The Certification Examination for Respiratory Function Scientists (CRFS) was developed to assess the professional knowledge of physiologists performing clinical respiratory function testing and to set a uniform minimum standard of knowledge appropriate to the competent performance of basic respiratory function testing in Australia and New Zealand.
The exam consists of 100 multi-choice questions, to be answered within two hours under exam conditions.
The CRFS exam covers the following six topics:
* NOTE: Contents of the exam reflect the most up to date ATS/ERS position statements as of January 2021.
1. Current financial member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science
AND either 2 OR 3 OR 4
2. Hold an appropriate tertiary degree and complete a minimum of one year of clinical experience in the field of respiratory science, to be interpreted as a minimum of 35 hours per week employed in a respiratory function laboratory.
3. Complete five years of clinical experience in the field of respiratory science, interpreted as a minimum of 20 hours per week employed in a respiratory function laboratory.
4. Hold a tertiary degree at level 8 or greater (Honour’s Level or Higher Degree), are regularly involved in respiratory function testing within in a research environment and have successfully completed the ANZSRS competency assessment.
The exam is held biannually, in April/May and again in October.
Exam 1: Friday 3rd May (applications close Sunday 31st March)
Exam 2: Friday 25th October (applications open and close dates TBA)
ABN: 62 096 524 191
Contact Info
Address:
PO Box 1346 Mitcham North, Victoria 3132, Australia
Phone:
+61 3 8393 9384
Email :
[email protected]
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to Elders past, present and future. We recognise that health and social and emotional well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are grounded in continuous connection to culture, country, language and community.
E mihi nei mātou ki te tangata whenua - ki ngā hapū me ngā iwi Māori kua roa e noho nei hei kaitiaki i ngā whenua me ngā wai huri i Aotearoa. E whakaae nei mātou, me aro ngā pou katoa o te oranga Māori, otirā, te oranga ā-tinana, ā-hinengaro, ā-wairua, ā-whānau, ka mutu, he mea titi ēnei ki ngā hononga whai tikanga ki te ao Māori, tae pū atu ki te reo me ōna tikanga, ki te ahurea, ki ngā whenua, ki ngā whānau, ki ngā hapū, ki ngā iwi anō hoki.
We acknowledge Māori as tangata whenua who have long served as the traditional custodians of the lands and waters throughout Aotearoa. We recognise that Māori health requires a holistic approach that considers physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual wellbeing, and furthermore, that these are contingent upon meaningful connection to the Māori world, in particular, to the language and customs, culture, lands, whānau, hapū and iwi.
