Adult Spirometry
Face to Face courses are available in your own locality when they have been commissioned by your employer/ICB. Your training hub will be able to advise you whether these are currently available in your area.
Our spirometry courses are suitable for any health care professional involved in the performance and/or interpretation of spirometry.
Our courses have all been accredited by the CPD certification service. Accredited CPD training means the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. The learning value has been scrutinised to ensure integrity and quality. The CPD Certification Service provides recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD requirements. Competency assessments are included within our course structure which are independent of those set by ARTP. The course content follows ARTP quality assurance standards. See our section on ARTP.
There are no formal assignments, but the course provides formative assessments, so you can evaluate your learning and knowledge.
We travel throughout the UK delivering face to face study days or the courses can be completed via eLearning through our virtual learning environment (VLE). Here you will have access to PowerPoint presentations with audio, interactive quizzes, and resources. You will also have access to email, telephone support or 1-2-1 ZOOM tutorials if required. You will be able to access the course for 3 months from enrolment, however one extensions can be given at no additional cost, and additional extensions for a small administration fee. There are no set start dates to allow for flexibility.
If you wish to complete the ARTP competency assessments you can register yourself with ARTP at any point. We can also do this with you but there is a small administration fee which is included in our prices below.
Significant discounts can be given to ICB’s or training hubs who commission our courses either face to face or via eLearning. For further information please see the Commissioning page.
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Foundation Certificate (Performance)
This certificate is suitable for practitioners who regularly perform spirometry WITHOUT interpreting the results.
Please note an administration fee has been applied to the ARTP registration fee when booked through ourselves.
You can also register directly with ARTP at any point which does not incur an additional administration fee
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Understand appropriate use of spirometry, including contraindications to the procedure.
Understand the importance of the verification of calibration of spirometry equipment, as part of the quality assurance process, so that standards of measuring and recording, as specified in national guidelines can be met.
Understand the terms used in measuring lung volumes.
Be able to obtain technically acceptable and reproducible measurements of dynamic lung volumes.
Be prepared for ARTP certification should you wish to go on to do this.
| Start date | Without ARTP Registration Fee |
With ARTP Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible | 182.00 inc. VAT | 506.00 inc. VAT |
eLearning
This certificate is suitable for those people who are interpreting spirometry but not performing the test, or for those who have completed the foundation certificate and are now looking to gain the full certificate.
Please note an administration fee has been applied to the ARTP registration fee when booked through ourselves.
You can also register directly with ARTP at any point which does not incur an additional administration fee
Interpretation Certificate
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Identify any unacceptable or un-reproducible spirometry and explain the fault.
Understand the use of LLN and Z scores.
Analyse/interpret normal and abnormal patterns.
Explain the relationship between patho-physiological changes in the lung and the measurements obtained in spirometry.
Be prepared for ARTP certification should you wish to go on to do this.
| Start Date | Without ARTP Registration Fee |
With ARTP Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible | £182.00 inc. VAT | £455.00 inc. VAT |
eLearning
Any healthcare practitioner being asked to perform and interpret spirometry as part of their routine clinical practice should look to complete this certificate.
Please note an administration fee has been applied to the ARTP registration fee when booked through ourselves.
You can also register directly with ARTP at any point which does not incur an additional administration fee
Full Certificate
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Understand appropriate use of spirometry, including contraindications to the procedure.
Understand the importance of the verification of calibration of spirometry equipment, as part of the quality assurance process, so that standards of measuring and recording, as specified in national guidelines can be met.
Understand the terms used in measuring lung volumes.
Be able to obtain technically acceptable and reproducible measurements of dynamic lung volumes.
Identify any unacceptable or un-reproducible spirometry and explain the fault.
Understand the use of LLN and Z scores.
Analyse/interpret normal and abnormal patterns.
Explain the relationship between patho-physiological changes in the lung and the measurements obtained in spirometry.
Be prepared for ARTP certification should you wish to go on to do this.
| Start Date | Without ARTP Registration Fee |
With ARTP Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible | £365.00 inc. VAT | £689.00 inc. VAT |
eLearning
Update (Performance and Interpretation)
This update course is suitable for people who have previous completed a course on performing and interpretation looking for a refresher
Please note an administration fee has been applied to the ARTP registration fee when booked through ourselves.
You can also register directly with ARTP at any point which does not incur an additional administration fee
| Start Date | Without ARTP Registration Fee |
With ARTP Registration Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Flexible | £182.00 inc. VAT | £506.00 inc. VAT |
