Physiology
PG3 Postgraduate Course
Advanced respiratory and cardiovascular exercise testing - FULLY BOOKED
Clinical
In health and respiratory disease
Registration for this session is additional to the congress registration fee and is €140 on site, €125 standard or €95 for early bird registration.
Aims : Access educational materials here
To understand the physiological constraints of exercise tolerance and its application in clinical practice; to appreciate the optimal methods for testing lung mechanics and spirometry; to understand the different formats of exercise tests, their advantages and disadvantages, and their different prognostic values in adults and children; and to appreciate the usefulness of exercise testing for evaluating pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in clinical practice.
Target audience :
Allied health professional, Cardiologist, Clinician, Fellow, Junior member, Lung function technician, Nurse, Paediatrician, Physiologist, Physiotherapist, Pulmonologist, Researcher, Respiratory physician, Respiratory therapist, Trainee
Chairs
S. Ward
Crickhowell
(United Kingdom)
09:30
Respiratory mechanics: changes in disease
P. Laveneziana(Paris, France)
COI
-
Description
1
14
10:00
Measuring exertional dyspnoea in health and disease
D. O'Donnell(Kingston (ON), Canada)
COI
-
Description
2
15
10:30
Group assignment
3
16
11:30
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing for evaluating muscle strength, endurance and pulmonary rehabilitation
R. Gosselink(Leuven, Belgium)
COI
-
Description
5
18
12:00
Lung function and exercise testing in preschool children
K. Carlsen(Oslo, Norway)
COI
-
Description
6
19
12:30
Group assignment
7
20
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