This course is designed to provide students
with the necessary knowledge, skills and competencies to organise,
manage and deliver a Cardiac Rehabilitation program within a Hospital
&Community setting. The course is based on the WHO guidelines
for Cardiac Rehabilitation, which promotes evidence-based practice
of medicine for individuals who have had a cardiac event or stand
a high risk for Heart disease; this forms a firm foundation for
both primary and secondary prevention of Cardiac diseases. This
new field offers professionals a new approach and a career.
Scope of the Course
- Participants will be able to understand the disease process and the implications.
- They have the opportunity of a learning experience from an experienced team who are involved directly in both hospital and community based Cardiac rehabilitation.
- Able to understand the implications of coronary heart disease and exercise promotion.
- Able to understand personal counselling as well as group counselling.
- Will be able to understand secondary preventive care to provide an effective cardiac rehabilitation programme for patients from diverse range cardiac problems.
- Negotiate and communicate with medical professionals regarding cardiac patients to ensure a quality cardiac rehabilitation plan.
- Will be able to develop this concept in any hospital.
Course Content
- Is based on guidelines provided by ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) Basic cardiology (Heart and Circulatory system, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart failure, Valvular Heart diseases, Interventional Cardiology, Surgical procedures)
- Chest Physiology & Physiotherapy
- Sports medicine in rehabilitation
- Cardiac nutrition
- Cardiac rehabilitation phase I
- Cardiac rehabilitation phase II
- Risk factor modification
- Aspects of counselling
- MBBS Graduates & General Practitioners (other Medical specialities)
- Physiotherapists / Physiotherapy Interns, Graduates in Life sciences.
- Interns, Psychologists, Nutritionists & Nursing graduates.
Duration & Contact program
- Six month Distance Education
- 1-week contact program conducted in association with the most experienced experts from Sports Medicine, Cardiothoracic surgery, Cardiology Physiotherapy and Physical Medicine, Psychology and Nutrition.
