The physiology of dyspnoea and why patients feel what they feel
DAY 2
Chaired by: Dr Karl Sylvester (Cambridge) and Dr Helen Ward (Wolverhampton)
4:15pm - How the brain constructs dyspnoea
Dr Kyle Pattinson (Oxford)
4:45pm - Insights from exercise and disease
Paul Burns (Glasgow)
5:15pm - From sensation to intervention
Dr Lucy Speakman (Oxford)
4:15 PM
90 MINUTE SESSION
Learning objectives
- Understand that disorders of respiratory control are implicated in a wide range of diseases such as COPD, asthma, sleep apnoea and sudden infant death syndrome to name a few.
- Be knowledgeable in the use of exercise in the assessment of diseases associated with dyspnoea.
- Understand how the science behind breathlessness then translates into intervention and improved clinical outcomes including quality of life.
Speakers
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BIOGRAPHY
Helen Ward has been a Consultant Respiratory Physician at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust since February 2013. She has a particular interest in integrated care, the assessment and management of chronic breathlessness and end of life care in non-malignant respiratory disease. She was a trustee for the British Thoracic Society (BTS) and a member of the BTS board for 4 years until June 2023 and is the current President-Elect for the Association of Respiratory Technology and Physiology (ARTP). She also represents the BTS on the NHS England Respiratory Delivery Board which has oversight of the delivery of the Long Term Plan (LTP) for Respiratory. She is the West Midlands Respiratory Clinical Director for the Respiratory network.
Dr Helen Ward