Clinical exercise testing: basic principles and practice

Clinical exercise testing: basic principles and practice is organized by European Respiratory Society (ERS) and would be held during Feb 23 - 24, 2017 at Eurostars Roma Aeterna Hotel, Roma, Lazio, Italy.

The target audience for this medical event are Clinicians, Pulmonary physicians, Respiratory physiologists, Respiratory therapists, Trainees in the above specialities.

Learning outcomes
Following this course, participants will be able to:
• Review the basic principles of exercise physiology and physical activity.
• Identify the indications for exercise testing.
• Explain the rationale, the physiological effects and how to assess and perform exercise training.
• Apply different protocols for assessing exercise capacity and interpret their results.
• Understand the physiological significance of cardiopulmonary response profiles in the context of exercise protocols.
• Become familiar with the equipment involved in exercise testing.
• Describe and interpret the different exercise variables and indices.
• Describe methods for assessing physical activity.
• Optimise quality control and assurance of exercise testing.
• Evaluate the effects of therapeutic interventions.