Effect of periodic outreach visits by lung function technicians on the validity of general practice spirometry

A. V. Thuyns, T. R. J. Schermer, J. E. Jacobs, H. T. M. Folgering, B. J. A. M. Bottema, C. van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Respiratory in primary care
Session: Respiratory in primary care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2803
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
A. V. Thuyns, T. R. J. Schermer, J. E. Jacobs, H. T. M. Folgering, B. J. A. M. Bottema, C. van Weel (Nijmegen, The Netherlands). Effect of periodic outreach visits by lung function technicians on the validity of general practice spirometry. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 2803

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Targeted routine asthma care in general practice using telephone triage
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 672s
Year: 2005

Impact of a medical training program on the referrals from family physicians to chest physicians
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Quality of treatment in primary respiratory care
Year: 2009


Impact of two spirometry training programs on test quality in Dutch general practices
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Quality of diagnosis and assessment in primary care
Year: 2013


Determinants for implementation of spirometry by Dutch general practitioners
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 472s
Year: 2004

Impact of guideline awareness on the counseling of patients with acute cough among general practitioners and pharmacy personnel
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Organising respiratory disease management in primary care
Year: 2020


Reliability of forced spirometry in primary care: assessment of the impact of a remote assistance program
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 181s
Year: 2004

The impact of COVID-19 and virtual clinics on physician behaviour in respiratory ambulatory care.
Source: Virtual Congress 2021 – E-health for COVID-19
Year: 2021


The effect of the regional asthma programme on the assessment of asthma in general practice: Comparison of referrals from public and private primary health care practitioners to specialist care
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 261s
Year: 2003

Validity of spirometry performed in the primary care setting
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Diagnostic insights and decision making in primary care
Year: 2012

Harmonising spirometry education with HERMES: training a new generation of qualified spirometry practitioners across Europe
Source: Eur Respir J 2011; 37: 479-481
Year: 2011


A new model of training to make spirometry in primary health care services
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Wider aspects of managing respiratory disease in primary care
Year: 2008


Incentive spirometry: aspects of clinical practice of professionals working with patients with respiratory dysfunction
Source: International Congress 2018 – Respiratory muscle function, postural control and breathing exercises in chronic respiratory conditions
Year: 2018



Greater Glasgow health board COPD outreach spirometry: has the spirometric findings changed prescribing practices
Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 180s
Year: 2007

Impact of a spirometry expert system on general practitioners' decision making
Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 31: 84-92
Year: 2008



Asthma exacerbations in the emergency department (ED): re-audit of PEFR recording, severity grading and primary care follow-up after the introduction of a staff education program
Source: International Congress 2017 – Bronchial asthma management
Year: 2017


Impact on spirometry knowledge after short training in mexican primary care
Source: International Congress 2019 – Diagnosis and assessment of airway diseases in primary care
Year: 2019




Why is spirometry underused by doctors in training grades?
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 863s
Year: 2006

The impact of a specialist physiotherapist in the Leeds difficult asthma service.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Role of the physiotherapist for patients with lung disease
Year: 2019


Evaluating the use of spirometry in primary care
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 329s
Year: 2001