An African Infant and Preschool Lung Function Working Group has recently been established by several healthcare practitioners. The group is open to all colleagues across Africa who are working in this area. The main aims of the group are to:
View available resources below.
Position Statement of the South African Thoracic Society on Pulmonary Function Testing (2020)
Recommendation from ERS Group 9.1 (Respiratory function technologists /Scientists)
Lung function testing during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
Lung function testing in the COVID-19 endemic, Lancet
Spirometry (and other Lung Function) Testing during COVID-19 Protocol, RCCWMH
Newsletter – African Paediatric Lung Function Working Group, Q2 2021
Newsletter – African Paediatric Lung Function Working Group, Q4 2020
Normal values of respiratory oscillometry in South African children and adolescents (2023)
Choosing the Better GLI2012 Equation in South African Population Groups (2020)
Lung function and exhaled nitric oxide in healthy unsedated African infants (2015)
Grading the severity of airways obstruction: new wine in new bottles (2014)
Respiratory Impedance and Bronchodilator Responsiveness in Healthy Children Aged 2–13 Years (2013)
Reference ranges for interrupter resistance technique: the Asthma UK Initiative (2010)
Paediatric spirometry guideline of the South African Thoracic Society: Part 1 (2013)
Tidal breath analysis for infant pulmonary function testing (2000)
Specifications for equipment used for infant pulmonary function testing (2000)
The Pan African Thoracic Society is a major professional organization representing Lung Health in Africa.
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