09:00AM - 16:00PM, 13 May 2010

Location: University Hospital, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham
Contact: ARTP Administration

This course aims to review respiratory muscle function in health and disease, describe the available techniques for examining respiratory muscle function, discuss the selection of a clinically appropriate assessment techniques and demonstrate their practical application.

The course is aimed at qualified Respiratory Clinical Physiologists, doctors in training, Respiratory Physiotherapists and Respiratory Nurse Specialists. It may also be suitable for trainee respiratory Clinical Physiologists who have completed ARTP Part 1 and are working towards their ARTP Part 2 qualification. The speakers/facilitators are experts in the field and the format will be interactive, practical and informal.

Subject Areas:

•  Respiratory muscle action

•  Causes of respiratory muscle weakness

•  Indications for respiratory muscle testing

•  Mouth pressures – technique

•  Mouth pressures – interpretation

•  SNIP

•  Peak cough flow

The course is led by Dr William Kinnear, Consultant Chest Physician at Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham.

Course numbers are restricted to allow effective small group learning and early registration is advised.

Click here for a copy of the registration form  Muscle Course Registration Form