UBC Postgraduate Program in Cardiology

Goals and Objectives, Cardiac Rehabilitation

July 1, 2013

Roles Objectives Strategies

Medical Expert/ • To understand the role of risk • Study appropriate references
Clinical Decision factors in the development of and/or do literature searches
Maker vascular disease to become familiar with the
• To understand the principles basic science and clinical
and practice of cardiac aspects of a wide variety of
rehabilitation cardiac conditions relevant to
• Learn to screen patients who cardiac rehabilitation.
are referred for cardiac • Attend the Cardiac
rehabilitation efficiently and Rehabilitation Intake Clinic.
effectively. • Take a history and perform a
• To gain knowledge and physical examination on all
understanding regarding the patients referred to the
risk stratification of patients Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic,
referred for cardiac including identification of
rehabilitation. cardiac risk factors,
• To develop knowledge and medications, allergies and
skills necessary to monitor past/other medical issues.
patients throughout their • Supervision of exercise stress
Cardiac Rehabilitation tests of patients entering the
Program. cardiac rehab program
• Learn the appropriate risk • Provide appropriate follow-up
stratification strategies for for patients while they work
patients with or at risk for through the Cardiac
cardiovascular disease. rehabilitation Program.
• To gain knowledge and • Reassess patients prior to
experience in 
 appropriately discharge from the Cardiac
treating patients with or at Rehabilitation Program,
risk for cardiovascular including a review of blood
disease. work, stress test etc. The
• Learn to safely and expertly discharge plan is then
apply non- pharmacologic discussed with the patient.
therapies to patients in a • Present cases encountered
Cardiac Rehabilitation during the Cardiac
Program. Rehabilitation Rotation at one
• To learn what resources are or more of the scheduled
available to manage patients Cardiology Training Program
with cardiovascular disease rounds.
following discharge from a •
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Program.
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Goals and Objectives, Cardiac Rehabilitation
July 1, 2013

Communicator • Acquire the knowledge and • Initiate contact with patients

skills required to inform and at the time of their initial
discuss the cardiovascular presentation and provide
diagnosis with the patient information regarding
and family. diagnosis and management
• To be able to discuss and plan.
inform the patient and family • Be available whenever
regarding the role of the possible to discuss the
Cardiac Rehabilitation patient’s clinical course with
Program in the patient the patient or the patient’s
management, including the family as appropriate.
roles of the individual • Keep complete and accurate
members of the Cardiac notes in the patient’s Cardiac
Rehabilitation Team. Rehabilitation Clinic File.
• To be able to inform and • Maintain verbal
discuss with the patient and communication when
family the goals of the appropriate with nursing staff
Cardiac Rehabilitation and other members of the
Program and the process by Health Care Team in the
which these goals will be Cardiac Rehabilitation
achieved. Program regarding the
• To maintain appropriate patient’s condition and
contact with the patient and management plan.
family throughout the cardiac • Contact Referring/Family
rehabilitation process and to Doctor directly when
keep the Health Care Team, appropriate to provide details
including the Family Doctor of the patient’s progress in
appropriately informed. the Cardiac Rehabilitation
Program and
discharge/follow-up plan.

Collaborator • Learn to work closely and • Respect the roles of all

cooperatively with other members of the Health Care
members of the Cardiac Team.
Rehabilitation Team, • Seek consultation from other
including the Family Doctor. members of the Health Care
Team when appropriate.
Manager • Learn to use the resources of • With supervision of the
the Cardiac Rehabilitation Attending Cardiologist in the
Facility appropriately. Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinic,
• Understand the cost allocate the resources of the
effectiveness of the various Cardiac Rehabilitation
management strategies used Program efficiently,
in the management of recognizing the limited
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Goals and Objectives, Cardiac Rehabilitation
July 1, 2013

cardiac rehabilitation resources available.

patients.
•
Health Advocate • Learn strategies to effectively • Initiate discussion or be
educate patients and their available for patients and
families regarding the patho- their families to discuss the
physiology of the patient’s patient’s illness with regards
illness and the importance of to pathophysiology and the
compliance and the potential importance of compliance to
for future risk. the prescribed regimen.

• Learn strategies to educate • Initiate or be available to

patients and their families discuss with patients and
regarding healthy cardiac their families regarding
behaviors. healthy cardiac behaviors as
appropriate.

Scholar • Enhance knowledge base • Establish and maintain

regarding a variety of cardiac reference resources including
conditions in the context of textbooks, journals and
cardiac rehabilitation. internet (e.g. Medline).

• Develop a strategy for • Establish and adhere to a

literature review/search for a study program as it relates to
wide variety of cardiac the care of a variety of
conditions with reference to cardiac conditions relevant to
cardiac rehabilitation issues. cardiac rehabilitation.

Professional • To deliver care of the highest • Maintain professional

quality with integrity, honesty relationships with all
and compassion. members of the Health Care
team.
• To learn the ethical, legal and
professional obligations in • When appropriate seek
the context of cardiac advice and assistance.
rehabilitation.
• Present and discuss case/s
at Cardiology Rounds with a
focus on the legal or ethical
aspects of the Case.