17-19 February 2011 (Rome, Italy) 

Course Venue  Scola Dello Sport Area Congressi Largo Guilio Onesti 1 00197 Rome

Programme

Online Registration 

Organising Committee

Paolo Palange (Rome, Italy)
Susan Ward (London, UK)

Aims

• To provide a comprehensive understanding of the physiological basis of exercise testing

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Recognise the indications and the protocols used in a clinical setting (i.e. incremental, constant work-rate)
• Discuss the clinical applications of exercise testing in lung and heart diseases
• Understand the utility of exercise testing in the prescription and evaluation of rehabilitation programmes
• Recognise the emerging importance of exercise testing in the prognostic setting

Target audience

• Clinicians
• Respiratory physiologists
• Respiratory therapists