PG14 Improving skills in cardiopulmonary exercise testing

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium), L. Puente Maestú (Madrid, Spain)
Aims: At the end of the course the participants will know: the usefulness of exercise testing in clinical trials; the interpretation of clinical exercise testing; the state-of-the-art knowledge on the performance and usefulness of inspiratory capacity during exercise; and useful tips on how to measure daily living activity.

HERMES syllabus links: D.1.6 Exercise testing including walking tests and spiroergometry-interpretation and performance, E. 1.14 Pulmonary rehabilitation, C.1.1 Dyspnoea, D.1.7 Assessment of respiratory mechanics-interpretation

Type of course: Lecture and case based

Exercise testing as an outcome P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Case-based guide to cardiopulmonary exercise test interpretation R. Casaburi (Torrance, United States Of America)
Practical aspects of end-tidal lung volume measurmentes D. O'Donnell (Kingston, Canada)
Clinical measurement of daily living activity T. Troosters (Leuven, Belgium)