Advances in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Jean Jobin, PhD, was a professor of medicine at Laval University in Quebec and director of the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Research Laboratory at the Institut de cardiologie et de pneumologie de l'Universite Laval at Laval Hospital. Dr. Jobin was a certified program director of the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Certification for Exercise Specialists in French at Laval University; he was a fellow of the ACSM and of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, a member of the Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. He was president of the scientific committee of the First Quebec International Symposium on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in May 1999. Jean Jobin passed away in 2009. Francois Maltais, MD, is a respirologist at the Pneumology Center at Laval Hospital in Quebec. He is adjunct professor of medicine at Laval University and director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at Laval Hospital. A member of the Quebec, Canadian, and American Thoracic Societies, Dr. Maltais is certified in internal medicine and in pulmonary medicine. He has been awarded numerous research grants from private and public foundations including the Medical Research Council of Canada (MRC) to investigate such topics as peripheral muscle dysfunction, strength training, and exercise training in COPD among many others. Dr. Maltais enjoys mountain biking and downhill skiing. He lives with his wife and children in L'Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec. Pierre LeBlanc, MD, is clinical professor in the department of medicine at Laval University, where he is in charge of teaching respiratory physiology. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society and the Canadian Thoracic Society. Dr. LeBlanc has published highly significant and often quoted research concerning mechanisms of breathlessness during exercise in cardiorespiratory patients. Dr. LeBlanc is an avid cyclist and enjoys cross-country skiing. From 1975 to 1976, he was a member of the Canadian track and field team. He, his wife, and children live in Cap-Rouge, Quebec. Clermont Simard, PhD, is professor of Physical Education and Special Populations at Laval University. He founded the International Federation for Adapted Physical Activity in 1976, for which he was specially honored by Spain's University of Lleida in 1999. Dr. Simard is a fellow of the ACSM and was president of the First Quebec International Symposium on Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in May 1999. His many years of research have focused on adapting physical activity to populations with special needs, the impact of disuse on muscular metabolism and function, the aging process and physical activity as they affect quality of life, and on means of helping older adults live more autonomous lives. Dr. Simard and his wife make their home in St.-Nicolas, Quebec.

Historical review of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and implications for the future; cardiovascular rehabilitation - a concept in search of its identity; current pharmacological therapy for congestive heart failure; pharmacological treatment of COPD - update and future directions; selection of best candidates for cardiopulmonary rehabilitation in the third millennium; evaluation of cardiac patients with standard exercise testing - prognostic scores and predictive equations; can women benefit from cardiac rehabilitation? peripheral muscle limitations to exercise in chronic heart failure patients - implications for rehabilitation; peripheral muscle dysfunction in patients with COPD; treatment of skeletal muscle dysfunction within anabolic hormone supplementation in patients with COPD; putting the risk of exercise in perspective - implications for primary and secondary prevention; interactions between exercise training and LV remodelling in patients with LV dysfunction and CHF; effects of cold, wind, and hot - temperature on patients with cardiovascular diseases; exercise rehabilitation of COPD patients on oxygen; stress and coronary artery disease - should stress management be taken into consideration in the rehabilitation of coronary patients; effects of illness and adversity on quality of life; economic evaluation of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation; health-status measurement instruments in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; measurements of quality of life in cardiac rehabilitation.