193007 - Spirometry
To improve GPs and nurses skills to perform ‘best practice’ spirometry in the work-place,
Relevance to General PracticeGeneral Practice plays a key role in optimising the diagnosis and management of asthma in Australia and can assist in reducing hospitalisation rates by pursuing recommended patient monitoring and follow up plans that recognise the importance of regular lung function monitoring via spirometry (National Asthma Council 2018), (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2019)).
Learning outcomesD1. Communication skills and the patient-doctor relationship
D2. Applied professional knowledge and skills
D3. Population health and the context of general practice
D4. Professional and ethical role
D5. Organisational and legal dimensions
Curriculum Contextual Units- Adult health
- Children and young people health
- General practice teaching