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Respirology
Reducing the rate of exacerbations: a vital aim for patients with COPD – Certificate of Completion
Durée
Profession
Physician
# des crédits
40
Accréditation
Certificate of Completion
Date d'expiration
2017-11-04
Objectifs d'apprentissage
After completing this program, participants will be better able to:
- Recognise the inflammatory processes associated with COPD, and distinguish these from the inflammatory processes associated with asthma
- Recall the criteria used to define and classify a COPD exacerbation as either mild, moderate or severe
- Review the health implications of exacerbations and appreciate the prognostic value of reducing the frequency of exacerbation of COPD
- Counsel patients on symptom recognition to improve patient safety and early identification of exacerbations
- Differentiate between the available therapies for managing exacerbations, and identify which COPD pharmacotherapies are indicated in the prevention of exacerbations.