Background
The University of Ottawa obstructive lung disease and pulmonary rehabilitation Fellowship is a one-year program designed to provide advanced training in the medical management of patients with severe obstructive lung disease, as well as the managerial skills required to head a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
You will gain experience in a large and diverse program working with faculty with expertise in medical education, clinical research, palliative respiratory care, and multidisciplinary respiratory community outreach. You will be expected to participate in scholarly activity in the form of research or quality improvement projects, while developing clinical expertise in the care and management of these patients.
Training will take place within the Division of Respirology at the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa in a tertiary care hospital that serves a population of approximately 1 million.
Aim of the program
The program will foster clinical knowledge and research in the field of OLD, introduce the important concept of quality assurance and teach the roles and obligations of a medical director of a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Benefits
The program is expected to raise the level of knowledge in the management of patients with severe OLD and increase awareness of concepts related to the care of these patients as well as in the medical responsibilities of a pulmonary rehabilitation program.
Specific activities
The fellow will spend 6 months working with Dr. Sandoz at The TOH Rehabilitation Centre to master the medical responsibilities necessary to run a pulmonary rehabilitation program- this will involve supervision of inpatients and outpatients who are being referred to and enrolled in the pulmonary rehabilitation program. The fellow will also interpret cardio-pulmonary exercise tests at the rehab centre and will attend outpatient clinics in pulmonary rehabilitation. The fellow will attend 1-2 weekly outpatient obstructive lung disease clinic sessions with Dr. Aaron, and the fellow will complete a two-month (or longer if desired) research elective with Dr. Aaron.
Application details:
- Prerequisite(s): Certification in Respirology
- Estimated % clinical workload: 75%
- Number of positions annually: 1
- Duration: 1 Year
- Start date: July 1st
- Application deadline: August 31st
- Fellowship Directors: Dr. Shawn Aaron ([email protected]) and Dr. Jacqueline Sandoz ([email protected])
- Contact: Crystal Lameira ([email protected])