(ARCHIVED) Exercise is Medicine: Practical Examples to Help Get Your Patients Moving!
Join Adrian Hutber, PhD, American College of Sports Medicine's Vice President, Exercise is Medicine™ and Jane Nelson Worel MSN, APRN-BC, APNP, FAHA, FPCNA, board member of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association for this lively presentation on the evidence supporting the health benefits of physical activity and the role of health professionals in Exercise is Medicine (EIM). Exercise is Medicine is a new global initiative started by the American College of Sports Medicine and supported in partnership with the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). Dr. Hutber will provide an overview of the EIM program and Ms. Nelson Worel will discuss prescribing exercise to patients, using a case study format to illustrate the many resources found in the EIM Toolkit for Nurses, available at www.exerciseismedicine.org.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 
At the conclusion of this program, attendees will be able to:
  1. Explain the impact of physical activity in terms of:
    - Disease prevention
    - Reduction in mortality rates (especially DM and cancer)
    - Positive effects in older adults and children
    - Exercise as a clinical intervention for disease
    - Beneficial effect of muscle strength on health outcomes
  2. Describe the key components of a beneficial exercise program and how to prescribe exercise in a clinical setting using resources found in the EIM toolkit.
  3. Explain how to incorporate physical activity as a vital sign and utilize this information to enhance patient care.
  4. Implement a health promotion model into their practice that includes routine encouragement toward an active lifestyle.

AUDIENCE: 
Nurses, nurse practitioners, and other healthcare providers interested in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. 

NOTE:
  • Original Live Presentation October 28, 2010
  • Reviewed by PCNA CE committee January 2014

Seminar Information
Seminar Date:
April 28, 2010
Exercise is Medicine: Practical Examples to Help Get Your Patients Moving!

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:
The faculty members have declared no commercial relationships related to the content of this presentation.


Speaker Information
Adrian Hutber, PhD   [ view bio ]
Jane Nelson Worel, MSN, APRN-BC, APNP   [ view bio ]
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PARTICIPATION IN THE ACTIVITY AND RECEIPT OF CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT:
View the course materials; complete the post-test (you can take the post-test more than once if needed to achieve a passing score of 75%) and online evaluation form at the end of the activity, and print your CE certificate.


ACCREDITOR:

This educational activity is provided by the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA). PCNA is approved as a provider of nurse practitioner continuing education (CE) programs by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), provider number 030602. 

 

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