King Edward Memorial Hospital

DEPARTMENT OF CHEST MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION RESEARCH CENTRE

Course in Pulmonary FunctionTesting -

Background and facilities available
This department was establishment in the year 1967 and is presently headed by Dr. A. U. Athavale, Associate Professor.

The state of art Pulmonary Function Testing laboratory offers equipment and expertise for under takin detailed evaluation of pulmonary functions. This includes Spirometry, Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide, lung volumes with Body Plethysmograpy, measurement of residual volume and total lung capacity by helium dilution method and arterial blood gas analysis.

Lung functions are a useful parameter used for diagnosis and prognosis of various lung disorders. They offer a valuable guide for pre-anaesthesia work up for deciding surgical fitness. Being performance-dependent test, technique of lung function testing is crucial.

Course Co-ordinator - Dr. A. U. Athavale

Faculty -

Dr. Sandeep Tandon
Dr. Vijay Khatri

Course Details -
The objective of this certificate course will be to make the physician familiar with the technicalities including caliberation and maintenance, performance and interpretation of lung functions. There will be lectures on Clinical Spirometry regarding the indications, limitations, Equipments quality control, static lung volumes and capacities, dynamic lung volumes and flow rates, and there will be lectures on Airway resistance and compliance, diffusing capacity, and Bronchoprovocation testing. There will demonstration on instrumentation and techniques, in pulmonary functions tests, interpretation of pulmonary function tests, maintenance and care of equipment.

Timing of the course - January last week
Periodicity - Once/year
Duration of the course - 8 days
Eligibility - MBBS/MD in Medicine
Course fees - Rs.1000/-
Evaluation - Post course evaluation on Lung Function Testing, Performance Technique & Interpretation

Contact Address:
Dr.A.U.Athavale,
Associate Professor & Incharge of Department of Chest Medicine
Environmental Pollution Research Centre,
Seth G.S. Medical College & K.E.M. Hospital,
Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, India.
Ph. No.91-22- 24132296,
Fax: 91-22- 2414 3435
E-mail : kempulmo@vsnl.com