Delivering pulmonary rehabilitation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Thoracic Society position statement
Gail Dechman, Raymond Aceron, Marla Beauchamp, Mohit Bhutani, Jean Bourbeau, Dina Brooks, Roger Goldstein, Donna Goodridge, Paul Hernandez, Tania Janaudis‐Ferreira, Didier Saey, Darcy D. Marciniuk, Sharla-Rae Olsen, Erika Penz, C.J. Ryerson, Joshua Wald, Jason Weatherald, Michael K. Stickland
Abstract
This position statement aims to provide guidance for resumption of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services during the post-peak phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (ie, period of low community prevalence...
Topics & Concepts
Position statementCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PandemicRehabilitationStatement (logic)Position (finance)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMedicinePulmonary rehabilitationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Physical therapyPolitical scienceFamily medicineVirologyBusinessInternal medicineLawFinanceOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchRespiratory Support and MechanismsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19