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Cardiac Rehab Survival 2005
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A SKILLS UPGRADE
A Comprehensive One Day Workshop
A new one-day seminar arming cardiac rehab professionals with the information and knowledge to not only survive but thrive. Cutting edge information on the practice of cardiac rehab, new risk factors, patient education strategies that actually work, business survival strategies and marketing – growing – your program.

HIGHLIGHTING…
• Positioning Cardiac Rehab as a disease prevention destination
• The old, the new and the evolving cardiac risk factors
• Exercise is medicine – here’s why.
• How Medicare and the OIG audits impact your practice
• The business side of Cardiac Rehab without needing an MBA
• Innovations in Cardiac Rehab – and how they can work for your clinic




Instructed By:
BILL PRIEST, BS, MS

PURPOSE & CONCEPT…
This one day workshop will address the changing practice and business aspects of Cardiac Rehab. As clinicians, we can no longer rely on good customer service alone for program survival. Health-care's increasing financial burden and Medicare's declining reimbursement have forever changed the environment in which we now practice.

The special needs of our client base are in constant flux due to the dramatic changes in our patient populations expanding age demographics. The growth of younger patients demands longer lifestyle management and older patients require greater assistance with the recovery process. This workshop will share current best practice research reinforcing a health care practitioners survival in an ever changing Cardiac Rehab environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND…
This workshop will benefit anyone involved with cardiac patients. It is designed to challenge the clinician to expand their existing practice simultaneously with creativity and business savvy.

Immediate benefit will occur for:
• Cardiac Rehab Instructors and Coordinators • Physical Therapists
• Exercise Physiologists   • Coronary Care Staff & Managers
• Nurses   • Occupational Therapists
• Respiratory Therapists   • In-service Directors
• Registered Dietitians      

BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES…
At the conclusion of this workshop the successful participant will be able to:
Identify the latest research regarding CAD risk factors.
Implement behavior change into clinical practice.
Increase and enhance program productivity and reimbursement.
Understand factors to position their program for future success.


WORKSHOP CURRICULUM…
PART 1. THE PRACTICE OF CARDIAC REHAB
• The Cardiac Rehab Triad
• The new – and not new –cardiovascular risk factors
• Emerging trends in risk factor identification
• Core competencies
PART 2. CARDIAC REHAB AS SECONDARY PREVENTION
• Helping patients change
• Can a patient be non-compliant?
• Redefining successful
• Case/care management
PART 3. THE BUSINESS OF CARDIAC REHAB
• Staffing and employee engagement
• Productivity – the bottom line
• Compliance with Medicare OIG audits
• Reimbursement
• Program marketing
PART 4. THE FUTURE OF CARDIAC REHAB
• Positioning yourself for success
• Positioning your program for success
• Examples of innovation in Cardiac Rehab


WORKSHOP FACULTY…
Meet Bill Priest BS, MS who holds a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and an undergraduate degree in Business Management and Corporate Wellness. He has over 15 years of experience in the health, fitness and rehabilitation industry. Bill is currently the Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation for large Midwestern healthcare system. In this role Bill is responsible for the clinical and administrative aspects of cardiac rehabilitation for two community hospitals and a university healthcare center. He is the past President and Reimbursement Chairman of the Minnesota Association for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. He also teaches a graduate level cardiac rehabilitation course to students at the University of Minnesota.

Bill has presented at various regional and national meetings of professional organizations including the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation and the American Collage of Sports Medicine. Bill has written articles for numerous fitness publications and has appeared on the QVC and ValueVision Home Shopping networks as a health and fitness expert.

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