Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) - Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program provides a multi-disciplinary focus on education and self-management for clients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic lung disease.

The following services may be offered in a group format, either in-person or virtually. For virtual sessions, a computer or mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) with video and audio capabilities is required and the patient must be physically in Alberta.

1) Pulmonary Rehabilitation:

• supervised, targeted exercise and education sessions in a group format for clients with chronic lung disease (confirmed by pulmonary function test)
• group exercise sessions two times a week for 8 weeks, which include aerobic and strengthening exercises
• multi-disciplinary disease-specific education sessions on the self-management of lung disease in a virtual group format. Topics include exercise safety, medications, energy conservation, relaxation techniques, oxygen therapy, nutrition and other strategies for living with chronic lung disease

2) Airway Clearance Techniques

• Diagnosis of bronchiectasis or moderate to severe chronic lung disease requiring airway clearance only
• Education on self-management techniques. (We do not provide manual assisted cough, percussions / vibrations or suctioning)