Seeing Through the Mist of Treatment Options: The Enhanced Role Pharmacists Can Play in Optimizing COPD Management – Canadian Council On Continuing Education In Pharmacy (CCCEP)

Explain COPD and the importance of COPD management to a patient
Identify patients at risk of COPD
Identify patients who have undiagnosed COPD and would benefit from initiating a short-acting bronchodilator (SABD)
Assess whether a patient on a SABD is optimally managed
Discuss the rationale for combining two SABDs if a patient with COPD is not well controlled
Discuss the challenges of metered-dose inhalation and review alternative delivery systems
Promote management plans that incorporate both non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies