The advance care planning in respiratory rehabilitation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients

In spite of the limited training in palliative care and sometimes the imprecise therapeutic education, physiotherapists appear to play an important role in addressing end-of-life issues during respiratory rehabilitation. However, physiotherapists are not the only professionals who should raise these topics. This is especially important in the French healthcare system, where fewer than half of COPD patients have access to rehabilitation with a physiotherapist.