Welcome Message

ESAP 2008, entitled “Setting Up a Pulmonary Function Laboratory”, will be held on 18th November 2008 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand. It will be organised by the APSR Structure and Function Assembly and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science (ANZSRS). It is a one-day meeting, immediately prior to the 13th Congress of the APSR, and we are anticipating that approximately 100 doctors, respiratory scientists and technologists will attend.

We are very pleased to have the renowned Gregg Ruppel from the United States presenting at this course. Gregg has published 9 editions of his textbook ‘Manual of Pulmonary Function Testing’. A copy of this text will be provided to all registrants at the course. We also have experienced respiratory scientists from ANZSRS presenting during the course. This course is practically based and will provide valuable and useful information for setting up a quality service for lung function testing.

Registration for ESAP is an online option on the 13th Congress of the APSR website.

If you have further enquiries, contact registration@apsr2008.org

We look forward to welcoming you at this valuable meeting.

Dr Maureen P Swanney
Chairperson, Organising committee

PROGRAMME
09:00	Welcome and Introduction Maureen Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
09:05	Staff training, credentialing and management Gregg Ruppel (St Louis, United States) and Maureen Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
09:20	Procedure manuals and laboratory accreditation Bruce Thompson (Melbourne, Australia)
09:35	Selecting pulmonary function testing equipment Brenton Eckert (Brisbane, Australia)
09:50	Paediatric laboratory considerations Graham Hall (Perth, Australia)
10:05	Financial and logistical management Paul Guy (Melbourne, Australia)
10:20	Morning tea break
10:50	Test demonstrations and troubleshooting Gregg Ruppel (St Louis, United States) and David Sinks, Yorba Linda (California, United States)SpirometryCO transfer factorLung volumes
11:30	Quality assurance of laboratory measurements Josh Stanton (Christchurch, New Zealand)
11:45	Tests of airway responsiveness and inflammation Bruce Thompson (Melbourne, Australia)
12:00	Lunch break
12:45	Assessment of airway resistance Graham Hall (Perth, Australia)
13:00	Exercise testing Jeff Pretto (Newcastle, Australia)
13:15	Other tests of pulmonary function Brenton Eckert (Brisbane, Australia)
13:30	Reference value considerations Gregg Ruppel (St Louis, United States)
13:50	Infection Control Paul Guy (Melbourne, Australia)
14:00	Quality systems for the Pulmonary Laboratory Jeff Pretto (Newcastle, Australia)
14:20	Information technology considerations Josh Stanton (Christchurch, New Zealand)
14:35	Reporting and Interpretation Maureen Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
14:50	Discussion and Questions Gregg Ruppel (St Louis, United States) and Maureen Swanney (Christchurch, New Zealand)
15:30	Closing remarks