Guidelines for Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs, Fifth Edition With Web Resource, offers an evidence-based review in several areas based on the rapid expansion of high-quality scientific evidence since the last edition. To learn best practices for care and program development, readers will find contributions from expert pulmonary rehabilitation professionals in nursing, medicine, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, and exercise physiology. This text provides a scientific, practical framework to help aspiring and current practitioners do the following:

Understand the current requirements for accrediting pulmonary-based facilities
Design, implement, or update accredited pulmonary rehabilitation programs
Deliver optimal care to patients with symptomatic respiratory needs
Address program issues in exercise, outcomes, and management of pulmonary-based programs