29/01/2026
The Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Physiotherapy successfully organized a two-day workshop on 23 & 24 January 2025, aimed at enhancing competency in cardiopulmonary instrumentation through intensive hands-on training in breath and heart metric assessment, exercise testing, functional capacity evaluation, and ICU monitoring. The workshop was inaugurated by Dr. Dhanasekar, Professor, Department of Respiratory Medicine, SRIHER. The academic programme featured a blend of didactic lectures and extensive practical sessions focusing on ICU monitoring, exercise testing and prescription for cardiopulmonary dysfunction, body composition analysis, metabolic assessment tools, and functional capacity evaluations. Dr. P. G. Magesh Kumar, HOD, Department of Geriatrics Physiotherapy, Meenakshi College of Physiotherapy, served as the Guest Speaker. Internal expert sessions were delivered by Dr. T. Senthil Kumar, Head, Department of Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy; Mrs. Sridevi S, Associate Professor; Mrs. R. Yogeshwari, Assistant Professor; and Mr. Ajith Kumar P, Ms. Swetha, and Ms. Sweathanathan, Lecturers in Physiotherapy. Participants gained hands-on proficiency in functional and exercise capacity assessments, diabetic evaluation, and evidence-based exercise prescription. The training reinforced the importance of early risk identification for frailty, falls, and cardiopulmonary dysfunction, contributing to improved patient assessment and rehabilitation outcomes
