This is an educational module for those who play a role in providing exercise training for people with heart failure, or who are a part of a broader multidisciplinary team that provide these services.
Learning objectives
- By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish the key components of exercise programming for those with heart failure
- Identifying the safety precautions for exercising a person with heart failure
- Recognising the limitations for exercising people with heart failure
- Training content
The Heart Failure Training Modules include:
Part 1
- Definition of heart failure
- Basic heart anatomy
- Symptoms of heart failure
- Causes of heart failure
- Classifications of heart failure
Part 2
- Key steps for management of heart failure
- Exercise and heart failure
- Safety conditions
- Medication effects
- Case study
- Program design considerations