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The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit is an on-line resource for health professionals working in pulmonary rehabiliation.  It provides evidence-based information on current best practice for the practical management of patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. 

Developed jointly by The Australian Lung Foundation and the Australian Physiotherapy Association, the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit is a resource for health practitioners to establish pulmonary rehabiliation programs in metropolitan, regional and rural settings throughout Australia. 

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs are suitable for people who have underlying chronic lung disease and who are limited by dyspnoea (sensation of breathlessness).  The information and practical resources in the toolkit address the primary aims of pulmonary rehabilitation, which are to reduce the disability and handicap of people with chronic lung diseases and to restore patients to the highest possible level of independent functioning.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Toolkit 

A summary card and checklist (www.lungnet.com.au/download_pdf/ToolkitChecklist.pdf) highlights the key features and minimum requirements of a pulmonary rehabilitation program.