Cardiac rehabilitation and its importance

Expert/s: Ann Kirkness

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In this episode:

  • Cardiac rehabilitation is a program that helps patients make healthy lifestyle changes
  • The program involves support, exercise, and education to help strengthen the heart, and is safe and comfortable for people of all ages and fitness levels
  • Health professionals are too occupied to address all the issues after such life changing cardiac events, they’d best recommend patients enrol in this currently under-utilised service and resource

 

 

 

Guest: Ann Kirkness, Clinical Nurse Consultant

 

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

 

Total time: 25 mins

 

 

 

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Last Updated: 24 Apr, 2023

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