Evolving practice in the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation: where next?
DAY 2
Chaired by: Dr Samantha Kon (London) and Dr Enya Daynes (Leicester)
9:00am - Delivering effective PR with minimal equipment
Dr Claire Nolan (London)
9:30am - Adapting exercise prescription for clinically relevant co-morbidities
Professor Frits Franssen (Netherlands)
10:00am - New horizons in exercise training in patients with severe dyspnoea
Professor Ioannis Vogiatzis (Northumbria)
9:00 AM
90 MINUTE SESSION
Learning objectives
- To understand how pulmonary rehabilitation can be adapted where there is a lack of access to specialised gym equipment and increase accessibility.
- To review the evidence and provide practical recommendations for tailoring exercise interventions in individuals with COPD and relevant comorbidities.
- Reviewing the latest evidence and practical implications for the prescription of exercise in those with severe dyspnoea.
Speakers
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BIOGRAPHY
Ioannis Vogiatzis is an internationally recognised expert in pulmonary rehabilitation and clinical exercise physiology, with over 30 years’ experience. He has co-authored major European Respiratory Society (ERS) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) statements and co-chaired a global ATS/ERS policy statement on pulmonary rehabilitation delivery. He has contributed to WHO Pulmonary Rehabilitation advisory groups and held senior leadership roles within ERS, alongside contributions to the BTS Clinical Statement and Quality Standards for Pulmonary Rehabilitation. He has over 200 publications and more than 30,000 citations and serves as Associate Editor for leading journals. His research focuses on therapeutic exercise in respiratory disease, long COVID, and multimorbidity.
Professor Ioannis Vogiatzis