PG4 Core Curriculum Postgraduate Course: The illustrated respiratory physiology course

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: P. M. A. Calverley (Liverpool, United Kingdom), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)
Aims: To review basic respiratory physiology and its consequences: assessment of respiratory function, lung mechanics and gas exchange. The course is organised along the lines of specific case reports illustrating aspects of respiratory physiology and methods of assessment.

HERMES syllabus links: A.1.3: Physiology; A.1.4: Pathophysiology; A.1.8: Pathology; B.1.4: COPD; B.5.2: Primary pulmonary hypertension; C.1.1: Dyspnoea; D.1: Pulmonary function testing; H.4: Chest physiotherapy.
Type of course: Lecture and case based
Level: Basic
Assessment in respiratory physiology; yesterday, today and tomorrow
N. Pride (London, United Kingdom)
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Gas exchange and Va/Q techniques and clinical applicability
J. Barbera (Barcelona, Spain)
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Deranged lung mechanics: consequences for management
J. Spahija (Montreal, Canada)
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Respiratory physiology under stress: altitude and depth and some examples in animals
E. Marchand (Mont-Godinne, Belgium)
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