Cardiac Rehab Week: February 14 - 20, 2010
Pulmonary Rehab Week: March 14 - 20, 2010
AACVPR Sample Media Kit 2010
Schedule of Events:
February AACVPR Teleconference: TBA
March AACVPR Teleconference: TBA
If you wish to purchase merchandise and apparel to help celebrate Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Weeks‚ visit Jim Coleman’s web site at www.JimColemanLtd.com/aacvpr
Does your hospital participate in any special events for Cardiac and/or Pulmonary Rehab Weeks? Email us at aacvpr@aacvpr.org to have your hospital's event highlighted here and help other facilities create activities of their own!
Looking for ideas? See what these hospitals did to celebrate 2009 Rehab Weeks!
- Ogden Regional Medical Center in Ogden, UT provided a series of activities for both their patients and hospital community.
- Kicked off the week with heart-shaped fleece pillows for all Phase I and Phase II patients made by The Utah Down Syndrome Foundation.
- Provided complimentary oranges with a sign, "ORANGE you glad to be here?", mid-week to all patients.
- Involved the entire hospital with a 12-question quiz, "What do you know about Cardiac Rehab?". Quizzes were submitted for a raffle and various prizes were given out to the winners.
- RiverView Health in Crookston, MN will be holding an Open House on March 20, 2009 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM. There will be free screenings, door prizes, educational information, and refreshments!
- Corpus Chrisit Chest Clinic in Corpus Chrisit, TX will be providing a series of Educational & Awareness sessions throughout the week:
- Nutrition and Exercise
- Proper use of Oxygen & Techniques
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Smoking Cessation
- "Pulmonary Friday" ("Pulmonary Friday" includes free screening spirometry after prequalification, educational information and refreshments)