Activities in Basic Training

General Paediatrics

Thoracic and Sleep Medicine

Knowledge

• respiratory embryology, anatomy and physiology
• asthma
• bronchiolitis
• cystic fibrosis
• pneumonia
• congenital lung abnormalities
• chronic lung disease of the newborn
• sleep physiology and disturbance
• obstructive sleep apnoea
• central apnoea.

Skills

• history and physical examinationperformance and interpretation of lung function tests
• assessment of oximetry measurement
• demonstrate the use of inhaler devices and peak flow meters
• interpretation of chest imaging (Xray, CT scan, nuclear scan).

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