Cardiac Rehabilitation

Attending a Cardiac Rehabilitation program following a cardiac event has been shown to improve your chances of living a longer and happier life.

The program targets the individual needs of the person to increase their knowledge, motivation, and ability to better self-manage their overall health. Attending cardiac rehabilitation can also help significantly reduce cardiac risk factors through adopting positive lifestyle behaviours, better understanding the importance of taking heart medications and reducing the stress of living with a heart condition.

You will initially receive a phone call from a Cardiac Rehab Clinical Nurse who will complete a phone assessment and then together decide on the best plan for you (gym program, home exercise program or telehealth support).

The Cardiac Rehab program will offer you the opportunity to receive vital cardiac rehab education. This may be obtained in two different ways:

1. Fast Track face-to-face education - These half day courses run approximately every 4-6 weeks from 8:00am to 12:30pm at Helensvale and Robina.
Due to limited seating, you must register and confirm your attendance.

2. Bi Weekly Education – Topics cover a wide range of informal subjects. Opportunity for interactive questions and answers, and to expand on any topic related to your ongoing cardiac health. These sessions are every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:40 to 10:20am. 

Once you are assessed by the Clinical Nurse and Physiotherapists/Exercise Physiologist, you may be invited to attend the gym program.

The gym program consists of two days per week for six weeks every Tuesday and Thursday with 3 different time schedules 6:45am, 8:30am and 10:30am. Each gym session runs approximately one hour and is supervised by cardiac experienced Clinical Nurses and Physiotherapists/Exercise Physiologist. You are allocated a case manager who supports you throughout the program.

Each gym session is tailored to your individual needs and progressed at your level with aerobic and resistance exercises. The sessions are designed to give you support and confidence to improve your exercise tolerance and heart health.

After a cardiac ordeal, you may find yourself experiencing difficult emotions and moods. This may also happen if you had long term stressors before your cardiac episode.

Our psychologist or social worker is here to support you and appointments can be arranged through your nurse or by calling 1300 668 936.

Please take the time to view these educational resources recommended by our doctors.