Delivering Evidence-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Practice

NIPC are delighted to announce that we are now accepting registrations for the ‘Delivering Evidence-based Cardiac Rehabilitation in Practice’ online course. This specially designed education and training programme aims to equip health care practitioners with the core knowledge, skills and competences to deliver measurably effective evidence-based rehabilitation services in practice.

This course comprises of an initial online zoom based introductory session followed by completion of a detailed 3 month online component. The online journey involves completing 7 modules in total; engaging in a range of interactive tasks. Following successful completion of a post course online assessment, participants are awarded NIPC certification and CPD points.

Delivered by leading academics and clinical specialists from the fields of cardiology, nursing, dietetics, physiotherapy, psychology and occupational therapy.

Cost: €120 for NIPC Alliance Members, €150 for non-members
Duration: 3 months
Induction Session: Wednesday, 25th Jan 2023 from 18.00-20.00 IST.

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Modules Include:

Module 1: Evidence and Practice

Includes:

  • Contempory evidence for cardiac rehabiliation and its implication in Ireland
  • Approaches tht most effectively increase programme uptake

Module 2: How to Assess and Evalute Outcomes

Includes:

  • The role of the multidisciplinary team in assessment and evaluation of health outcomes
  • Tools used to assess health behaviour change status
  • Measures and tools used to assess lifestyle related risk factors

Module 3: Health Behaviour Change in Practice

Includes:

  • Why health behaviour change underpins successful cardiac rehabilitation
  • The basic principles and main methods for supporting health behaviour change

Module 4: Lifestyle Based Management

Includes:

  • The role of tobacco exposure and the nature of tobacco dependence
  • The fundamentals of nutrition
  • The physiological changes with exercise training and the implications for the cardiac patient
  • Practical resources for signposting patients

Module 5: Addressing Psychological Health Effectively

Includes:

  • Most common psychological factors related to heart disease
  • The role of cardiac rehabiliation practitioners in addressing sexual health
  • Key skills required to deliver these interventions

Module 6: Medical Management of BP, Lipids and Glucose

Includes:

  • The management of hypertension, dyslipidaemia and diabetes
  • An Evidence base for the use of cardioprotective drug therapies in clinical practice
  • The importance of promoting patient compliance with prescibed preventive medications

Module 7: Models of Cardiac Rehabilitation

Includes:

  • Key considerations when offering alternative methods of cardiac rehabilitation 
  • The evidence base for centre- versus home-based cardiac rehabilitation
  • The evidence for internet-based cardiac rehabilitation

Course Assessment

One Hour

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