3-yearly Spirometry Revalidation Course (Certified) - Tuesday 17 February 2026

Date: 17 February 2026

Venue: NI Hospice, Dame Cicely Saunders Room, Education Building, 74 Somerton Rd Belfast BT15 3LH

The course commences at 10.00am (allowing travel time) and will finish approximately 4.30pm. Tea/coffee/scones will be provided for mid morning break at 11.00am. Lunch is available for purchase at the Old School Cafe which is onsite, or you may bring your own pack lunch.

About this course

This is a one-day facilitated, interactive session suitable for all registered healthcare professionals who have completed their accredited spirometry course via any provider and are due to complete their three-yearly revalidation.

You will be required to accurately report on 2 unseen readings that will be provided by the trainers, in order for you to gain your recrediation.

There will be an opportunity for those who are unable to attend face to face to join via a google classroom online link.

The training will be delivered by accredited, experienced and competent spirometry trainers.

The day will cover:

1. Revision
   • On the care and Maintenance of the equipment
   • Gaining good reproducible readings EVERY TIME - using the four-point rule:
     • Demographics
     • Reproducibility
     • Technical Acceptability
     • Actual interpretation of the readings
2. Update on cross- infection regulations
3. How to achieve an accurate diagnosis
4. Looking beyond the FEV1 for additional clues:
   • Maximum Mid-Expiratory Flows (MMEFs)
   • Lower Limit of Normal (LLN)
   • Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
   • Z-Scores
   • GLI
   • Forced Expiratory Time (FET)
5. Accurately interpret complex spirometry readings in conjunction with complex patient presentations - group work
6. Looking at some respiratory complex cases

Students are encouraged to send though their own challenging readings and cases in advance of the training day to be critiqued and analysed on the day to help with peer learning.