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Home-Based Prescribed Pulmonary Exercise in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Published on: August 24, 2019
Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Improvement with Movement
Anita Rajagopal1, Richard Casaburi2
1Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky.
Abstract:
This article serves as a CME- available, enduring material summary of the following COPD9USA presentations: - "Lessons Learned from Pulmonary Education Program and On Track with COPD Ongoing Health Management." Presenter: Scott Cerreta, BS, RRT - "Cultivating Memorial Funds for Pulmonary Rehabilitation" Presenter: Valerie McLeod, RRT - "Strategies for Success: Maintenance Program Best Practices" Presenter: David Vines, MHS, RRT - "Strategies for Success-Maximizing Participation and Completion Rates," Presenter: Trina M. Limberg, BS, RRT.
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