Queensland Health Spirometry Training Program

The Spirometry training program provides clinicians with the skills, knowledge and specific competencies required to perform spirometry to international and national standards and guidelines.

The program prepares participants to perform spirometry with adults or children, in tertiary healthcare facilities, community and rural health, general practice, occupational health services, outreach services, private practice specialist respiratory services, pathology services, and in research programs.

Learning outcomes:
• Explain the purpose of spirometry testing
• Identify the contraindications to spirometry testing
• Conduct spirometry testing with adults and children to international and national standards and guidelines
• Produce acceptable and repeatable results and recognise inaccurate test performances
• Interpret spirometry test results
• Implement quality assurance processes to ensure the accuracy of spirometry tests

For more information, contact Queensland Health at QHSTP@health.qld.gov.au or 0418252199.