PG18 Postgraduate Course: Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the evaluation of the respiratory patient

Postgraduate Course
Chairs: L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain), P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Aims: At the end of the course the participants will have learnt the physiological constrains of exercise tolerance in the respiratory patient, how to perform exercise tests, the application of exercise testing in clinical practice and the different formats of exercise tests and their advantages and disadvantages.

HERMES SYLLABUS LINKS: B.1.4 COPD (chronic obstructive bronchitis and/or emphysema), B.5.2 Primary pulmonary hypertension, C.1.1 Dyspnoea, D.1.6 Exercise testing including walking tests and spiroergometry (cardio-pulmonary exercise testing)-interpretation and performance, E.1.14 Pulmonary rehabilitation.

TYPE OF COURSE: Lecture and video based

Determinants of exercise capacity in the respiratory patient S. Ward (Crickhowell, United Kingdom)
Exercise laboratory and equipment L. Puente Maestu (Madrid, Spain)
Applications of clinical exercise testing P. Palange (Rome, Italy)
Exercise testing for the evaluation of interventions in clinical practice and trials D. O'Donnell (Kingston, Canada)