title: Clinical competency guidelines for pulmonary rehabilitation professionals: position statement of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation.
abstract: The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) recognizes that interdisciplinary health care professionals providing pulmonary rehabilitation services need to have certain core competencies. This statement updates the previous clinical competency guidelines for pulmonary rehabilitation professionals, and it complements the AACVPR's Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs. These competencies provide a common core of 13 professional and clinical competencies inclusive of multiple academic and clinical disciplines. The core competencies include patient assessment and management; dyspnea assessment and management; oxygen assessment, management, and titration; collaborative self-management; adherence; medication and therapeutics; non-chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases; exercise testing; exercise training; psychosocial management; tobacco cessation; emergency responses for patient and program personnel; and universal standard precautions.
authors.affiliation: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital and University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Collins); Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (Drs Bauldoff and Emery); Allegheny Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Carlin), Duke University, Durham, North Carolina (Dr Crouch); Seton Medical Center, Daly City, California (Ms Garvey); John Muir Health, Concord, California (Ms Hilling); University of California at San Diego, California (Ms. Limberg); St. Francis Hospital Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut (Dr ZuWallack); and Providence VA Medical Center and Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (Dr Nici).
authors.forename: Eileen G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Gerene
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bauldoff
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Carlin
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Crouch
authors.forename: Charles F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garvey
authors.forename: Lana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hilling
authors.forename: Trina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Limberg
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: ZuWallack
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nici
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States