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Only $19 for the short course (1.5 CEs)

Exercise Testing & Rx for the Patient with Respiratory Disease

A Continuing Education course for healthcare professionals

 
Register Now 1.5 Content Hours $19

Who Should Be Interested:
Respiratory Therapists, Nurses, Exercise Specialists, OTs, PTs, and all clinicians working with pulmonary rehab patients.
Course Accreditation Information

Presenters:
Janie Knipper, APN, MA
Kim Eppen, PT, PhD

Topics:

I. Limitations of exercise intolerance in people with respiratory disease

II. Rationale for exercise testing

III. Types of exercise tests appropriate for people with respiratory disease, and information gleaned from each type of test

IV. Choosing the most appropriate exercise test

V. Definition of overload and specificity as they relate to exercise training

VI. Prescribing frequency, intensity and duration of exercise for people with chronic respiratory disease

VII. Examples of exercise RXs derived from data obtained from an exercise test.

Behavioral/Learning Objectives:

  1. Describe the importance of exercise testing as a pre-pulmonary rehabilitation screening tool for patients with lung disease.
  2. Identify exercise limitations related to respiratory disease.
  3. Explain the utility of graded exercise testing versus the Six Minute Walk Test.
  4. Describe the principles of overload and specificity in exercise training.
  5. List the essential components of exercise prescription.
  6. Describe exercise prescription for the person with chronic lung disease.
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Accreditation Information

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.  This course is an intermediate education level.

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.

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.

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

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.

We are an approved provider to offer continuing competency courses to CA PTs, approval date 4/5/10.

The following state boards recognize other state’s approval: AL, AZ, GA (Class 1), KY, MO, MS, OK (Cat 2), TN (Cat 1), WI.

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


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