Occupational & Environmental Lung Disease - 2025

This course will be entirely case based with interactive questions and will be delivered by a faculty of experts and delivered on a virtual platform.

It is aimed at newly qualified consultants, trainees and other healthcare professionals.

The principle learning objectives are:

•    To be aware of the causes and pathophysiology of the most common acute and chronic occupational and environmental lung diseases.

•    To understand the importance of taking a detailed history of possible environmental and occupational exposures for patients with respiratory disease.

•    To be aware of how occupational and environmental lung diseases are investigated, including interpretation of lung function testing and the role of challenge testing.

•    To understand the management principals in occupational and environmental lung disease, particularly the importance of early diagnosis and exposure avoidance where appropriate.

•    To understand the curricular requirements for occupational and environmental lung disease, and test knowledge with interactive case based questions.