PG5 - Respiratory physiology: interpreting lung function in health and disease

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: P. Palange (Rome, Italy), V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)
Aims: This is the first course in a three-year postgraduate core curriculum covering the main issues in respiratory physiology. The aims of this first module in the series are:
• to describe the physical principles that regulate breathing;
• to understand how and why lung volumes and flows change in disease at rest and with exercise;
• to present the new ATS/ERS guidelines on lung function. Target audience: Pulmonologists, clinicians, pulmonary fellows, and lung function technicians.

Basic principles of lung mechanics O. Pedersen (Aarhus, Denmark)
Lung function measurement in respiratory diseases: mechanisms N. Pride (London, United Kingdom)
Lung function measurement during exercise R. Pellegrino (Cuneo, Italy)
Interpreting lung function in clinical practice V. Brusasco (Genova, Italy)