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 |
| 4:45pm |
Insights from exercise and disease |
| 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.