Module Vascular Diseases DAS/CAS
In patients with peripheral arterial disease, supervised exercise training is essential and reimbursed by insurances. In Switzerland, there are several rehabilitation centers recognized by the SSA. The Universities of Bern offers a module on vascular diseases as part of the DAS and CAS «Exercise and Sports Therapy for Internal Diseases» for therapists working in these training centers. The University of Lausanne offers a module on vascular rehabilitation for patients with PAD for sport specialists and physiotherapists working with PAD patients in rehabilitation centers.
Vascular Rehabilitation Centers
In patients with peripheral arterial disease, exercise training significantly improves walking capacity and function and is a recognized first-line treatment recommended in all major national and international guidelines. Since 2013, this therapy is covered by Swiss health insurances. Specific requirements apply to the rehabilitation programs officially recognized by the SSA. Medical direction of the program and the team is assured by a specialist in angiology. Exercise specialists are recommended to complete the Vascular Diseases module as part of the DAS and CAS «Exercise and Sports Therapy for Internal Diseases» in Bern or the module on vascular rehabilitation for PAD patients in Lausanne both recognized by the SSA. PAD rehabilitation at the SSA is under the professional direction of Prof. Daniel Staub. Certification or re-certification of rehabilitation centers is based on the criteria established in the profile of requirements by the SSA.
- Requirements PAD Rehabilitation Center
- Overview rehabilitation programs
- Certification / Re-Certification
- KLV extract for PAD rehabilitation
- Registration PAD Long-Term Group
Module Vascular Diseases DAS/CAS
The module Vascular Diseases is part of the DAS and CAS «Exercise and Sports Therapy in Internal Diseases» of the medical and philosophical-humanistic faculty of the University of Bern as well as part of the CAS «Exercise and Sports Therapy in Cardiac, Vascular and Diabetes Diseases» of the medical faculty of the University of Bern.
The module is designed for physiotherapists, gymnastics & sports teachers, sports teachers or professionals with licentiate or bachelor in sports and movement sciences. To apply, participants must have a valid BLS card (Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation), completion of the methodology and didactics module, and two 2-hour job observations in a PAD rehabilitation center prior to the start of the module. After passing the course, participants receive the PAD therapist diploma (3.5 ECTS).