Quality and accreditation in lung function

Symposium
Chairs: M. Agnew (Dublin 8, Ireland), F. De Jongh (Enschede, Netherlands)
Aims: The aims of this symposium are to: enhance current knowledge of standardisation, accreditation and quality in lung function laboratories; share experiences on quality in clinical trials; and address strategies for establishing and applying quality and accreditation standards.

Setting the scene of accreditation M. Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Quality assurance in clinical trials S. Blonshine (Mason, Mi, United States of America)
Outcomes of the task force recommendations for a European spirometry certification programme I. Steenbruggen (Zwolle, The Netherlands)
Beware the WOLFAP in sheep's clothing: towards quality improvement in lung function laboratories B. G. Cooper (Birmingham, United Kingdom)