Training course in Pulmonary Function Testing

The objective of this certificate course will be to make the physician familiar with the technicalities including caliberation and maintenance, performance and interpretation of lung functions. There will be lectures on Clinical Spirometry regarding the indications, limitations, Equipments quality control, static lung volumes and capacities, dynamic lung volumes and flow rates, and there will be lectures on Airway resistance and compliance, diffusing capacity, and Bronchoprovocation testing. There will demonstration on instrumentation and techniques, in pulmonary functions tests, interpretation of pulmonary function tests, maintenance and care of equipment.

Timing of the course - January last week
Periodicity - Once/year
Eligibility - MBBS/MD in Medicine
Evaluation - Post course evaluation on Lung Function Testing, Performance Technique & Interpretation