Dr. Randal J. Thomas

And that's why it's continued until today that cardiac rehabilitation is really looked at as a center of secondary prevention, so to speak, or recovery after an event for individuals with heart disease?

And that's why it's continued until today that cardiac rehabilitation is really looked at as a center of secondary prevention, so to speak, or recovery after an event for individuals with heart disease?

So cardiac rehabilitation, as I mentioned, currently is a program to implement therapies of known benefit that help people recover after a cardiac event and do better, live longer, feel better, et cetera. And so the goals are really to help individuals with heart conditions to attain optimal levels of treatment, and recovery and health. So that's in a nutshell, those are the goals.

So cardiac rehabilitation, as I mentioned, currently is a program to implement therapies of known benefit that help people recover after a cardiac event and do better, live longer, feel better, et cetera. And so the goals are really to help individuals with heart conditions to attain optimal levels of treatment, and recovery and health. So that's in a nutshell, those are the goals.

So cholesterol control, blood pressure control, diabetes control, smoking cessation, exercising, eating healthy foods, keeping trim, all those things that we know can be a benefit. So it's a systematic approach to implement those strategies in individuals with heart conditions.

So cholesterol control, blood pressure control, diabetes control, smoking cessation, exercising, eating healthy foods, keeping trim, all those things that we know can be a benefit. So it's a systematic approach to implement those strategies in individuals with heart conditions.

Well, that is a great question, and it's not for lack of trying. But it's probably just a matter of the old adage for marketing, seven times, seven different ways. I think we need to just keep at it and be more effective in what we're doing.

Well, that is a great question, and it's not for lack of trying. But it's probably just a matter of the old adage for marketing, seven times, seven different ways. I think we need to just keep at it and be more effective in what we're doing.

To tell you the truth, so when I started my career in training, when my interest in cardiac rehabilitation really caught fire, it was back in the 1980s with John Kentwell down in Atlanta. At that time, it was not even on anybody's radar, really. It was essentially unknown except for by a few people who had an interest in that area.

To tell you the truth, so when I started my career in training, when my interest in cardiac rehabilitation really caught fire, it was back in the 1980s with John Kentwell down in Atlanta. At that time, it was not even on anybody's radar, really. It was essentially unknown except for by a few people who had an interest in that area.

And then you fast forward to today, and now the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and other national organizations and international organizations are all in. I mean, they see the importance, see the benefits. They're pushing for it. We're working with congressional leaders to improve

And then you fast forward to today, and now the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and other national organizations and international organizations are all in. I mean, they see the importance, see the benefits. They're pushing for it. We're working with congressional leaders to improve

coverage and and the reach of cardiac rehabilitation but the marketing and the messaging still is not as effective as it could be generally people will hear about it after they've had an event or after a family member's had an event and somebody visits them in the hospital and says hey you should go to cardiac rehabilitation you'll do better you'll feel better you'll live longer and that's what people usually hear about it there are there are messaging campaigns that are going on

coverage and and the reach of cardiac rehabilitation but the marketing and the messaging still is not as effective as it could be generally people will hear about it after they've had an event or after a family member's had an event and somebody visits them in the hospital and says hey you should go to cardiac rehabilitation you'll do better you'll feel better you'll live longer and that's what people usually hear about it there are there are messaging campaigns that are going on

for the organizations that I mentioned, but we can always do better in getting the reach further into all of our communities. And we'll come back and we'll talk a little bit about utilization of rehabilitation, particularly in certain population, because that's a extremely important topic. Okay.

for the organizations that I mentioned, but we can always do better in getting the reach further into all of our communities. And we'll come back and we'll talk a little bit about utilization of rehabilitation, particularly in certain population, because that's a extremely important topic. Okay.

Yeah, absolutely. And so as part of the requirements of critical rehabilitation programs, they are to not only make assessments periodically during the patient's program, they do that at least every 30 days. It's a three-month program. But they also communicate that information to the referring provider or providers. In addition, as things come up, you know, intolerance to medications,

Yeah, absolutely. And so as part of the requirements of critical rehabilitation programs, they are to not only make assessments periodically during the patient's program, they do that at least every 30 days. It's a three-month program. But they also communicate that information to the referring provider or providers. In addition, as things come up, you know, intolerance to medications,

new symptoms, those are communicated directly back to the provider. So the cardiac rehabilitation professionals really are disease managers, and they're care coordinators in many ways, a really key part to what they do. One of the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, one of many,

new symptoms, those are communicated directly back to the provider. So the cardiac rehabilitation professionals really are disease managers, and they're care coordinators in many ways, a really key part to what they do. One of the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, one of many,