2007 CAPA Annual Conference

Clinical Spirometry

Date: 10/04/07
Time:12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Facility: Wyndham
Location:  Pasadena

Speaker(s): Jeffery J. Belle, Ph.D., RRT; Senior Consultant, Respiratory                    Care Consultants, Seattle WA

Learning Objectives:

• Assess patient’s lung function via spirometry
• Identify and overcome the barriers to providing spirometry
• Utilize spirometry as a valuable tool in assessing, monitoring and managing the treatment course in respiratory disorders
• Name and define three core values (FEVI, FVC, FEVI/FVC) used to correctly interpret spirometry
• Differentiate between obstructive and restrictive disorders.