PULMONARY REHABILITATION

Course overview

CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISORDERS ARE A GROUP OF RESPIRATORY AILMENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY. PULMONARY REHABILITATION IS A COMPREHENSIVE INTERVENTION IMPARTED BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM IN CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FROM A CLINICAL AND A HEALTHCARE STANDPOINT. THIS ACTIVITY WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM. IT WILL GO OVER THE DEFINITION, THE PHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE EXERCISE PROGRAM, INDICATIONS, STRUCTURE, CONGLOMERATED INTERVENTIONS, AND ITS BENEFITS WITH EVIDENCE HIGHLIGHTING THEM. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES.