Introduction
Healthcare professionals / workers who are conducting spirometry testing in the occupational setting and who need to refresh their knowledge and skills. Must hold a Certificate of Competence in Spirometry.
Who Should Enrol
Healthcare professionals/workers conducting spirometry testing in the occupational setting. Must have undergone Spirometry Short Course Training within the last 3 - 5 years
Course Design
Approximately 7 hours on-line training with power point lectures, practical demonstrations and video clips.
Course Content
- Updated standards, latest developments
- Spirometry equipment quality control, calibration and verification
- The flow volume curve and measurements of Spirometry
- Reference Values
- Technique and achieving technically acceptable results
- Normal values and basic normal vs. abnormal results
- Recording and reporting results
Certification
To qualify for the certificate of attendance, participants need to work through all the lectures on-line and successfully complete the multiple choice questionnaires
Entry Requirements
Proof of Spirometry certification. Booking is essential. Payment must be settled before training is undertaken.
