Research Seminars

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Research Seminars gather a small number (20 to 100) of well-established and preferably young investigators to address scientific topics in depth and help break new ground. Research Seminars take place over two days in easy-to-reach European cities. They are scientific Seminars involving recently published work and research in progress. Participation is fully supported by the budget granted by the ERS.

The limits to exercise in COPD: new insights from new methods

The objectives of this Research Seminar were to discuss the mechanisms limiting exercise in COPD and to explore potential and actual therapeutic interventions designed to improve exercise tolerance. The following topics were addressed:

Finding ways to better establish communication between chest physicians, respiratory physiologists, muscle biologists, kinesiologists, physiotherapists, nurses and nutritionists.
Identifying areas where new knowledge is needed with the purpose of drawing up a list of priorities for future research, as well as stimulating interdisciplinary collaborative research programmes between different centres.
Determining the major factors limiting exercise in individuals and identifying therapeutic interventions custom-designed for individual problems.

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Introduction A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Respiratory System Limitations to Exercise in Health J. Dempsey (Madison, United States of America)
Effects of Respiratory Pressures on Exercise Performance P. Macklem (Lansdowne, Canada)
Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in COPD F. Maltais (Quebec, Canada)
Dynamic Hyperinflation During Exercise in COPD D. O'Donnell (Kingston, On, Canada)
Respiratory Mechanics During Exercise in COPD A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Opto-Electronic Plethysmography A. Aliverti (Milan, Italy)
Forced Oscillation Technique R. Dellaca (Milan, Italy)
Breath by Breath Gas Analysis C. Capelli (Verona, Italy)
Respiratory Muscle Assessment M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom)
Near Infrared Spectroscopy B. Grassi (Udine, Italy)
Regional Blood Flow by NIRS and ICG R. Boushel (Montreal, Canada)
Muscle Biopsies I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece)
Dyspnoea G. Scano (Firenze, Italy)
Clinical Exercise Testing P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Pharmaceutical Treatment P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), D. O'Donnell (Kingston, On, Canada)
Rehabilitation F. Maltais (Quebec, Canada), I. Vogiatzis (Athens, Greece), P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
Surgical Treatment G. Sybrecht (Homburg/Saar, Germany), M. Polkey (London, United Kingdom), P. Macklem (Lansdowne, Canada)