Patient Caregiver Connection: Novel Approaches to Optimizing Outcomes in COPD

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION During this Patient Caregiver Connection, a multidisciplinary panel of expert faculty will introduce available tools, discuss guidelines, and suggest strategies that improve care for people with COPD. This ...

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
During this Patient Caregiver Connection, a multidisciplinary panel of expert faculty will introduce available tools, discuss guidelines, and suggest strategies that improve care for people with COPD. This activity is enhanced with a patient’s own story and perspective, from diagnosis to daily challenges with advice for anyone burdened with COPD.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
After completing this activity, clinicians should be better able to:Discuss the symptoms and risk factors for COPD, in addition to the importance of early recognition and routine spirometry in at-risk patientsExplain the impact of disease severity and patient symptoms, needs, and preferences in providing individualized treatment with goals of slowing the decline of lung function, providing symptomatic relief, and managing disease-related exacerbationsReview the efficacy and safety of new and emerging therapeutic options for patients with COPDApply comprehensive knowledge to appropriately educate and counsel patients with COPD

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