Who can participate in Lungs in Action classes?

Clients who have completed pulmonary  or heart failure rehabilitation within the last 12 months and who have not had any hospitalizations are eligible and can be referred directly into the Lungs in Action class by general practitioners and pulmonary and/or heart failure rehabilitation coordinators and/or physiotherapists. Lungs in Action is part of the continuum of care and referring clinicians will have the opportunity to observe their clients during class and follow up on their progress.

For clients who have completed pulmonary or heart failure rehabilitation within the last 12months and who have had a hospitalization:

(a) If the hospitalization was not related to COPD or their heart failure, they can request a referral from their GP.  The GP must read the Lungs in Action Eligibility Criteria Form  and then sign the GP Referral Form giving them medical clearance to participate in Lungs in Action.

(b) If the hospitalization was due to COPD or heart failure related illness, the client must see their Pulmonary Rehabilitation or Heart Failure Physiotherapist for an assessment.  If their six minute walk test result is below that of their Pre-Pulmonary Rehabilitation six minute walk test result, the physiotherapist or exercise physiologist may decide that the client needs to repeat some or all of the pulmonary rehabilitation before referring to Lungs in Action.  If medical clearance is required the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Physiotherapist will organise this. The heart failure physiotherapist or exercise physiologist will determine if the client is stable enough to return to Lungs in Action. 

If a client has exceeded 12 months since completing Pulmonary or Heart Failure Rehabilitation and they have been participating in regular weekly supervised exercise maintenance classes they can be referred into Lungs in Action by their GP using the GP Referral Form

If a client has exceeded 12months since completing Pulmonary or Heart Failure Rehabilitation and they have NOT been exercising OR they have had a hospitalization due to a COPD related or heart failure related illness, they will be required to return to their original pulmonary or heart failure rehabilitation physiotherapist or their respiratory or heart failure specialist for assessment to confirm that they are fit to participate in Lungs in Action.  If their six minute walk test is below their Pre- Pulmonary Rehabilitation six minute walk test result the physiotherapist or exercise physiologist might decide they need to complete some or all the pulmonary rehabilitation program prior to referral into Lungs in Action.  Similarly, if the heart failure rehabilitation physiotherapist or exercise physiologist deems the client unstable they may need to complete some or all the heart failure rehabilitation program prior to referral into Lungs in Action.

Where a person has not completed Pulmonary Rehabilitation or Heart Failure Rehabilitation, GPs are encouraged to refer their patient into their local Rehabilitation program (To find out if there is a Pulmonary Rehabilitation program in your area, click here. All Lungs in Action participants require a Referral Form to be filled out prior to attending. There is the Standard Referral Form and a GP Specific Referral Form.

Where is my nearest Lungs in Action class?

If you have completed Pulmonary or Heart Failure Rehabilitation or would like more information regarding your local Lungs in Action class, you can contact one of the Lungs in Action instructors below.

Lungs in Action classes are available in the following locations:

QLD

Gold Coast- Coombabah: (Supported by Gold Coast City Council)

Gold Coast - Labrador: (Supported by Gold Coast City Council)

Gold Coast -Nerang: (Supported by Gold Coast City Council)

Gold Coast - Palm Beach: (Supported by Gold Coast City Council)

Gold Coast - Coolangatta:

Gold Coast – Burleigh Heads:

Gold Coast: Varsity Lakes 

(The Australian Lung Foundation would like to thank the Gold Coast City Council's Active and Healthy program for providing the Marj Shipman Community Hall and Labrador Community Hub for Lungs in Action classes and for providing financial assistance to the Nerang PCYC.)

Cairns:

(The Australian Lung Foundation would like to thank Ross McKeown and Rydges Esplanade Lifestyle, Health and Fitness Centre for providing access to their facilities in Cairns

Brisbane -Redcliffe:

Brisbane – Bowen Hills

Brisbane – Coochiemudlo Island 

Brisbane – Victoria Point

Brisbane – Stradbroke Island

Brisbane – Lota

Brisbane - Grange 

2012  Brisbane programs coming in the following locations: Brendale, Clayfield, Logan, Cashmere, Greenslopes, Ashgrove, Kelvin Grove

Toowoomba: 2012

Sunshine Coast:

Gympie:

Hervey Bay:

Bundaberg: 

Mackay: 

NSW

Port Macquarie:

Central Coast (Wyong): Nov 2011

Grafton

Yamba:

Sydney - Castle Hill:

Sydney - Lilyfield:

Sydney - Waverley:

Sydney – Northern Beaches/Warriewood

Sydney – Hornsby (Healthy Lifestyles Lungs in Action)

Medowie –2012

Instructor: Alison Dickson

Deniliquin – 2012

VICTORIA

Melbourne - Caulfield/Malvern

Launching Place - 2012

Peninsula - Rosebud:

Peninsula - Mornington:

Peninsula - Frankston

Peninsula - Frankston

Geelong:

ACT

Canberra:

TAS

Launceston: end 2011

Further information

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