Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Canada: A Report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly

Pat G Camp; Paul Hernandez; Jean Bourbeau; Ashley Kirkham; Richard Debigare; Michael K Stickland; Donna Goodridge; Darcy D Marciniuk; Jeremy D Road; Mohit Bhutani; Gail Dechman

doi:10.1155/2015/369851

Canadian Respiratory Journal (Jan 2015)

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Canada: A Report from the Canadian Thoracic Society COPD Clinical Assembly

Pat G Camp,
Paul Hernandez,
Jean Bourbeau,
Ashley Kirkham,
Richard Debigare,
Michael K Stickland,
Donna Goodridge,
Darcy D Marciniuk,
Jeremy D Road,
Mohit Bhutani,
Gail Dechman

Affiliations

Pat G Camp: Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Paul Hernandez: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Jean Bourbeau: Respiratory Epidemiology and Clinical Research Unit, Montreal Chest Institute, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
Ashley Kirkham: Centre for Heart Lung Innovation, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Richard Debigare: Department of Rehabilitation, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
Michael K Stickland: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Donna Goodridge: Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Darcy D Marciniuk: Division of Respirology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Jeremy D Road: Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mohit Bhutani: Pulmonary Division, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Gail Dechman: School of Physiotherapy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/369851
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 3
pp. 147 – 152

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a recommended intervention in the management of individuals with chronic lung disease. It is important to study the characteristics and capacity of programs in Canada to confirm best practices and identify future areas of program improvement and research.

Published in Canadian Respiratory Journal

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7503

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