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The Future of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular CME
English - June 22, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 21.2 MBEducation Health & Fitness Medicine Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Future of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Guest: Randal J. Thomas, M.D. (@DrRandalThomas)
Host: Stephen L. Kopecky, M.D. (@DrSteveKopecky)
Cardiac rehabilitation is a Class 1 recommendation for a number of cardiovascular conditions. The benefits are many — and evidence is mounting that supports improved short- and long-term outcomes for patients, whether they participate in center-based or home-based cardiac rehabilitation programs.
Joining us today to discuss the current benefits and challenges of cardiovascular rehabilitation is Randal J. Thomas, M.D., director of the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Specific topics discussed:
Benefits and challenges of cardiac rehabilitation program participation
Systematic approaches that improve participation rates
Provider and patient education required
Emerging solutions including personalized, home-based programs
Connect with Mayo Clinic's Cardiovascular Continuing Medical Education online at https://cveducation.mayo.edu or on Twitter @MayoClinicCV.
No CME credit offered for this episode.
Podcast transcript can be found here.