Day 1: Tuesday 28 March 2017
Day 1: Tuesday 28 March 2017
09.00-09.30 Registration and tea and coffee
Chairs for Day 1: Prof Mike Grocott and Sr Kay Mitchell
09.30-11.00 SESSION 1: INTRODUCTION Mike Grocott
09.30-09.40 Welcome and introduction Mike Grocott
09.40-10.10 Xtreme Everest: the journey Kay Mitchell
10.10-10.40 History of altitude research George Rodway
10.40-11.10 Cardiopulmonary physiology Sue Ward
11.10-11.30 COFFEE
11.30-13.00 SESSION 2: PHYSIOLOGY AT ALTITUDE Kay Mitchell
11.30-12.00 Oxygen delivery and consumption Denny Levett
12.00-12.30 Microcirculatory blood flow at altitude Daniel Martin
12.30-13.00 Metabolism at altitude Andrew Murray
12.30-13.30 LUNCH
13.30-15.00 HIGH ALTITUDE ILLNESS AND DYSFUNCTION Dan Martin
13.00-14.00 Illness at altitude Denny Levett
14.00-14.30 The Airways at Altitude David Howard
14.30-15.00 The Brain at Altitude Mike Grocott
15.00-15.30 COFFEE
15.30-16.30 Denny Levett
15.30-15.45 Translation into practice Kay Mitchell
15.45-16.25 Climbing to the summit Dan Martin
16.25-16.30 Closing remarks Mike Grocott and Kay Mitchell
