Spirometry training courses: Content, delivery and assessment - a position statement from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science.

Reference values for spirometry and their use in test interpretation: A Position Statement from the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science.

Traditionally, spirometry testing tended to be confined to the realm of hospital-based laboratories but is now performed in a variety of health care settings. Regardless of the setting in which the test is conducted, the fundamental basis of spirometry is that the test is both performed and interpreted according to the international standards. The purpose of this Australian and New Zealand Soci...

Review of anatomy education in Australian and New Zealand medical schools.

Anatomy instruction at Australian and New Zealand medical schools has been the subject of considerable debate recently. Many commentators have lamented the gradual devaluation of anatomy as core knowledge in medical courses. To date, much of this debate has been speculative or anecdotal and lacking reliable supporting data. To provide a basis for better understanding and more informed discussio...

Bronchodilator reversibility testing: laboratory practices in Australia and New Zealand.

OBJECTIVES To determine the variation in the methods used to assess and interpret the reversibility of airflow limitation in lung-function laboratories throughout Australia and New Zealand. DESIGN A postal survey performed in 2000, requesting details of methods used to assess and interpret bronchodilator reversibility. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS 60 lung-function laboratories identified from t...

Australian and New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Position Statement 13 Delirium in Older People

Medical school accreditation in Australia: Issues involved in assessing major changes and new programs

The Australian Medical Council (AMC) is an independent company for quality assurance and quality improvement in medical education in Australia and New Zealand. Accreditation procedures for the 20 medical schools in these two countries are somewhat different for three different circumstances or stages of school development: existing medical schools, established courses undergoing major changes, ...