Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Gain an understanding of the common presentations. 
2. Be familiar with the top causes 
3. Increase your awareness of the standard diagnostic pathway. 
4. Learn what management approaches to take. 
5. Understand the consequence of diagnosis. 

This webinar is equivalent to 1 CPD 

About the Speaker: Dr Jo Szram MB ChB PhD FRCP FHEA

Dr Szram trained in respiratory and general medicine in North West London. Since 2005 she has worked in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, where she is also Director of Medical Education. 

Jo is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. Her main interests are in the identification and diagnosis of occupational lung diseases, and the respiratory health screening of individuals placed in safety-critical roles. 

She is heavily involved in the education and training of healthcare professionals, focused on learning that directly benefits patients, particularly those with work-related lung diseases, regularly welcoming clinical observers to the clinic.

Expected Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the basic airway and lung physiology utilised in spirometry and identify obstructive and restrictive defects
2. Explain how to undertake spirometry
3. Interpret spirometry results (numeric and pictorial)
4. List and explain common technique errors and solutions for these and other quality control issues

This webinar is equivalent to 1 CPD credit

About the Speaker: Dr Jo Szram MB ChB PhD FRCP FHEA 

Dr Szram trained in respiratory and general medicine in North West London. Since 2005 she has worked in the Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, where she is also Director of Medical Education. 

Jo is an honorary senior clinical lecturer at the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London. Her main interests are in the identification and diagnosis of occupational lung diseases, and the respiratory health screening of individuals placed in safety-critical roles. 

She is heavily involved in the education and training of healthcare professionals, focused on learning that directly benefits patients, particularly those with work-related lung diseases, regularly welcoming clinical observers to the clinic.