Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Short History of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Liana Pradan, MD, Respiratory Department, NE Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Stevenage ,UK
Chapter 2: Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Respiratory Diseases
Vishal Bansal, MD, PhD, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India.
Chapter 3: How to Establish a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program: The Basics
Liana Pradan, MD, Respiratory Department, NE Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Elaine Bevan-Smith, PhD, University of Gloucestershire, Gloucester, UK
Chapter 4: Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Lung Diseases Other than COPD
Vishal Bansal, MD, PhD, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India
Chapter 5: Telemedicine and Other Internet-Based Methods to Deliver Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Sebastian Pradan, B. Eng, Toronto, Canada
Liana Pradan, MD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, NE Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK,
Chapter 6: Chronic Lung Diseases and Comorbidities – Special Consideration in the Elderly Population
Mireille Norris, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, Sunnybrook HSC, University of Toronto, Canada
Chapter 7: Airways Clearance Therapy
Kenneth Wu, Department of Physical Therapy, St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Chapter 8: Incorporating Smoking Cessation Strategies into Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Sharon Jankey, PhD, West Park Healthcare Center, Toronto, Canada,
Michelle Check, Toronto, Canada
Chapter 9: Therapeutic Oxygen and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Florin Mihaltan, MD, PhD, “Carol Davila “University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest, “Marius Nasta” Pulmonology Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Ioana Munteanu, MD, PhD, “Marius Nasta” Pulmonology Institute, Bucharest, Romania
Chapter 10: Importance of Nutritional Assessment and Management in patients with COPD During a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Ivone Ferreira, MD, PhD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Chapter 11: Psychological, Social and Behavioral Considerations in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Sharon Jankey, PhD, West Park Healthcare Center, Toronto, Canada
Adina Petronela Tomuta, MD, Respiratory Department, King’s College University Hospital, London, UK
Chapter 12 Pharmacological Interventions in COPD
Zaneeta Nagji, Pharmacology Department, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital, London, UK
Chapter 13: End of Life Care and the Ethical Dimension of Caring for Patients with Chronic Lung Disease
Dr. Steve Abdool, PhD, Bioethical Department, St Michael’s Hospital, Centre for Clinical Ethics at University of Toronto, Canada
Liana Pradan, MD, Respiratory Department, E N Hertfordshire NHS Trust Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Chapter 14: Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the World of COVID-19 pandemic
Vishal Bansal, MD, PhD, V.P. Chest Institute, University of Delhi, India
Liana Pradan, MD, Respiratory Department, E N Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Stevenage, UK
Chapter 15. Going Forward: What Is in Store for the Future?
Annex
Index
