research – submit at will
- Case studies – email JCEP to request submission
- Contemporary reviews – email JCEP to request submission
- More information-
New Article Type: We are looking for brief presentations of unique exercise programs. If you would like to highlight your program please send an email to JCEP for consideration. | CEPA is proud to have MGC Diagnostics as a Platinum-level partner | CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY ASSOCIATION
...ADVANCING THE PROFESSION OF CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
President: Laura Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, FCEPA
Executive Secretary: Wanda Koester, MS, ACSM-CEP
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