Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs by AACVPR

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Synopsis

Developed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Third Edition, is completely revised to help practitioners appreciate the theoretical base and understand the essential components of pulmonary rehabilitation. These updated guidelines feature program management procedures that will help physicians, clinical program directors, and specialists enhance their programs and assist their patients in establishing specific goals.

Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Third Edition, provides a scientific, practical framework to help practitioners do the following:

-Understand the current requirements for accrediting pulmonary-based facilities

-Design, implement, or update accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programs

-Deliver optimal care to persons with symptomatic respiratory needs

-Address program issues in exercise, outcomes, and management of pulmonary-based programs

This third edition includes significant revision to the chapters on exercise assessment and training, patient outcome and assessment, and program management. It also contains new appendixes, including a comprehensive set of practical forms, guidelines, questionnaires, and assessment tools.

Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Third Edition, presents information in a user-friendly format for ease in applying the guidelines to patients. As such, this text is a must for AACVPR members, clinical program directors, and other pulmonary and subpulmonary specialists who are intent on building and maintaining accredited pulmonary care programs and providing the best care fortheir patients.

Annotation

This book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Steven K. Hamick, BIS, RRT, AE-C (William Beaumont Hospitals)
Description:In its third edition, this book continues to be a highly informative authority detailing all aspects of pulmonary rehabilitation and program management. It updates the 1998 edition.
Purpose:The book is written to provide a scientific and practical framework regarding optimal delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation to people with symptomatic pulmonary disease. It also offers pulmonary rehabilitation practitioners understanding of the theory of pulmonary rehabilitation and insight to the AACVPR program's guidelines and credentialing process. This revision meets these objectives.
Audience:Although written primarily for healthcare professionals, the book proves to be valuable for respiratory therapy and medical students as well. The Writing Committee of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) who jointly authored this revision are experts in their respective fields of expertise.
Features:This latest edition addresses the essential components of pulmonary rehabilitation, including patient assessment and selection criteria, patient education and training, exercise, psychosocial interventions, patient outcomes and prevention. The book also stresses the importance of early screening and detection for lung disease and the need to tailor rehabilitation services to each patient's particular needs. Use of two color graphics plus black-and-white pictures reinforce the information. The appendixes supply examples of forms, questionnaires, assessments, pulmonary rehab programs and a pulmonary rehab facility, plusguidelines for clinical competency and the Six-Minute Walk test. The exhaustive list of resources (nearly 600) are combined in the back of the book for reader investigation.
Assessment:This book is outstanding. Not only does it provide the essentials to create or update a pulmonary rehabilitation program, it also provides the tools necessary for pulmonary rehabilitation practitioners. In addition, the guidelines would be a valuable reference in any pulmonary rehabilitation policy and procedure manual.

Biography

The American Association of American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) and practice of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation. AACVPR's mission is improving the quality of life for patients and their families by reducing morbidity, mortality, and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research, and aggressive disease management.