From Waitlists to Wellness - Streamlining Pulmonary Rehab for Faster, Smarter Access

Overview

• Describe challenges associated with providing Pulmonary Rehabilitation to complex patients in an outpatient setting 
• Apply strategies to scale clinical support to improve access to Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Examine clinical appropriateness for Pulmonary Rehabilitation and adjacent programs

Instructor Biography

Lauren Singh is a physiotherapist and former clinical lead of Alberta Health Services' Pulmonary Rehabilitation team in Calgary. She is the past chair of the Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals and currently serves as vice-chair of the Canadian Thoracic Society’s COPD Steering Committee. Lauren led the rapid transition of pulmonary rehabilitation to a virtual model at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and was the recipient of Physiotherapy Alberta’s Excellence in Innovation Award for spearheading a major redesign of pulmonary rehab services to improve access and efficiency.

With a strong clinical foundation and a passion for system-level change, she focuses on operationalizing care pathways that get patients the right care, sooner. Lauren is currently completing her MBA at Queen’s University to further advance her impact at the intersection of clinical care, leadership, and health system transformation.