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.