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An Innovative Education Program

An Innovative Education Program. Upper Plains Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association (UPCRA). UPCRA . UPCRA. UPCRA. Over 200,000 square miles – very rural area 73 cardiac/pulmonary rehab sites 20+ sites in surrounding states Affiliated with AACVPR since 1989 Currently 132 members

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An Innovative Education Program

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  1. An Innovative Education Program Upper Plains Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association(UPCRA)

  2. UPCRA

  3. UPCRA

  4. UPCRA • Over 200,000 square miles – very rural area • 73 cardiac/pulmonary rehab sites • 20+ sites in surrounding states • Affiliated with AACVPR since 1989 • Currently 132 members • 41 of whom are AACVPR members

  5. Organizational Goals Per our Bylaws: Dedicated to the improvement of clinical practice Enhancement of communication between professionals Promotion of scientific inquiry Advancement of education for benefit of healthcare professionals and the public

  6. A Need Identified When visiting Cardiac Rehabilitation programs across the region as a component of her new job, Kathleen Rausch, UPCRA member, noted that most of the smaller UPCRA programs: • Are one-man operations • Have had staff turnover • Personnel hold multiple hospital roles, ie, QA manager, DON, OB director, etc

  7. A Need Identified • New personnel at these facilities have had minimal training to their CR/PR position • Small hospitals unable or unwilling to finance education to attain this training

  8. Proposal • Kathleen Rausch wrote an application to AACVPR for a grant to meet this need. • Goal: provide accessible, inexpensive opportunities for education for Cardiopulmonary Rehab personnel in UPCRA region • Propose to offer 12 monthly teleconferences/videoconferences to all CR/PR professionals for a $25 fee • Fee is waived for any site with an UPCRA member

  9. Proposal AACVPR approved the grant application!

  10. Action Plan • Together with the UPCRA Education Committee, organize a schedule of meetings to present topics and issues relevant to current cardiopulmonary rehabilitation practice

  11. Budget • Printing of brochures -- $200 for typesetting. (Printing and paper supplied by UPCRA Education Committee) • Mailing Costs -- $100 • Quest: $.08/minute/line - $4.80 per hour per line. • Speaker honorarium • Active UPCRA leaders: gratis • AACVPR leaders: $100/session

  12. Marketing • Power points and handouts are available via UPCRA website and emailed in advance to all members

  13. Topics • Basic Exercise Physiology • Exercise Prescription and Progression • Guidelines for Exercising Coronary patients with Comorbidities • Phase III programming • Administrative Policies and Procedures • Patient Education 101 • Impact of Stress on Patients • Outcomes Measurement and Interpretation

  14. Programming Audio presentations are offered monthly – 3rd Thursday of the month 12-1pm CT. Participants dial access code to enter audio presentation. Arranged through phone company – Quest. Members can follow power point presentation on their PC’s or have a hard copy of presentation to follow.

  15. Participation • From our charges for teleconferences, estimate approximately 20 sites participate each month with anywhere from 1-5 attendees per site.

  16. Evaluation • November 1, 2007 survey emailed to all UPCRA members inquiring to their participation and evaluation of the program.

  17. What’s next • Based on results of evaluation, may consider continue • Frequency? • Cost? • Increase participation - ???? • Look at times/days presentations are offered. • Recording presentation for viewing at a more convenient time?

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