AACVPR understands new healthcare challenges are leading to budget and staff constraints for our members’ programs. It is with these constraints in mind that we’ve created this time- and cost-effective educational course bundle. The Staff Competencies for Core Components is a comprehensive series that provides vital information on core components in cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation delivered from our experts. This series will provide five (5) modules of pulmonary rehabilitation staff-ready competencies:

• Psychosocial Management presented by Joel W. Hughes, PhD, FAACVPR
  Recorded in 2022, this course will review and update the information related to Pulmonary/Cardiac Core Competencies for staff to best manage the patient in the rehabilitation setting.
  
  
• Patient Assessment presented by Jill Fox, RN-BC, BSN, FAACVPR
  Recorded in 2022, this course will take the cardiovascular and/or pulmonary rehab professional through the steps of a comprehensive patient assessment. The Core Competencies for patient assessment are emphasized and case studies are utilized as examples of the process.
  
  
• Pulmonary Exercise Training presented by Erik Ostrowski, MS, MHA, RCEP, CCRP
  Recorded in 2022, this course will review the most recent clinical guidelines and recommendations for exercise testing and prescription for patients with a chronic lung disease, including the frequency, intensity, time, type, volume, and progression variables. Additionally, safety considerations and disease-specific modifications will be addressed.
  

• Pulmonary Medications presented by Karen Edwards, MS, RCEP, RRT, FAACVPR
  Recorded in 2022, this course will provide an overview of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed by pulmonary rehab professionals to successfully complete the PR Medications Module portion of the Staff Competencies for Core Components.

• Tobacco Cessation presented by Laura Lucchesi, MS, BSN, CTTS
  Recorded in 2023, this course will provide the most up to date information on tobacco treatment efficacy and best practices, as well as how to implement them into a clinical setting. Main areas of focus include cessation pharmacotherapy, motivational interviewing strategies, e-cigarette use, and an overview of how to incorporate tobacco treatment into the cardiac and pulmonary rehab setting.
  
  

Access license is active for 12 months from date of purchase. The CE certificate for the course will be issued upon completion of the full bundle. Handouts and PDF knowledge assessments are included within each module as handouts for download. 

For more information regarding Program Certification and Additional CEU Requests, please visit the AACVPR website.