Spirometry Training Courses: Content, Delivery and Assessment - A Position Statement from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science.

Spirometry Training Courses: Content, Delivery and Assessment - A Position Statement from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science.

Respirology. 2017 Jul 06;:

Authors: Swanney M, O'Dea C, Ingram E, Rodwell L, Borg B, ANZSRS Spirometry Training Course Working Group

Abstract
Spirometry training courses are provided by health services and training organisations to enable widespread use of spirometry testing for patient care or monitoring health. The primary outcome of spirometry training courses should be to enable participants to perform spirometry to international best practice, including testing of subjects, quality assurance and interpretation of results. Where valid results are not achieved or quality assurance programs identify errors in devices, participants need to be able to adequately manage these issues in accordance with best practice. It is important that potential participants are confident in the integrity of the course they attend and that the course meets their expectations in terms of training. This position statement lists the content that the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS) has identified as required in a spirometry training course to adequately meet the primary outcomes mentioned above. The content requirements outlined in this position statement are based on current international spirometry standards as set out by the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. Furthermore, recommendations around course delivery for theoretical and practical elements of spirometry testing and post-course assessment are outlined in this statement.

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