Training Course: The Use Of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Cardiology

Training Course: The Use Of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing In Cardiology is organized by European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC) and would be held during Nov 03 - 04, 2017 at S. Maugeri Foundation, IRCCS - Scientific Institute of Veruno, Milano, Lombardia, Italy.

The target audience for this medical event for Cardiologists, Physiotherapists and Sports Teachers, Nurses, Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialists, Exercise Physiologists.

This course aims to promote knowledge and use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in cardiology, offering participants the opportunity to meet well-known experts in the field, assist in live demonstrations of CPET and discuss clinical cases.

To cover the required knowledge in Cardiovascular Secondary Prevention and Rehabilitation according to the Core Curriculum for the European Cardiologist.

Conference objectives are :
• Physiology of the oxygen transport and utilisation system
• CPET indications, protocols, and parameters
• CPET systematic interpretation
• Use of CPET for functional evaluation of cardiac patients
• Use of CPET for prognostic stratification of cardiac patients
• Use of CPET for exercise training prescription in cardiac rehabilitation
• Assessing the validity of CPET measurements