Cardiac Rehab Ph.IV

The Course Includes all of the Following:

Written test of knowledge base regarding cardiac diseases, including corrections after resume

Heart diseases in children

Medication, Heart Surgery

Basics of nutrition and diets in the treatment and prevention of cardiac disease

Basics of exercise therapy in the context of cardiac rehab

Co-morbidity and other problems linked to CHD: age, diabetes, infarction and arrhythmia

Diagnostic Basics, Assessment of the patient

Refresher on relevant aspects of exercise therapy in the context of CHD

Guidelines of various organisations for cardiac rehab phase IV of CHD and/or other cardiac diseases

Literature review on different intervention studies/summary of results

Therapy structure and planning of specific elements – physiological and didactic principles

Theory of valvular heart disease

Nordic walking

Theoretical, background of resistance training

Vibration Training

Refresher CHF, Dietary relevant aspects of CHF

Guidelines regarding the phase IV rehab of CHF, Summary of intervention studies

The use of strength training in the exercise therapy of CHF

Theory of valvular heart disease, Guidelines for phase IV rehab of valvular heart diseases

Psycho-social aspects, motivation (Prochaska-Model/motivational stages), Compliance

Potential risks in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation,

First aid/emergency actions and equipment requirements

Lifestyle changes, Daily life transfer and/or general recommendations


Interactive Sessions, Including:

Get to know Games

Monitoring Exercise

The Warm Up

The Nordic Walk

Circuit Training

Course Assessments

Attendance during all sections of the Course, on all five days, is compulsory.
The knowledge and skills attained on the Course will be assessed in the following manner
(all sections must be passed in order for the qualification to be awarded):

a. PRE-COURSE READING - Multi-choice Examination on day 1.

b. MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM - Written end of course multiple choice exam.

c. CASE STUDY - To be completed and submitted no later than 10 weeks after the course has
concluded and the completion of (b). Your Lecturer will advise the date.

d. PHASE III VIEWING - Following the 5 day course you will need to attend five x 2 hour sessions
viewing Cardiac Rehab Phase III over a maximum of six weeks.

e. VIVA - A verbal assessment based on the submitted case study, this will be conducted by telephone.