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2012 Cardiac Rehabilitation Week
Cardiac Rehabilitation:
Experience a Change of Heart
February 12 - 18, 2012
Celebrate Cardiac Rehabilitation Week with your entire team! Look for discounts on featured cardiovascular-related webcasts in the AACVPR Education Center in February! This is a great opportunity to recognize your team for their contributions to the field by sharing valuble educational resources.
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Need Ideas and Inspiration for celebrating National Cardiac Rehabilitation Week? Check out these stories:
OP Cardiac Rehab Certified Program
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Phase 2 and 3
Each year the Bryn Mawr Hospital Cardiac Rehab Program opens the mile-long indoor hospital walking trail for employees to encourage them to start walking. They have activities for patients and AACVPR give-aways for team members, and encourage an overall celebratory environment throughout the week.
Click on the image above to view the video produced by Penrose - St. Francis Health Services in Colorado Springs, CO, to see patients share how cardiac rehabilitation is helping them achieve a better quality of life and take control of their own health. Whether in a university hospital setting, like the one in this video, or in a small community program, people who participate in cardiac rehabilitation learn how to return to a healthy lifestyle, including engaging in safe, regular exercise and modifying their cardiovascular risk factors.
To view program ideas, click here for a Sample Media Kit.
2012 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week
Pulmonary Rehabilitation:
Adding Inspiration to Your Life
March 11 - 17, 2012
Celebrate Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week with your entire team! Look for discounts on featured pulmonary-related webcasts in the AACVPR Education Center in March! This is a great opportunity to recognize your team for their contributions to the field by sharing valuble educational resources.
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Need ideas and inspiration for celebrating National Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week?
There is a lot to be excited about in the world of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. In additional to national Medicare coverage for Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) for patients with moderate to very severe COPD, we have an excellent Pulmonary Rehabilitation video appropriate for novice and advanced PR clinicians as well as patients. Take Control of Your COPD: Guidelines for Better Living offers extensive demonstrations and instruction of many critical elements of Pulmonary Rehabilitation. Consider offering this to your patients who can not attend traditional PR classes or need an ‘update’.
To view program ideas, click here for a Sample Media Kit.
Looking for ideas? See what these hospitals did to celebrate past CR & PR Rehabilitation 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 held an Open House featuring free screenings, door prizes, educational information, and refreshments!
- Corpus Christi Chest Clinic in Corpus Christi, TX provided a series of Educational & Awareness sessions throughout the week focused on:
- Nutrition and Exercise
- Proper use of Oxygen & Techniques
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Smoking Cessation
- "Pulmonary Friday" (includes free screening spirometry after prequalification, educational information and refreshments)
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!