Professional Training & Certification in Spirometry Testing and Method Standardization
About The Course
The basic objective of this two-day training course will be to provide health professionals with the necessary training and hands on experience to correctly administer the Forced Expiratory Spirogram test in a uniform manner. Students completing this course will be able to judge data quality through the rigorous application of quality control criteria, identify the best trial and perform hand measurements and calculations of the FEV₁, FVC, and FEV₁/FVC. Students will learn the characteristics of the various spirometers currently available, and the need for their routine maintenance, and the numerous sources of data variation that reduce sensitivity and specificity of the test.

Who Should Attend
This course is designed for physicians, registered nurses, and other health professionals engaged in spirometric testing in both the industrial and clinical setting, as well as those involved in the design and implementation of a respiratory health screening and/or surveillance programs. Upon successful completion of this 14 hour course, a "certificate of completion" will be issued to each student who passes the course. A two hour final examination will be given, consisting of theoretical and practical sessions.

Continuing Education Credits
This course provides 20.4 contact hours approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing. It is up to the individual participant to verify reciprocity of these units with their state requirements.

Faculty
Dr. Alan Palmer, President of Palmer Associates, is an epidemiologist and respiratory physiologist with 30 years of experience in pulmonary function testing. While with the U.S. Public Health Service, Dr. Palmer served with the Chronic Respiratory Disease Control Program and with NIOSH as Chief of the Epidemiology Field Survey Branch.