PhD course: Skeletal muscle performance in basic and applied exercise studies - in health, aging, and disease ContentThrough the course, the participants will be introduced to factors that affects physical work capacity, with an emphasis on muscle mass, strength, function, and aerobic capacity. The topic of the course will be highlighted in healthy people as well as patient groups. Furthermore, focus will be put on how to measure physiological variables (muscle strength/mass, muscle function, and oxygen uptake), both in a clinical setting as well as in larger cohorts. The course consists of lectures and practical hands-on experience with methods to measure muscle mass, muscle strength, muscle function, and aerobic capacity. The topic of the course and the experience with the methods will be put into practice through case-based group work, with focus on study design with physical work capacity as a primary outcome.DateApril 17-19, 2023 LocationInstitute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital, Nielsine Nielsensvej 11, 2400 Copenhagen NV Course directorJakob Agergaard, Senior Researcher, PhD, Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital, jakob.agergaard@regionh.dk Sign up for the course herehttps://phdcourses.ku.dk/DetailKursus.aspx?id=110427&sitepath=SUNDProgramDay 1 – Muscle mass and strength8.15 – 8.30 Welcome and introduction8.30 – 9.15 Physical capacities of the human body - Senior Researcher Jakob Agergaard9.15 – 10.00 Assessment of human skeletal muscle mass and strength: from athletes to old adults to clinical patients, effects of exercise intervention - Professor Per Aagaard10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break10.30 – 11.15 Population wide assessment of muscle mass and strength - Professor Charlotte Suetta11.15 – 12.00 Muscle pennation angle and fascicle length: application of imaging techniques - Senior Researcher Rene Svensson12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break13.00 – 15.45 Lab tour with hands-on experience with tests and analysis - DXA and bioimpedance - Postdoc Grith Højfeldt - Ultrasound - PhD stud. Physiotherapist Rikke Høffner - MRI - Senior Researcher Monika Bayer - Kincom/Biodex - Postdoc Kenneth Mertz15.45 – 16.00 Questions and panel discussion Day 2 – Muscle function9.00 – 10.00 Measurement of muscle function in clinical practice - Professor Morten Tange Kristensen10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break10.30 – 11.15 Assessing muscle function in a clinical study - PhD. Physiotherapist Theresa Bieler11.15 – 12.00 Trajectories in musculoskeletal function with aging – Professor, MD. Michael Kjær12.00 – 12.45 Lunch break12.45 – 14.30 Lab tour with hands-on experience with tests and analysis - Functional tests - PhD. Theresa Bieler - Muscle power tests - Muscle strength, 1RM and hand grip tests - Postdoc. Kenneth Mertz14.30 – 16.00 Group work on study design and questions - Postdoc. Grith Højfeldt and Senior Researcher Jakob Agergaard Day 3 - Aerobe and anaerobe work capacity9.00 – 10.00 Improvements in and limitations to human aerobic performance - Associate Professor Morten Hostrup10.00 – 10.30 Coffee break10.30 – 11.15 Measuring aerobic capacity in a clinical population - Associate Professor Christian Have Dall11.15 – 12.00 Mitochondria during health, aging, and disease - Associate Professor Steen Larsen12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break13.00 – 14.00 Lab tour with hands-on experience with tests and analysis - Direct VO2 max measurement - Postdoc. Kenneth Mertz - Indirect VO2 max assessment - Associate Professor Christian Have Dall14.00 – 14.15 Coffee break14.15 – 15.45 Group work on study designs and group presentations - Postdoc. Grith Højfeldt and Senior Researcher Jakob Agergaard15.45 – 16.00 Questions and evaluation Sideindhold Redaktør Trine Stefanski For at kunne sende din besked, mangler du at give dit samtykke. Indtast en gyldig e-mail-adresse. Bemærk: Denne mail er ikke sikker. Din mail bør derfor ikke indeholde personfølsomme oplysninger.Læs, hvordan du sender digital post:www.bispebjerghospital.dk/kontakt/ Skriv din besked: Indtast din email (skal udfyldes): Jeg giver hermed samtykke til, at Region Hovedstaden behandler oplysningerne i min henvendelse. Læs vores persondatapolitik Der er ikke registreret en emailaddresse for brugeren/gruppen