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About the Practicum
The Practicum was inaugurated in 1982 by Drs. Karlman Wasserman and Brian J. Whipp in response to requests for practical instruction in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). Since then, the content of the course has evolved to reflect change in technology and clinical practice, but it continues to have the physiology of exercise as its focus. The course is intended for physicians in clinical practice or academics, exercise scientists and laboratory personnel involved in cardiopulmonary exercise testing. The text "Principles of Exercise Testing and Interpretation" serves as the course reference and is included in the registration. The live sessions will be supplemented by pre-recorded lectures and case discussions which will be available to course registrants approximately 3 weeks prior to, and 8 weeks after, the course dates.
Practicum Program
Offered by the Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, this 2.5 day program includes in-person didactic lectures, laboratory demonstrations, and group discussions.The educational objectives of the Practicum are to provide:
a) An understanding of the physiologic basis of gas exchange and related responses to exercise
b) To be able to use variables from CPET to characterize exercise function in health and disease
Practicum Day 1: Principals (8:00am - 5:00pm Pacific Time)
Physiologic basis of exercise, Practical issues in conducting clinical exercise tests, Laboratory demonstrations, Calibration and Incremental work tests, Clinical applications of CPET.
Practicum Day 2: Testing (8:00am - 5:00pm Pacific Time)
Summarazing and displaying data for analysis, Typical CPET findings in disease, Normal values, Laboratory demonstration, Technical and quality control issues, Dynamic responses to exercise and their effects on test data.
Practicum Day 3: Interpretation (8:00am - 1:00pm Pacific Time)
Strategies for integrated interpretation and reporting CPET data, Hands on practice in test interpretation, case discussions.
Registration is limited to 20 participants.
Contact
Tess Endoso
Teresita.Endoso@Lundquist.org
310-222-3803
