Learning Objectives

Cardiac Rehabilitation: Research Today to Define the Guidelines for Tomorrow - Thomas P. Olson Ph.D., FACSM, FAHA; Kara Sweere, MA in Clinical Exercise Physiology, BSN, CEP, CCRP; Adam Shultz, MS, ACSM-CEP

  1. Summarize the importance of facilitating research in the cardiac rehabilitation setting. 
  2. Identify practical strategies for implementing research in cardiac rehabilitation.
  3. Describe methodologies to identify data resources. 

Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women with Heart Disease - Wen-Chih Wu, MD

  1. Discuss the potential barriers to attend Cardiac Rehab in women.
  2. Evaluate the outcomes of Cardiac Rehabilitation in women.

How to Develop Staff Competencies that are Fun and Effective - Teresa Eber Lee, EdD, RCEP, CCEP, CCRP, ACE-HC

  1. Describe the importance of assessing employee competencies.
  2. Identify elements of effective competencies for CR and PR.
  3. Create competencies that align with departmental goals. 

The Role of Mental Health and Illness in Cardiac Rehabilitation - Laura Suarez Pardo, MD

  1. Identify areas of psychological distress/mental illness that have been identified in patients with cardiovascular disease. 
  2. Recognize how cardiac rehabilitation plays a key role in the detection and management of psychosocial distress/mental illness.

The Cardiac Rehab Landscape of Minnesota - Utilizing Public Health Surveillance Data to Understand Cardiac Rehabilitation Utilization - Sara Johnson MS, RD, LD; James Peacock PhD, MPH; Emily Styles MPH

  1. Utilize date available on the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Cardiac Rehab (CR) dashboard to understand CR utilization in various regions across Minnesota.
  2. Recognize the value public health data and resources can bring to CR program initiatives.

Update on Lung Transplant for End-Stage Lung Disease - Anupam Kumar MD, FCCP; Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at the University of Minnesota Medical Center 

 

  1. Understand evolving indications and contraindications for lung transplant.
  2. Understand perioperative care in lung transplant.
  3. Understand post-transplant outcomes and challenges. 

Practical Approaches to Nutrition and Cardiopulmonary Diseases - Julie Meyer RDN, LD

  1. Provide a review of weight loss medications and side effects.
  2. Provide sound nutrition advice for cardiopulmonary patients. 

Avoiding Denial: Tips and Tricks to AACVPR Certification - Kara Sweere, MA in Clinical Exercise Physiology, BSN, CEP, CCRP

  1. Identify requirements and resources for certification.
  2. Identify common denials for certification and how to avoid.

Z-Scores and Pulmonary Function Testing – Guy Deutschman, RRT, AE-C, RPFT, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RRT-SDS

  1. Understand using Z-scores to interpret PFT results.
  2. Understand how to recognize good quality spirometry

Sleep - Erin Golden MD Regional Sleep Disorders Center Department of Neurology, Hennepin Health Care/ Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Minnesota

 

  1. To review the physiology under normal sleep, especially with regard to the cardiopulmonary system.
  2. To outline common sleep disorders and their diagnosis and management.

Echocardiographic Evaluation of Dyspnea – David Fine, MD

  1. Recognize the importance of echo in assessing heart failure.
  2. Understand the utility of echo in evaluation of pulmonary disease.