This AACVPR virtual course is designed for multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working in the areas of exercise assessment, prescription, and application of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation participants. Specifically designed to enhance exercise science knowledge, skills, and abilities in the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation setting, the half-day live, virtual masterclass covers four key areas: foundational exercise science concepts, exercise assessment, exercise prescription/application, and special considerations. Check back for details about the 2025 program.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the AACVPR Exercise Prescription Masterclass, attendees will be able to perform the following:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the foundational principles of exercise science as they relate to cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, including cardiopulmonary physiology, exercise metabolism, and physiological responses to exercise in individuals with cardiopulmonary disease.
- Apply various exercise assessment techniques and protocols to evaluate the functional capacity of participants, interpret assessment results for exercise prescription development, and appropriately risk stratify participants.
- Design and modify exercise programs in cardiopulmonary rehabilitation settings based on individual patient data that includes functional capacity, risk stratification, and patient goals using evidence-based guidelines. Additional elements of frequency, intensity, time, and type will be utilized for exercise program modification.
- Identify and address special considerations encountered by cardiopulmonary rehabilitation participants (e.g., secondary diagnoses and conditions) and how to adjust exercise programming, including scope of practice and consulting other multidisciplinary healthcare team members as needed.
CE Credit
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The American College of Sports Medicine’s Continuing Professional Education Committee certifies that the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation’s (AACVPR) Exercise Prescription Masterclass (100025) meets the criteria for 4.0 official ACSM CECs from April 23, 2024 to April 23, 2025. The ACSM Education Provider approved course reflects the concepts of their respective organizations and does not necessarily represent the positions or policies of ACSM. |
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Dr. Ash Walker is an experienced leader in the field of kinesiology and higher education. For over 20 years his experiences include direct patient care as a clinical exercise physiologist, managing the delivery of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation programs, medical device sales, and educating emerging healthcare professionals. Ash earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the exercise sciences from UNCPembroke. He’s a graduate of the College of Graduate Health Studies at A.T. Still University where he earned a doctorate in health sciences. Additionally, Ash is a Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and certified Exercise is Medicine Credential III professional with the American College of Sports Medicine. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP). At UNCP, as teaches a variety of kinesiology and health science courses along with conducting a variety of health science research with colleagues. Ash is professional member of several organizations including the AACVPR, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA). He is also a fellow of the AACVPR and is currently serving on the AACVPR Board of Directors in the role of AACVPR Immediate Past President. Ash is also a past president of the North Carolina Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Association(NCCRA), where he served many years prior to serving on the national level. Ash has been an invited keynote presenter at many conferences across the country. Feedback from of his presentations include words like ‘energetic’, ‘passionate’, ‘fun’, and ‘pragmatic’, which are similar elements he emulates in the classroom. He has passion serving and advancing the exercise and health field through collaboration with students and fellow colleagues.