Webcast Discusses Pulmonary Function Tests and Office Spirometry. On this CME webcast, we’re going to give you an overview of pulmonary function testing: how it is done, what the indications for the different tests are, and what the results mean. And then we are going to focus on office spirometry so that you and your office staff have the skills to do the testing properly and interpret the results. Joining our moderator in the studio, to give us a guided tour of pulmonary function testing, is pulmonologist and Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, Dr. Michael Wert.

View a video introduction of this webcast

What you’ll learn in this webcast

As a result of this educational activity, webcast participants will be able to: DESCRIBE the indications for spirometry, lung volumes, and diffusing capacity; INTERPRET office spirometry results including
common flow volume loop patterns; UNDERSTAND the indications for pulmonary function testing as well as the requirements for accurate testing; and ACCURATELY interpret pulmonary function studies and apply these interpretations to real-life patient scenarios.

You’ll also learn about the following:

• Components of PFTs
• Interpreting office spirometry
• Various case examples

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