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Elizabethtown, KY 42701
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 Pulmonary rehabilitation program Team. (2008-03-17)

 

We Offer This Program

There are five essential components of a pulmonary rehabilitation program:

1.                  Patient assessment.

2.                  Patient exercise training.

3.                  Patient education.

4.                  Program evaluation.

5.                  Maintenance.

Personnel and equipment

The minimum staff requirement for a pulmonary rehabilitation program is a health professional who has the expertise to conduct an exercise program and who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

For the educational component of the program, a multidisciplinary team of health professionals may be involved.  The team may include:

A dietician or nutritionist.

A physiotherapist.

A speech pathologist.

An occupational therapist.

A mental health professional.

A social worker.

Relevant specialists or physicians.

A pharmacist.

An exercise physiologist.

Specialized nursing staff.