Spirometry Update
Dates: May 25, 2004
Fee: 1 Day - $195
Location: UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
683 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Course Director: Michael Gochfeld, MD, PhD
Benefits: This one day course will review recent changes in spirometry standards and guidelines published by the American Thoracic Society in 1991 and 1995. It is especially useful for clinicians who trained before these changes occurred and will foster better understanding of lung function tests. This course will provide attendees the opportunity to discuss problems not foreseen during initial spirometry training.

Prerequisite:   The NIOSH-Approved (#043) Spirometry course. 

Intended Audience: Occupational health nurses, physicians, safety professionals and heathcare practitioners or other personnel involved in the performance and/or interpretation of spirometry tests.
Course Topics:
  • Spirometry Testing Indicators
  • American Thoracic Society Standards for Pulmonary Function Testing
  • Latest Techniques for Identifying True Changes in Lung Function
  • Review of Flow Volume Loops
  • Categorization of Type and Degree of Impairment
  • Indications for Spirometry Testing in an Occupational Health Setting
Other: CEUs: 0.7
CMs: 1.0

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UMDNJ-School of Public Health
Office of Public Health Practice
683 Hoes Lane West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 235-9450
(732) 235-9460 (fax)
cet-ophp@umdnj.edu

updated 10/13/2003