Measuring oxygen uptake

USA - A satellite symposium will be provided at the 53rd ACSM Annual meeting in Denver, Colorado (30 May) by VIASYS Healthcare Inc. and the American College of Sports & Medicine.

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The meeting will focus on: the importance of quality control studies prior to using automated systems for the measurements of oxygen uptake in Exercise Science.  

Professor Per-Olof Åstrand of the Karolinska Institute, who is the author of the Textbook of Work Physiology, a worldwide reference on the physiological bases of exercise, will chair the symposium and also present a historic overview about the measurement techniques of oxygen uptake during physical activity since the 18th century.

Hans Rosdahl, University College of Physical Education and Sport; Lennart Gullstrand, Swedish Sports Confederation; and Christopher J. Gore, FACSM, Australian Institute of Sport will also take part in the ACSM event.  Additional topics will include validation studies for the Jaeger Oxycon Mobile portable metabolic exercise system, and a review of dynamic calibrations of in-house cardiopulmonary exercise systems.

VIASYS Healthcare Inc. focuses on research-based respiratory, neurology, medical disposable and orthopaedic medical technology. Symposium details:
www.viasyshealthcare.com/promo/acsm_spEvent.asp

01.05.2006

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