Annual Congress Vienna 2009

Saturday, 12.09.2009
Sunday, 13.09.2009
Monday, 14.09.2009
Tuesday, 15.09.2009
Wednesday, 16.09.2009

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, abstract number.

Material from 2009:

4047 Abstracts
652 Slide presentations
300 Webcasts
93 Handouts
2150 e-posters
300 Multimedia files

Material from 2009: Show

PG17 Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of the respiratory patient

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: S. Ward (Crickhowell, United Kingdom), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Aims: At the end of the course participants will know: the physiological constraints of exercise tolerance in the respiratory patient; the role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of the patient with respiratory diseases; a systematic approach for the evaluation of the patient with exertional dyspnoea; and the role of exercise testing in pulmonary rehabilitation.

HERMES syllabus links: C.1.1: Dyspnoea; D.1.6: Exercise testing; E.1.14: Pulmonary rehabilitation.
Type of course: Case based
Level: Intermediate and advanced

Download all media

Physiological determinants of exercise capacity in the respiratory patient S. Ward (Crickhowell, United Kingdom)
Importance of exercise in pulmonary rehabilitation R. Rabinovich (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
Clinical evaluation of exertional dyspnoea D. O'Donnell (Kingston, On, Canada)
The evolving role of exercise testing in the pulmonary patient P. Palange (Rome, Italy)