Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Workshop description
A page within La Crosse Exercise and Health
APRIL 22-25th, 2024 CONTINUING EDUCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
You will receive a broad, up-to-date overview of the theory and practice of Phase I (inpatient), Phase II (outpatient), and Phase III (maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation with an emphasis on exercise physiology, pathophysiology, administrative considerations, and patient education. We will take you through the process of setting up or updating a total cardiac rehabilitation program and give you hands-on laboratory experiences with exercise leadership and exercise prescription. This workshop provides ~25 CEUs.
COURSE CONTENT
Workshop registration begins on Monday at 8:00 a.m. with breakfast and registration and ends at approximately 4:30 pm on Thursday afternoon.
ADMINISTRATION
- Hints For Starting a Program
- Model Inpatient and Outpatient Programs
- Reimbursement Guidelines
- Program Certification
- Documenting Outcomes
- Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP)
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
- Bioenergetics
- Normal and Abnormal Responses to Exercise
- Training Adaptations
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
- Basic Principles of Exercise Prescription
- Case Studies
- Complicated Patients (Diabetes, Transplants, PAD, HF)
- Resistance Training Guidelines
PATIENT SERVICES
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychosocial Support
- Nutrition Services
- Smoking Cessation
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES
- Chair yoga/Pilates
- Functional Fitness
- Chair weight training
- Stretching guidelines
FEE $625 (AACVPR or Affiliate Society members receive a $25 discount)
