Lung Function Testing in the Workplace - Intermediate Level

A one day course on Friday the 16th November 2012 which examines the role of lung function testing in the workplace.  The day includes discussion of optimal spirometry in the workplace; interpretation, abnormalities, longitudinal changes, individual variation and role in health surveillance; use in pre-placement screening/fitness to work; risk assessment of people with asthma including the role of other physiological tests.

Registration Fee: £150 including hand-outs, lunch and refreshments.

Registration link: https://www5.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/coursebookings/lungfunction1112.html

Suitable for: All Occupational Health professionals with a particular interest in spirometry and lung function testing and their implications in the workplace.

Accreditation: CPD 5 points; RCN Accreditation Unit; 5 study hours

NB This is not a practical spirometry course; a working knowledge of practical spirometry is assumed.