8th EAPC Sports Cardiology Course

Paolo Emilio is a Medical Doctor specialised in Sports and Exercise Medicine and holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Rome “Foro Italico”. He is the Medical Manager of the Health and Science Department at World Athletics.
His research interests include cardiovascular adaptations induced by exercise, prevention of sudden cardiac death, effect of air pollution on health and athletic performance, pre-participation assessment of elite, Olympic and Paralympic athletes, cardiovascular effects of drugs and doping substances, and the use of exercise for health enhancement and prevention.