32nd Annual Occupational Safety and Health Summer Institute
Pulmonary Function Technician Training
(NIOSH Approval #112)
August 5-7, 2009
Marriott Norfolk Waterside
Norfolk, Virginia
This two-day course follows the NIOSH guidelines
for the pulmonary function technician training.
Course Faculty
Brian
A. Boehleche, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine,
University of North Carolina School of Medicine,
Chapel
Hill, NC
Emily M. Wallace, RN, BS, COHN-S, Occupational Health Consultant, Sanford, NC
Objectives
The course
is designed to assist healthcare professionals
and plant personnel who are resonsible for administering
Respiratory Surveillance Programs. Lecture, group
practice and demonstrations are used to train students
in the proper techniques for administering a pulmonary
function test.
Content
Purpose and
objectives of a Respiratory Surveillance Program;
Anatomy and physiolgy of the respiratory system;
Quality assurance measures/calibration checks;
Specific test parameters and their significance;
Subject preparation/proper test
procedures; Recognition of unacceptable tracings
and improperly performed tests; Types of spirometers;
Calculations/interpretations
of test results; Recordkeeping.
Meeting
Times
Wednesday,
August 6 at 1:00 pm and ends Friday,
August 8 at 12:00
pm.
Credit
NIOSH Approval #112
Tuition and Registration
Please
review our Registration
Policies.
Tuition
for this course is $500, $550
July 16.
To register online, go to the
Summer Institute Registration Form.
You may also submit your registration via email;
please be sure to include the course title and
date.
For
further information on this course, contact the NC ERC
office at osherc@unc.edu,
or call us at 919-962-2101, toll free at 888-235-3320.
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