This activity is provided by Integrity Continuing Education, Inc.
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex and heterogeneous disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite efforts to standardize the diagnosis, treatment, and management of this progressive disease, many patients receive a delayed diagnosis or remain undiagnosed and face dismal outcomes. Additionally, despite the availability of several pharmacologic therapies and continually updated guideline recommendations, COPD is sub-optimally treated in current clinical practice. As a result, patients with COPD are associated with a poor quality of life (QOL), with many patients living in discomfort and experiencing debilitating exacerbations. Recently, evidence has demonstrated the utility of combination therapy in reducing exacerbations among patients with COPD and updated guidelines have identified specific patient subsets that can benefit from these approaches. Even if appropriate therapy is initiated, patients may have persistent barriers related to optimized medication delivery and adherence. Therefore, individualized evaluation of patient characteristics and associated device selection is recommended. This program will clarify the latest guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment, management of COPD, provide practical strategies for patients to gain better access to therapy, and focus on informing participants on the utility of recently published evidence and precision medicine-based approaches.
Miguel Román Rodriguez
Family Doctor
Centro de salud Son Pisá
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
This activity is designed for clinicians working in primary care and family medicine in Europe and worldwide.
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A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity evaluation form and a completed posttest with a score of 75% or better.
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Miguel Roman Rodriguez, MD
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Research: AstraZeneca
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