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Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, abstract number.

EW8 Spirometry knowledge and basic skills (European spirometry training programme)

Educational Workshop
Chairs: I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands), B.G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Aims: This course will ensure that participants acquire the knowledge and basic skills in spirometry best practice. The training programme is designed to cover the theory required to pass the Level I knowledge test and to equip participants with the skills needed to perform spirometry and successfully complete a spirometry workbook.

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ADULT: Module D.1 Pulmonary function testing

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Handout PG9 & ESW7-9 Spirometry
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Workstation 1 – Equipment and infection control: see and handle a variety of different spirometers from hand-held to desktop devices, and see how they work, are cleaned and are maintained B.G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Workstation 2 – Spirometry: performing the test, safety measures, selecting the best values and simulating errors W. Tomalak (Rabka, Poland)
Workstation 3 – Calibration and quality control: see and handle a variety of different spirometers from hand-held to desktop devices, calibrate them and perform biological control procedures J. Kivastik (Tartu, Estonia)
Workstation 4 – Evaluation of spirometric results: review spirometry results by using case studies E. Ekkernkamp (Freiburg, Germany)