Short Courses
Short Course in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Course Leader - Associate Professor Sue Jenkins
Course Tutors - Nola Cecins
School of Physiotherapy, Curtin University of Technology and
Physiotherapy Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Perth, Western Australia
This popular course has been held in Perth in 1999, 2000 and 2001 with physiotherapists attending from within Australia and many overseas countries. In addition, Associate Professor Sue Jenkins has held pulmonary rehabilitation short courses in the ACT, Victoria, New Zealand and Singapore in recent years.
It is an intensive course with a high practical component aimed at physiotherapists with some experience in pulmonary rehabilitation or those wishing to set-up programs.
Course features
- Exercise testing - laboratory-based, field walking tests
- Patient assessment including quality of life assessments
- Exercise prescription, adherence and maintenance
- Selection of evidence-based outcome measures
- Marketing pulmonary rehabilitation programs
- Practical sessions on exercise testing
- Observation of an exercise class
- Respiratory muscle training
- Ambulatory oxygen therapy
Comments from Course Participants
- "Excellent course for anyone involved in running pulmonary rehabilitation. Lots of new ideas and skills to take back home to change/add to my PR program"
- "The course provided the tools to develop a program of a high standard and to justify the existence of programs to fund holders"
- "Good number in course (14) making it easy for interaction and sharing of ideas. Highly recommended, stimulating course"
- "Every speaker was outstanding in presentation. Putting theory into practice is unusual in a course and it has been a very effective learning tool"
- "It was good to hear Sue and Nola say: this is the evidence; this is what we find practical; this is what we do but it is open to change"
- "I feel that the course organisers are at the leading edge of pulmonary rehabilitation with their application of evidence-based practice along with their knowledge and involvement in current research. The course also provides a fantastic chance to share information with and from physiotherapists involved in this field. One can take away the best ideas and suggestions without reinventing the wheel"
- "Value for money. Overall the best/most useful course I have ever attended. Practically and on the whole scientifically based"
- "Information was practical, outcomes attainable. Great summary of latest literature and research. Aimed at just the right level. Knowledge of participants utilised to share with each other. Course would be useful to physiotherapists working in all types of hospitals and community settings. It was just GREAT"
Further Information
Places are strictly limited, and the 2006 course is already full. For more information and to reserve a place in a future course, please contact:
| Assoc. Prof. Sue Jenkins | S.Jenkins@curtin.edu.au |
| Address | School of Physiotherapy Curtin University of Technology GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia |
| Telephone | +61 8 9266 3639 |
| Fax | +61 8 9266 3699 |
| Cost | on application |