DLCO Training and Refresher Course

Type online
Price $100.00
Course Length 2.5–3 hours
Timeframe 6 months
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The RESPTREC® DLCO Training and Refresher course is intended for those who perform DLCO testing and who conduct spirometry. In addition to providing DLCO training, this course provides a review of how to conduct quality spirometry in light of the Standardization of Spirometry 2019 Update - An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Technical Statement.

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Curriculum

DLCO Training

The content for this section of the course focuses on:

  • Clarification and considerations for the implementation of the 2017 ERS/ATS DLCO standards.
  • A review of frequently asked question about various aspects of the 2017 DLCO standards.
  • How the initial 2017 ATS/ERS DLCO quality grading system has been subsequently modified.
  • The rationale for DLCO adjustments.
  • Technologist responsibilities and patient concerns.

Spirometry Refresher

The content for this section of the course focuses on the revisions in the 2019 ATS/ERS technical standards for spirometry relating to:

  • Indications and Relative Contraindications
  • Equipment Specifications
  • Device Quality Assurance
  • Operator Details
  • Patient Details
  • FEV1 and FVC Manoeuvre
  • Manoeuvre Acceptability and Repeatability
  • Bronchodilator Responsiveness Testing
  • Grading the Quality of the Test Session
  • Operator Feedback

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives for this course include:

DLCO Training

  1. Participants will be able to discuss clarifications and considerations for the implementation of the 2017 ERS/ATS DLCO standards.
  2. Participants will review frequently asked question about various aspects of the 2017 DLCO standards.
  3. Participants will be able to describe how the initial 2017 ATS/ERS DLCO quality grading system has been subsequently modified.
  4. Participants will review the rationale for DLCO adjustments.
  5. Participants will be able to discuss technologist responsibilities and patient concerns.

Spirometry Refresher

  1. Participants will be able to conduct quality spirometry meeting current international guidelines.
  2. Participants will demonstrate understanding of the revisions in the 2019 ATS/ERS technical standards for spirometry relating to equipment, quality control, patient instruction and conducting and evaluating spirometry manoeuvres.

Eligibility

Students must meet the following entrance criteria:

  • have successfully completed the RESPTREC® Spirometry Course or an equivalent accredited spirometry course, or
  • have an RT or RRT designation, or
  • have at least six months of clinical or research experience in conducting spirometry, or
  • have other combinations of spirometry training and experience which will be reviewed on an individual basis

If there is a question regarding met criteria, acceptance to the program will be made on an individual basis and at the discretion of the RESPTREC® Management committee.

Acknowledgements

RESPTREC® gratefully acknowledges Dr. Brian Graham, PhD, lead author of the 2019 ATS/ERS Spirometry Standards, for his work in creating this course.

Study Credits

The hours invested in completing this course can be included in your continuing professional education learning portfolio.

Non-accredited Study Hours

RESPTREC® courses can be considered evidence-based, relevant, non-accredited learning hours within continuing professional development portfolios. The DLCO Training and Refresher Course should take 2.5–3 hours to complete.