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Cardiac Rehabilitation for AEPs with the Emphasis on Exercise – Part Two

This is part of a two-part series. 
Cardiac Rehabilitation for AEPs Virtual Workshop – Part One – Saturday, 8 July 2023
Cardiac Rehabilitation for AEPs Virtual Workshop – Part Two – Saturday, 15 July 2023

This two-part workshop is designed to provide AEPs with a snapshot on the main components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), based on recent authoritative guidelines, which in turn are informed by high quality research, and illustrated by many of Steve’s deidentified case studies across a very broad range of target pathologies for CR. Included will be primary and secondary aims of CR, challenges and opportunities for accessing CR, modes of delivery of CR, detailed coverage of the main pathologies where patients can benefit from CR, the importance of individualising both assessments and programming, pre-screening, simple and inexpensive technologies for CR, and many other elements.

Whilst the main PowerPoint presentation is very detailed (rich in content), much of this will be just for reference for participants following the workshop. Steve will try to focus on the key elements that are needed in delivering high quality, evidence-based CR programs.

The main pathologies (and guidance as to how to manage both risks and benefits of exercise) include ischaemic heart disease (IHD), chronic heart failure (CHF), hypertension, valve disease, cardiac arrhythmias and life-threatening conduction defects, cardiomyopathies, and peripheral arterial disease. CR following cardiological interventions such as valve replacements / repairs (e.g., AVR TAVI), percutaneous cardiac interventions (PCI; e.g., stents), and implantable devices including pacemakers (PPM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

Steve has made almost 100 YouTube videos on topics related to CR and a table of contents including the YouTube links will be provided to delegates.

Throughout the workshop, Steve will focus on empowering delegates to begin to “connect the dots” between what often looks like an overwhelmingly complex range of medical services for a given condition, and the AEP’s exercise services. He will try to break down the complexities into bite sized bits that an AEP can use. He will try to connect the following for each major presentation of cardiovascular condtions: (i) pathology; (ii) pathophysiology; (iii) signs and symptoms; (iii) diagnostic techniques that importantly include some techniques that an AEP can easily perform with some education; (iv) main medical treatments and interventions, with the foci on first line medications; (iv) implantable devices such as permanent pacemakers (PPM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD); (v) AEPs to assess an individual’s risk of exercise participation across a range of exercise modes, intensities and volumes; and to empower AEPs to be able to provide safe and effective services for clients based on sound monitoring, sign and symptom vigilance and clinical reasoning.

Part two will cover simple target pathologies and clinical presentations for cardiac rehabilitation services.

Presented by Professor Steve Selig, PhD, AES, AEP, ESSAF

This is part of a two-part series. 
Cardiac Rehabilitation for AEPs Virtual Workshop – Part One – Saturday, 8 July 2023
Cardiac Rehabilitation for AEPs Virtual Workshop – Part Two – Saturday, 15 July 2023This two-part workshop is designed to provide AEPs with a snapshot on the main components of cardiac rehabilitation (CR), based on recent authoritative guidelines, which in turn are informed by high quality research, and illustrated by many of Steve’s deidentified case studies across a very broad range of target pathologies for CR. Included will be primary and secondary aims of CR, challenges and opportunities for accessing CR, modes of delivery of CR, detailed coverage of the main pathologies where patients can benefit from CR, the importance of individualising both assessments and programming, pre-screening, simple and inexpensive technologies for CR, and many other elements.

Whilst the main PowerPoint presentation is very detailed (rich in content), much of this will be just for reference for participants following the workshop. Steve will try to focus on the key elements that are needed in delivering high quality, evidence-based CR programs.

The main pathologies (and guidance as to how to manage both risks and benefits of exercise) include ischaemic heart disease (IHD), chronic heart failure (CHF), hypertension, valve disease, cardiac arrhythmias and life-threatening conduction defects, cardiomyopathies, and peripheral arterial disease. CR following cardiological interventions such as valve replacements / repairs (e.g., AVR TAVI), percutaneous cardiac interventions (PCI; e.g., stents), and implantable devices including pacemakers (PPM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD).

Steve has made almost 100 YouTube videos on topics related to CR and a table of contents including the YouTube links will be provided to delegates.

Throughout the workshop, Steve will focus on empowering delegates to begin to “connect the dots” between what often looks like an overwhelmingly complex range of medical services for a given condition, and the AEP’s exercise services. He will try to break down the complexities into bite sized bits that an AEP can use. He will try to connect the following for each major presentation of cardiovascular condtions: (i) pathology; (ii) pathophysiology; (iii) signs and symptoms; (iii) diagnostic techniques that importantly include some techniques that an AEP can easily perform with some education; (iv) main medical treatments and interventions, with the foci on first line medications; (iv) implantable devices such as permanent pacemakers (PPM) and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD); (v) AEPs to assess an individual’s risk of exercise participation across a range of exercise modes, intensities and volumes; and to empower AEPs to be able to provide safe and effective services for clients based on sound monitoring, sign and symptom vigilance and clinical reasoning.

Part one will cover simple technologies that AEPs can access in cardiac rehabilitation, aims, opportunities and challenges with access to cardiac rehabilitation and individualising cardiac rehabilitation programs.

Presented by Professor Steve Selig, PhD, AES, AEP, ESSAF

Examining Exercise Behaviour Change Webinar: Motivating the unmotivated 

Exercise is widely acknowledged as a vital aspect of general health for people of all ages as well as part of the treatment for many diseases; acute and chronic, injury rehabilitation, mental health, ageing and disability. Yet, with 55% of all Australian adults not meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines it can be challenging to optimise the therapeutic benefit of exercise when clients themselves aren’t ready to engage in exercise. This webinar aims to examine the stages of behaviour change and how it can influence a client’s exercise adherence. As well as explore the skills, such as motivational interviewing, needed to support a client to progress through the stages of change. 

Presented by Alice Hyslop BPhty/BExSci AEP ESSAM

Sport Integrity for High Performance Managers Webinar

This is part of a two-part series for High Performance Managers.
Sport Integrity for High Performance Managers Webinar – Wednesday, 5 July 2023
Practical Ethics for High Performance Managers Webinar – Wednesday, 19 July 2023

Sport integrity is a broad concept that can refer to personal characteristics (e.g., honesty, accountability), contest fairness (e.g., level playing field), professionalism (e.g., scientific rigour and evidence, interprofessional collaboration), as well as to the management of specific sport governance issues and problems (e.g., doping, illicit drugs, match manipulation, discrimination). At the same time, sport integrity is often interpreted and applied as a concept requiring procedures to ensure compliance with legislation and professional codes of conduct.

The aim of this webinar is to flesh out the notion of integrity in the context of high-performance sport management. This will involve examining four concepts of sport integrity (personal, contest, practice and organisational) and exploring their practical use and value for decision making and problem solving.

Practical cases and examples will be used throughout, and Q&A opportunities will be made available during and at the end of the session. Participants will be asked to complete a pre-webinar workbook (Sport Integrity for High Performance Managers), which will form the basis of discussion and revision during the webinar.

Presented by Dennis Hemphill

Scoliosis and Exercise in Adolescents: What Exercise Physiologists Need to Know Webinar

This course caters to Exercise Physiologists who may see Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) clients or patients as part of their practice.

It seeks to:
1. Improve their understanding of AIS,
2. Improve their understanding of the development and progression of AIS and why it is important to identify it as early as possible,
3. Address frequently asked questions about physical activity and sport in regard to managing AIS, and
4. Address several rehabilitation options and pathways. 

Presented by Rosemary Marchese