Onslow Medical Specialists
Jacksonville, NC  
European Respiratory Society's Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Course  2012
12 pm - 2 pm
Introduction  - Dr R Gosselink
Evidence-based results of Pulmonary Rehabilitation program - Dr T Trooster

December 1, 2011
12 pm - 2 pm
Dyspnea concepts, assessment and treatment  -  Dr E O'Donnell

January 12, 2012
9 am - 6 pm
Indications and rationale   -  Dr M Decramer
Recent insights:  from bench to bedside  -  Dr MC Steiner
Rehabilitation:  a multidisciplinary team approach  -  Dr S Singh
Selecting patients in clinical practice  - Dr R Gosselink
Maintaining the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation  - Dr R Guell
Assessment of exercise tolerance  - Dr S Singh
Assessment of muscle function  - Dr AJ van Hul
Assessment of health related quality of life  -  Dr R Guell
Exercise trainings in harmony with factors limiting performance - Dr T Troosters
Resistance training  -  Dr MA Spruit
Inspiratory muscle training  -  Dr R Gosselink
Workshops:   Assessment of respiratory muscle strength
Assessment of functional exercise capacity
Assessment of skeletal muscle function

January 13, 2012
9 am - 6 pm
The place of oxygen supplements in rehabilitation    - Dr EM Clini
Pharmacotherapy as an adjunct to rehabilitation       - Dr MC Steiner
Nutritional interventions   =  Dr AMWJ Schols
Workshops:  Physical activity assessment and counselling
Occupational therapy
Self management interventions
Rehabilitation during critical illness (acute exacerbations and ICU)  - Dr EM Clini
Rehabilitation after thoracic surgery and non- COPD    -  Dr MA Spruit
Preparation of 2-3 case reports in small groups with faculty members
Presentation by participants and discussion of two case reports