Pulmonary Rehab in Practice: Assessment, Education, and Clinical Decision-Making | #5: Program Implementation, Compliance, and Sustainability (bundle)
Includes a Live Web Event on 05/20/2027 at 11:00 AM (CDT)
Presented by Debbie Koehl, MS, RRT-NPS, AE-C, FAARC, FAACVPR; and Karen Edwards, MS, RCEP, RRT, FAACVPR
No relevant disclosures.
1.00 AACVPR CEUs | 1.00 ANCC CEUs Pending | 1.00 AARC CEUs Pending
Topics Covered in this Webinar: Building your team and developing a program model that fits your team, Outcomes collection, Compliance, Starting a PR Program, Strategies for long-term program sustainability
Overall Course Description: This series delivers practical, PR-specific clinical education focused on real-world execution beyond the guidelines. Participants will build confidence in performing comprehensive pulmonary assessments, delivering effective patient instruction, and developing individualized treatment plans across a range of diagnoses. The program emphasizes navigating clinical “grey areas,” aligning assessments with competencies and outcomes, and adapting care for diverse patient populations. In addition to clinical skill building, the course addresses program-level considerations to support sustainable, high-quality pulmonary rehabilitation delivery.
Overall Learning Objectives:
- Assess pulmonary rehabilitation patients accurately
- Interpret PFTs and apply findings to patient qualification
- Educate patients on PR devices, oxygen use, and breathing techniques to support safe use, self-management, and improved clinical outcomes
- Individualize pulmonary rehabilitation across diagnoses and special populations
- Align assessment, competencies, treatment plans, and program practices to support high-quality, guideline-compliant PR delivery
Recordings will be made available within 10 business days following each webinar. There is a 90 day viewing window for the recordings.