In 2014 the ATS/ERS released an update to the Six Minute Walk Test (6MWT), now titled “Official ATS/ERS Technical Standards: Field walking tests in chronic respiratory disease”.
This webcast provides an in-depth review of the new guidelines, with special attention on standardization of test performance, and comparison of changes from the 2002 to 2014. Since the initial publication in 2002, the level of evidence related to test performance, interpretation, and outcomes has significantly grown.