National Jewish Health Receives Grant to Launch Spirometry Training Program
February 11, 2009
Miami, Florida (Feb. 11, 2009)– National Jewish Health was awarded an unrestricted educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to produce a series of Continuing Medical Education (CME) activities to train healthcare providers in underserved areas across the country on how to conduct spirometry testing. Spirometry is a pulmonary function test measuring the volume and flow of air that can be exhaled, and is an important tool for assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The spirometry training program, “Making the Right Diagnosis: The Need for Spirometry,” is designed to inform Primary Care Physicians and Allied Health professionals how to recognize, diagnose, and deal with the heterogeneity of COPD, from its clinical course, diagnosis, and outcomes. To accomplish this, National Jewish Health will utilize a Saturday symposia series and an interactive web portal to deliver the content for this initiative. National Jewish Health is partnering with the COPD Foundation and the National Medical Association to develop and market the symposia series.
More information is available in the Press Release.