Cardiac Rehabilitation During the COVID-19 Era: Guidance on Implementing Virtual Care.
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Canada
Cardiac Rehabilitation
/ methods
Cardiovascular Diseases
/ epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections
/ epidemiology
Humans
Infection Control
/ organization & administration
Models, Organizational
Organizational Innovation
Pandemics
/ prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral
/ epidemiology
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
Telerehabilitation
/ methods
Journal
The Canadian journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1916-7075
Titre abrégé: Can J Cardiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8510280
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2020
08 2020
Historique:
received:
21
05
2020
revised:
07
06
2020
accepted:
08
06
2020
pubmed:
20
6
2020
medline:
26
8
2020
entrez:
20
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Cardiac rehabilitation programs across Canada have suspended in-person services as a result of large-scale physical distancing recommendations designed to flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve. Virtual cardiac rehabilitation (VCR) offers an alternate mechanism of care delivery, capable of providing similar patient outcomes and safety profiles compared with centre-based programs. To minimize care gaps, all centres should consider developing and implementing a VCR program. The process of this rapid implementation, however, can be daunting. Centres should initially focus on the collation, utilization, and repurposing of existing resources, equipment, and technology. Once established, programs should then focus on ensuring that quality indicators are met and care processes are protocolized. This should be followed by the development of sustainable VCR solutions to account for care gaps that existed before COVID-19, and to improve cardiac rehabilitation delivery, moving forward. This article reviews the potential challenges and obstacles of this process and aims to provide pragmatic guidance to aid clinicians and administrators during this challenging time.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32553606
pii: S0828-282X(20)30534-1
doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.06.006
pmc: PMC7293761
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Practice Guideline
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1317-1321Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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