Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Workshop description
A page within La Crosse Exercise and Health
May 4-8, 2025 CONTINUING EDUCATION
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
You will receive a broad, up-to-date overview of the theory and practice of Phase I (inpatient), Phase II (outpatient), and Phase III (maintenance) cardiac rehabilitation with an emphasis on exercise physiology, pathophysiology, administrative considerations, and patient education. We will take you through the process of setting up or updating a total cardiac rehabilitation program and give you hands-on laboratory experiences with exercise leadership and exercise prescription. This workshop provides ~25 CEUs.
COURSE CONTENT
On Sunday evening, we will kick off the workshop with some optional social activities and lectures. Workshop registration is on Monday at 8:00 a.m. with a complimentary breakfast. The workshop will end at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday afternoon.
ADMINISTRATION
- Hints For Starting a Program
- Reimbursement Guidelines
- Program Certification
- Performance Measures and Outcomes
PROGRAM MODELS AND OVERVIEW
- Phase I, II and III Cardiac Rehab Programs
- Hybrid Cardiac Rehab
- Pulmonary Rehab and Respiratory Services
- Intensive Cardiac Rehab
- Developing an Individualized Treatment Plan (ITP)
EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY
- Overview of Exercise Physiology
- Bioenergetics
- Normal and Abnormal Responses to Exercise
- Training Adaptations
- Medication Effects
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
- Basic Principles of Exercise Prescription
- Graded Exercise Testing
- Case Studies
- Medically Complex Patients (Diabetes, Transplants, PAD, HF)
- Resistance Training Guidelines
PATIENT SERVICES
- Motivational Interviewing
- Health Coaching
- Psychosocial Support
- Nutrition Services
- Smoking Cessation
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES
- Functional Fitness
- Chair weight training
- Chair Yoga
- Chair Pilates
- Stretching / warm-up guidelines
- A visit to the La Crosse Exercise and Health Program (a Phase III Maintenance Program held on the UWL campus)
- Panel discussion with previous cardiac rehab patients
