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Barrett McGrath Education Mentoring Services

Spirometry 3 yearly Revalidation (Certified)
28th Sep 2023

Current Status
Not Enrolled
Price
£150.00
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This course is currently closed

This course begins on Thursday 28th September 2023 at 9:00am. Once registered, you will receive a notification ahead of the course start date with important links and content. This is an in-person course unless otherwise advised.

There are no funded places left for practice nurses however you may book as usual at the checkout and should a place arise, we can refund your money. 

About this course

This is a one-day facilitated, interactive session suitable for all registered healthcare professionals who have completed their accredited spirometry course 3 years plus via any provider and have not completed their three-yearly update.

The training will be delivered by an accredited, experienced spirometry trainer

The day will cover:

  1. Revision
    1. On the care and Maintenance of the equipment
      1. Gaining good reproducible readings EVERY TIME - using the four-point rule:
        1. Demographics
        2. Reproducibility
        3. Technical Acceptibility
        4. Actual interpretation of the readings
  2. Update on COVID-19 regulations - latest cross- infection regulations
  3. How to achieve an accurate diagnosis
  4. Looking beyond the FEV1 for additional clues:
    1. Maximum Mid-Expiratory Flows (MMEFs)
    2. Lower Limit of Normal (LLN)
    3. Upper Limit of Normal (ULN)
    4. Forced Expiratory Time (FET)
  5. Accurately interpret complex spirometry readings in conjunction with complex patient presentations - group work
  6. Long COVID-19 presentations amongst other 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.

Venue & Parking

Dame Cicely Saunders Seminar Room
NI Hospice Education Centre
Somerton Road
Belfast

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