PATIENT INFORMATION
A program of exercise and education for people with lung disease
PLACE: White Clay Medical Center, Suite 102, 550 Stanton Christiana Rd, Newark, DE 19713
Medical Director: HUMMAYUN ISMAIL, MD, MBA, FACP, FCCP, DABSM
CONTACT PHONE : 1-302-633-9033
TIMES: 1 PM to 5PM M-F
LENGTH OF PROGRAM: 4 weeks and onwards
WHO PARTICIPATES?
Any person with lung disease who has difficulty breathing and who finds
that day to day activities are getting harder. Patients with Oxygen are
encouraged to attend.
AIM OF THE PROGRAM:
-To increase your strength and the distance you can walk.
-To increase your quality of life.
-To increase your confidence and ability to cope.
-To keep you out of the hospital.
FIRST VISIT WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANT:
-Questionnaire for eligibility of exercise
-Pulmonary Stress test and distance determination
-Introduction to the program
-Rehab Manual
-Enlistment and Cost analysis
SECOND VISIT WITH DOCTOR IN 1 WEEK:
-Exercise Prescription
-Go over Manual
-Questions and Answer session
-Pre-Exercise Spirometry
START EXERCISE PROGRAM:
-one hour a day five days a week
THIRD VISIT WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANT IN 1 WEEK:
-Monitor Progress
-MDI Education and check all Respiratory meds use
-Smoking Cessation education if needed
-More Educational Material upon request
FORTH VISIT WITH THE DOCTOR IN 1 WEEK:
-Medical Evaluation
-Question and Answer with Encouragement session
-Chest PT perform and teaching
-Coping with Shortness of breath techniques
ONE ON ONE WITH FITNESS TRIANER WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF INITIATION.
VISIT WITH DOCTOR IN 2 WEEKS:
-Spirometry post program
-Pulmonary Stress Test and distance determination
-Satisfaction Survey
-Graduation course Certification.
GRADUATION AND CONTINUATION.
HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOUR TIME AT THE REHAB.