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Pulmonary rehabilitation
Target audience
Clinicians
Pulmonary physicians
Respiratory physiologists
Respiratory physiotherapists
Occupational therapists
Psychologists
Nutritionists
Nurses
Social workers and carers
Healthcare managers
Health educators
Trainees in the above specialities
Research fellows
Educational aims
Following this course, participants will be able to:
Describe the optimal implementation of comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation strategies for patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases.
Describe the different components of pulmonary rehabilitation and the necessary tools to assess the efficacy of this intervention.
Introduce in clinical practice novel patient reported outcomes and methods for assessing daily physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases.
Implement physical activity measurements to evaluate the patient's functional performance before and after pulmonary rehabilitation.
Appreciate the important adverse effects on functional capacity caused by abnormal haemodynamic function in patients with chronic obstructive and restrictive lung diseases.
Design a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation programme, taking into account patients' abilities and preferences, within a health care system.
Adapt programmes to accommodate comorbidities and other non-respiratory problems.
Propose strategies to enhance physical activity in individuals with lung disease.
Appreciate the barriers that prevent patients to enrol and complete pulmonary rehabilitation programmes.
Learn how to increase awareness and knowledge of benefits associated with pulmonary rehabilitation among health professionals and patients.
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Key concepts and definitions in pulmonary rehabilitation
Martijn A. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Different programmes and settings in pulmonary rehabilitation
Enrico M. Clini (Modena (MO), Italy)
Identifying candidates for pulmonary rehabilitation
Thierry Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Supervised exercise therapy in chronic lung diseases
Ioannis Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Alternative exercise training modalities
Rainer Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany)
The future of pulmonary rehabilitation
Frits M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Assessment of patient reported outcomes
Thierry Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Assessment of physical activity: concepts and techniques
Heleen Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium)
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of the indication and efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation
Pierantonio Laveneziana (Paris, France)
Assessment of peripheral muscle function
Jana De Brandt (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Assessment of respiratory muscle function
Daniel Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Assessment of functional capacity
Sally J. Singh (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Respiratory muscle training
Daniel Langer (Leuven, Belgium)
Oxygen and noninvasive ventilation
Enrico M. Clini (Modena (MO), Italy)
Nutritional and hormonal supplementation
Frits M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Pulmonary rehabilitation in interstitial lung disease
Rainer Gloeckl (Schoenau am Koenigssee, Germany)
Exercise training in patients with cystic fibrosis
Ioannis Vogiatzis (Newcastle upon tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer
Chris Burtin (Diepenbeek, Belgium)
Pulmonary rehabilitation in respiratory patients with anxiety and depression
Karen Heslop-Marshall (Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Karen Heslop-Marshall (Newcastle upon Tyne (Tyne and Wear), United Kingdom)
Maintaining the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation
Sally J. Singh (Leicester (Leicestershire), United Kingdom)
Physical activity coaching in pulmonary rehabilitation
Heleen Demeyer (Leuven, Belgium)
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