Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Target audience

Clinicians
Trainees
Fellows
Physiotherapists
Occupational therapists
Psychologists
Nutritionists
Nurses
Healthcare managers

Educational aims

State-of-the-art pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic respiratory disease
Pulmonary rehabilitation including baseline assessments and how to perform an outcome assessment
Patient-centred outcomes of pulmonary rehabilitation
The interventions of pulmonary rehabilitation (exercise training, nutritional modulation, self-management strategies, and psychosocial interventions)
The positive effects of pulmonary rehabilitation

Course on Pulmonary Rehabilitation: compiled educational materials
COPD a multicomponent disease F.M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Pulmonary rehabilitation: conceptual framework and definition E.F.M. Wouters (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Organisational aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation M.A. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Physical inactivity and problematic activities of daily life in chronic lung disease F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Extra-pulmonary consequences of physical inactivity M.C. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom)
How to assess physical inactivity and problematic activities of daily life in chronic lung disease? T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Exercise field testing S.J. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Physiology of exercise limitation: cardiopulmonary limitations T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Physiology of exercise limitations: lower-limb and respiratory muscle dysfunction R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)
Symptoms of anxiety and depression D.J.A. Janssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Poor collaborative self-management T. Effing (Mitcham, Australia)
Health illiteracy D.J.A. Janssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Endurance training F. Pitta (Londrina, Brazil)
Interval training I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
Resistance training and NMES M.A. Spruit (Horn, Netherlands)
Pharmacotherapy F.M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Nutritional and hormonal supplements M.C. Steiner (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Oxygen and heliox E.M. Clini (Modena, Italy)
Non-invasive ventilation E.M. Clini (Modena, Italy)
Operant conditioning J.H. Vercoulen (Nijmegen, Netherlands)
Enhancing self-efficacy S.J. Singh (Leicester, United Kingdom)
Collaborative self-management T. Effing (Mitcham, Australia)
Advance care planning D.J.A. Janssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Post-exacerbation pulmonary rehabilitation F.M.E. Franssen (Horn, Netherlands)
Lung cancer C. Burtin (Leuven, Belgium)
Cystic fibrosis I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
Lung volume reduction surgery and lung transplantation T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)
Early rehabilitation at the ICU R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium)