Onslow Medical Specialties Clinic
Jacksonville, NC  28546
Harbor- UCLA Medical Center's  Practicum in
Cardio-Pulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET) and
Interpretation
, Torrance, CA  - Oct 16- 18, 2008.
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

Darryl Y. Sue, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

William W. Stringer, MD
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

Course Coordinator:
Kathy E. Sietsema, MD
- Interim Chief
Professor of Medicine, UCLA
Division of Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine,
Harbor- UCLA Medical Center

October 16, 2008 - Thursday
8:15 am - 5:15 pm
Physiological Basis of Exercise Performance -                               Dr Whipp
Pathophysiology of Exercise Impariment -                                       Dr Wasserman
Tutorial Sessions - Small Groups
Conducting the Clinical Study                                                              Dr Hansen
Laboratory Demonstration                                                                    Dr Sietsema
Discussion                                                                                               Dr Whipp & Dr Wasserman

October 17, 2008 - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Are Normal values normal?                                                                  Dr Sue
Basis of Graphical Data Display                                                          Dr Sietsema
Applications of Cardio-Pulmonary Testing                                        Dr Wasserman
Tutorial Sessions - Small Groups
Calibration and Quality Assurance of Equipment                             Dr Janos Porsasz
Laboratory Workshop                                                                             Dr Sietsema
Mini Lectures: Gas exchange calculation                                           Dr Sue
Responses to constant work rates &
arterial blood gases during exercise                      Dr Sietsema
Discussion              - Dr Wasserman, Dr Hansen & Dr Whipp

October 18, 2008 - Saturday
8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Typical Pathophysiological Responses                                              Dr Hansen
The Inetegrated Interpretationof Exercise Tests                                Dr Wasserman
Tutorial Sessions   - Small Groups             Dr Hsia & Dr Casaburi
Examination
Case Review and Discussion                      Dr Wasserman, Dr Hansen & Dr Sietsema
Final Comments & Certificates                    Dr Whipp & Dr Wasserman