Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease:

#1 - Basics of Cardiac Rehab

I. Who is the Cardiac Rehab patient?

A.Eligibility
B.Phases I, II and III (Phase IV)
C.Patient evaluation: needs, goals and outcomes

1.Joint Commission perspective
2.AACVPR/ACC/AHA

III.Medical Nutrition Therapy

A.Phase I
B.Phases II & III

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify patients eligible for rehab.
2. Identify benefits of rehab.
3. Identify desired outcomes using NCEP, AACVPR/ACC/AHA performance measures.

#2 - American Dietetic Association’s Nutrition Care Process for Providing Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)

I. Applying ADA’s Nutrition Care Process to the Cardiac Rehab Setting

A. Nutrition Assessment
B. Nutrition Diagnosis
C. Nutrition Intervention
D. Nutrition Monitoring and Evaluation Participation of Team Members

II. Participation of Team Members

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify tools and resources for all steps of the Nutrition Care Process.
   Describe the role of other team members in all steps of the process.

#3 - Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) – Heart Healthy Diets

I. Heart Healthy Diets: What are the standards?

A. NCEP
B. AHA
C. DASH

II. What research evidence supports these recommendations?

III. What tools and resources are available for use with patients?

IV. What role do other team members play in education?

V. Less common diets and program/practitioner philosophies.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify evidence for benefits of various diets in achievement of treatment goals.
2. Identify resources to help patients adopt desired eating plans.
3. Specify the role of less traditional diets in a cardiac rehab setting.
   

#4 - Special Populations in Cardiac Rehab

I. Special Aspects of Multidisciplinary Care for:

A. Women
B. Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
C. Stroke patients
D. Patients with renal disease
E. Medical conditions not related to CVD
F. Orthorexia/restrained eating

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify common co-morbidities in cardiac rehab patients.
2. Identify evidence-based guidelines for specialized treatment.
3. Describe the collaborative role of team members in care of these conditions.
   

#5 - Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes and Diabetes Prevention

I. Identification of Metabolic Syndrome.

II. Diabetes Prevention as a Goal in Cardiac Rehab.

A. Identifying those at risk.
B. Multidisciplinary support of prevention.

III. The Patient with Diabetes: Multidisciplinary care for increased CV risk.

A. Newly diagnosed
B. Existing

IV. Treatment goals/guidelines and supporting evidence.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify increased CV risks for those with diabetes.
2. Identify evidence-based guidelines for treatment.
3. Describe aspects of multidisciplinary care in the cardiac rehab setting.

#6 - Future Directions and Challenges in Cardiac Rehab

I. Medicare

II. Joint Commission standards

III. AACVPR/ACC/AHA performance measures

IV. Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act

V. Phase IV Rehab

VI. Outcomes Research

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

1. Identify current trends that influence cardiac rehab programs.
2. Become aware of AACVPR certification.
3. Identify opportunities to participate in outcomes research.

Accreditation Information

Certified Diabetes Educators – Academy Medical Systems' approved Provider Status with the ANCC (nurses) and the CDR (dietitians) is recognized by the National Certification Board of Diabetes Educators (NCBDE).

Nurses – Academy Medical Systems is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Illinois Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 9.0 contact hours will be rewarded to nursing professionals at the completion of this workshop.

Academy medical Systems is also a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14413, for 9.0 hours. And we are also a provider approved by the Florida Board of Nursing, provider #50-19, for 9.0 hours.

Iowa Nurses - The Iowa Board of Nurses will recognize the recorded webinars as a home study program. They recognize our ANCC approved provider status as well as our CA and Fl Board of Nursing provider approval for home study products for nurses in Iowa.

All other states recognize our approved provider status listed in the above text for continuing education credit for nurses.

Dietitians - Academy Medical Systems is a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Accredited Provider with the Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR). Registered dietitians (RDs) and dietetic technicians, registered (DTRs) will receive 9.0 continuing professional education units (CPEUs) for completion of this program/material.

Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapist will receive 9, continuing education hours for completion this program and a test score of 70% or better. AMS is an approved provider for the AOTA , provider # 5470.

Exercise Physiologist – ACSM recognizes AMS’s approved provider status with the ANCC and will honor our continuing education for Certified Exercise Physiologist recertification purposes.

Certified Athletic Trainers – Academy Medical Systems is recognized by the Board of Certification (BOC) to offer continuing education for certified athletic trainers. 9 hours will be awarded at the completion of this program.

Physical Therapists - PTs in the following states will receive 9 contact hours for completion of all 6 webinars: AK, CO, CT, HI, IA, ID, IN, KS (Cat 2), MA, ME, MI, MN (Cat 2), MT, NE, NM, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, UT, VA (Type 2), VT, VI, WA, WY.

Because each state’s continuing education requirements for physical therapists is subject to change, please verify this information with your state board. Thank you.

Respiratory Therapists - This course meets the requirements for continuing education for Respiratory Care Professionals in AL, CA, CT, DE, FL, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MA, MN, MS, MT, NE, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, WA, WV, WY.

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