This course is to provide comprehensive guidance for performing CPET in the clinical setting
This course offers a standardised approach to CPET based on current scientific knowledge and best practice.
What will I learn?
The overall aim of the course is to improve the confidence, knowledge and skills of those delivering CPET. It informs specific indications for CPET, test protocol selection, testing equipment, appropriate personnel, data interpretation and patient and test safety.
The course will develop your knowledge & skills in the following areas:
- Normal cardiac and respiratory physiological responses to exercise.
- Safe practice, contraindications to test, when to terminate test.
- Preparing the patient for the test.
- Performing the test.
- Protocol selection based on reason for referral.
- Patient set-up.
- Exercise ECG interpretation.
- Test termination.
- Appropriate data collection for analysis.
- Interpretative strategies based on reason for referral.
- Identifying an abnormal response to exercise.
- Generating an effective report and answering the clinical question.
- Delivering a quality assured service.
Entry criteria
This course is targeted at healthcare professionals who plan to, or currently, perform CPET in the clinical setting; and Exercise Science professionals who wish to upskill.
Course dates and duration
The next course date is to be confirmed.
The course runs for Six-weeks of 3-hour sessions.
Delivery mode
This course is delivered online initially. Gradual in-person practical sessions will be introduced on campus at Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill campus.
Cost
The course fees are to be confirmed.
Register your interest
To be kept informed when new dates for this course are released, email cpd_shsc@napier.ac.uk