This course is Lesson 2 of a recently completed webinar entitled, "Pulmonary Rehab: Back to the Basics." Successfully completing this lesson will earn 1.5 CEs. For accreditation information and presenter biographies, Click here.

Topics:

1. American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation’s and American Thoracic Society’s recommendations for diagnoses and symptoms to be considered for patient selection for pulmonary rehab.
2. Other considerations for selecting patients for pulmonary rehab, including pulmonary function testing and interpretation.
3. Multidisciplinary patient assessment process, including health history, physical assessment with physical therapy evaluation, exercise assessment, nutritional assessment, and psychosocial assessment.
4. Determine whether or not a patient is appropriate for participation in pulmonary rehab.
5. Multidisciplinary treatment plan development based on assessment findings.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify patients who should be considered for pulmonary rehab.
2. Describe the patient assessment process.
3. Discuss how to determine a treatment plan based on the assessment findings.
4. Identify the minimum standards necessary to attain program certification.